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Gladiator (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 16000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Plot tags: revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, vengeance, sword fight, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world, battlefield, pride and honor, emperor, lone hero, roman, tragic hero, violence, knight, peplum, death of protagonist, combat, master warrior, swords and armor
Hera Pheri (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three unemployed men find the answer to all their money problems when they receive a call from a kidnapper. However, things do not go as planned
Duration: 156 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: kidnapping, rescue, rivalry, unemployment, mistaken identity, love and romance, fall in love, nothing goes right, buddies, couple relations, gangster, bank, telephone call, ransom, duel, hindu, police, friendship, deception, lie, chase, friendship between men, girl, debt, sikh
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 279000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
Plot tags: martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, fight, kung fu, sword, master warrior, female martial artist, tough girl, warrior, monastery, heroine, one against many, unspoken love, swords and armor, martial artist, female warrior, love, hand to hand combat, aristocracy, disguise, mountain, villainess, swordsman, tragic hero
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime
Duration: 76 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, heroes, good versus evil, insanity, justice, save the day, fighting crime, secret identity, master villain, heroic mission, undercover, danger, aging, imaginary, righting the wronged, dystopian future, unlikely friendships, death, torture, murder, villain, mentor, violence, batman, multiverse
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, amount to 16 bullets for a gun that should normally hold 15 bullets. The investigating Swiss/Swedish team from the neutral countries overseeing the DMZ suspects that another, unknown party was involved - all of which points to some sort of cover up. The truth is much simpler and much more tragic
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: military, investigation, tragedy, friendship, soldier, war, politics, vengeance, justice, suicide, undercover, political conspiracy, assassination, state affairs, dishonesty, cold war, murder mystery, asian, murder, tragic event, violence, swat team, motivation, father, conspiracy
Brother 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
Arriving in Moscow, Chechen veteran Danila (Sergei Bodrov Jr) meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Plot tags: mafia, organized crime, russian mafia, siblings relations, uncover truth, killer, gangster, immigrant, spoiled brat, vengeance, handgun, anti hero, violence, vigilantism, shooting, brother brother relationship, gang, conflict, exodus, underworld, hockey, criminal heroes, sexism, buddies, chess
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
Plot Summary:
D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a notoriously powerful vampire who has abducted a woman, Charlotte Elbourne. D's orders are strict - find Charlotte, at any cost. For the first time, D faces serious competition. The Markus Brothers, a family of Vampire Hunters, were hired for the same bounty. D Must intercept Meier and conquer hostile