#1 of 393 Best-rated film of 2000
2000 Documentary 1h 20m English
85 Metascore $114.9K worldwide
Directed by Josh Aronson
Sound and Fury earned $114.9K worldwide; the year's biggest hit, Mission: Impossible II, earned $546.4M.
About Sound and Fury Best of 2000
Best Movies of 2000, Ranked
2,354 films on the site were released in 2000, and 393 have enough critic or audience ratings to be ranked. Sound and Fury tops the list, ahead of Yi Yi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The biggest hit was Mission: Impossible II with $546.4M worldwide, and Gladiator won Best Picture at the 2001 Oscars.
- films released in 2000
- 2,354
- ranked by rating
- 393
- worldwide, top 10 hits
- $3.8B
- award wins
- 80
#1 of 2000
What Is the Best Movie of 2000?
Sound and Fury is the best-rated film of 2000, with a rank value of 88/100 from critics and audiences, ahead of Yi Yi (87/100). Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
#1 of 393 Ranked
Top 25 Movies of 2000, Ranked
Yi Yi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon follow Sound and Fury. Drama is the most common genre in the top 25 (17 films). Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
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2. Yi Yi 94 Metascore (Metascore 94 out of 100)2000 · Drama, Romance · 2h 53m
Dir. Edward Yang No Echo Score: ranked 87/100 on critics & audiences
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3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 94 Metascore (Metascore 94 out of 100 (32 critic reviews))2000 · Action, Adventure · 2h
Dir. Ang Lee No Echo Score: ranked 85/100 on critics & audiences
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4. Beau Travail 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (20 critic reviews))2000 · Drama · 1h 30m
Dir. Claire Denis No Echo Score: ranked 85/100 on critics & audiences
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5. Almost Famous 90 Metascore (Metascore 90 out of 100 (38 critic reviews))2000 · Drama, Music · 2h 2m
No Echo Score: ranked 84/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Suzhou River 76 Metascore (Metascore 76 out of 100)2000 · Drama, Romance · 1h 23m
Dir. Ye Lou No Echo Score: ranked 82/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Dream of Light 82 Metascore (Metascore 82 out of 100 (9 critic reviews))2000 · Biography, Drama · 2h 13m
Dir. Víctor Erice No Echo Score: ranked 82/100 on critics & audiences
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8. One Day in September 82 Metascore (Metascore 82 out of 100 (20 critic reviews))2000 · History, Sport · 1h 34m
Dir. Kevin Macdonald No Echo Score: ranked 81/100 on critics & audiences
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9. The Filth and the Fury 82 Metascore (Metascore 82 out of 100)2000 · Biography, Music · 1h 48m
Dir. Julien Temple No Echo Score: ranked 81/100 on critics & audiences
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10. Traffic 86 Metascore (Metascore 86 out of 100)2000 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 27m
Dir. Steven Soderbergh No Echo Score: ranked 81/100 on critics & audiences
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11. Paragraph 175 85 Metascore (Metascore 85 out of 100 (14 critic reviews))2000 · History, War · 1h 21m
Dir. Jeffrey Friedman No Echo Score: ranked 80/100 on critics & audiences
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12. Set Me Free 80 Metascore (Metascore 80 out of 100)2000 · Drama · 1h 35m
Dir. Léa Pool No Echo Score: ranked 80/100 on critics & audiences
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13. The Wind Will Carry Us 87 Metascore (Metascore 87 out of 100)2000 · Drama · 1h 58m
Dir. Abbas Kiarostami No Echo Score: ranked 80/100 on critics & audiences
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14. George Washington 82 Metascore (Metascore 82 out of 100 (19 critic reviews))2000 · Drama · 1h 29m
Dir. David Gordon Green No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
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14. Spring Forward 79 Metascore (Metascore 79 out of 100)2000 · Drama · 1h 50m
Dir. Tom Gilroy No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
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14. Beautiful People 79 Metascore (Metascore 79 out of 100 (23 critic reviews))2000 · Comedy · 1h 47m
Dir. Jasmin Dizdar No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
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17. You Can Count on Me 85 Metascore (Metascore 85 out of 100)2000 · Drama · 1h 51m
Dir. Kenneth Lonergan No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
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18. Requiem for a Dream 71 Metascore (Metascore 71 out of 100)2000 · Drama · 1h 42m
Dir. Darren Aronofsky No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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19. Gladiator 67 Metascore (Metascore 67 out of 100 (46 critic reviews))2000 · Action, Adventure · 2h 35m
Dir. Ridley Scott No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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19. Chicken Run 88 Metascore (Metascore 88 out of 100 (34 critic reviews))2000 · Comedy, Animation · 1h 24m
Dir. Nick Park No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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21. Thirteen 78 Metascore (Metascore 78 out of 100)2000 · 1h 27m
Dir. David D. Williams No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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21. The House of Mirth 78 Metascore (Metascore 78 out of 100)2000 · Drama, Romance · 2h 20m
Dir. Terence Davies No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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23. The Color of Paradise 80 Metascore (Metascore 80 out of 100)2000 · Drama, Family · 1h 30m
Dir. Majid Majidi No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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24. A Time for Drunken Horses 78 Metascore (Metascore 78 out of 100 (24 critic reviews))2000 · Drama, War · 1h 20m
Dir. Bahman Ghobadi No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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25. I'm the One That I Want 81 Metascore (Metascore 81 out of 100 (20 critic reviews))2000 · Comedy · 1h 36m
Dir. Lionel Coleman No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
Box office
What Were the Highest-Grossing Movies of 2000?
Mission: Impossible II earned $546.4M worldwide, ahead of Gladiator ($465.5M). The top 10 took $3.8B together; 416 films released in 2000 have a box office record here. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.
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#1 $546.4M worldwide Mission: Impossible II $215.4M domestic · Action - #2 $465.5M worldwide Gladiator $187.7M domestic · Action
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#3 $429.6M worldwide Cast Away $233.6M domestic · Adventure -
#4 $374.1M worldwide What Women Want $182.8M domestic · Fantasy -
#5 $349.8M worldwide Dinosaur $137.7M domestic · Adventure -
#6 $347.2M worldwide How the Grinch Stole Christmas $261.9M domestic · Fantasy -
#7 $330.4M worldwide Meet the Parents $166.2M domestic · Comedy -
#8 $328.7M worldwide The Perfect Storm $182.6M domestic · Action -
#9 $296.3M worldwide X-Men $157.3M domestic · Action -
#10 $291.4M worldwide What Lies Beneath $155.5M domestic · Drama
Awards
Which 2000 Movies Won the Most Awards?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon leads with 13 wins from 30 nominations, then Gladiator with 12 wins. Gladiator won Best Picture at the 2001 Oscars. In all, 76 films released in 2000 have award nominations on the site, with 80 wins between them.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 13 / 302000 · Action, Adventure · 13 wins from 30 nominations
- Gladiator 12 / 362000 · Action, Adventure · 12 wins from 36 nominations
- Traffic 9 / 142000 · Drama, Thriller · 9 wins from 14 nominations
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Billy Elliot 5 / 202000 · Drama, Comedy · 5 wins from 20 nominations -
Erin Brockovich 5 / 162000 · Biography, Drama · 5 wins from 16 nominations - Almost Famous 4 / 162000 · Drama, Music · 4 wins from 16 nominations
- You Can Count on Me 2 / 82000 · Drama · 2 wins from 8 nominations
- Requiem for a Dream 2 / 72000 · Drama · 2 wins from 7 nominations
By genre
What Is the Best 2000 Movie in Each Genre?
The highest-ranked 2000 film of 12 genres, from Documentary (Sound and Fury) to Animation (Chicken Run). Each film appears once, under its first genre that is still free.
- Sound and Fury 85 Metascore
- Yi Yi 94 Metascore
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 94 Metascore
- Almost Famous 90 Metascore
- Suzhou River 76 Metascore
- Dream of Light 82 Metascore
- One Day in September 82 Metascore
- Traffic 86 Metascore
- Paragraph 175 85 Metascore
- Beautiful People 79 Metascore
- Gladiator 67 Metascore
- Chicken Run 88 Metascore
Release months
When Were 2000's Movies Released?
October was the busiest month of 2000 with 231 releases; its best-rated film is Sound and Fury. January shows 340 because films whose exact release day is unknown are stored on January 1.
- January Best: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro340
- February Best: Beautiful People153
- March Best: Beau Travail175
- April Best: The Filth and the Fury176
- May Best: Dream of Light168
- June Best: Chicken Run172
- July Best: The Wind Will Carry Us157
- August Best: The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack171
- September Best: Almost Famous216
- October Best: Sound and Fury231
- November Best: Suzhou River181
- December Best: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon214
- January (Best: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro): 340
- February (Best: Beautiful People): 153
- March (Best: Beau Travail): 175
- April (Best: The Filth and the Fury): 176
- May (Best: Dream of Light): 168
- June (Best: Chicken Run): 172
- July (Best: The Wind Will Carry Us): 157
- August (Best: The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack): 171
- September (Best: Almost Famous): 216
- October (Best: Sound and Fury): 231
- November (Best: Suzhou River): 181
- December (Best: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon): 214
Languages
Which Languages Were 2000's Movies In?
55% of 2000's films with a known language are in English (1,289). Japanese comes next with 125 films, out of 51 languages in all.
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FAQ
Best Movies of 2000: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about 2000's best-rated films, biggest hits and awards, from the lists above.
What is the best movie of 2000?
Sound and Fury is the best-rated film of 2000 on What's After the Movie, with a rank value of 88/100 from critics and audiences. Yi Yi is second and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon third. Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
About Sound and Fury What was the highest-grossing movie of 2000?
Mission: Impossible II earned $546.4M worldwide, the most of any 2000 release on the site. Gladiator follows with $465.5M.
2000 box office Which 2000 movie won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Gladiator (2000) won Best Picture at the 2001 Academy Awards.
Gladiator Which 2000 film won the most awards?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has the best award record of the 2000 releases on the site: 13 wins from 30 nominations.
2001 awards season How many movies were released in 2000?
The site lists 2,354 films released in 2000. 393 of them are ranked, and October had the most releases with a known day (231).
How are the best movies of 2000 ranked?
Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases). Only feature films count (60 minutes or longer, no concert recordings), and a film needs enough ratings, box office or award attention to be ranked.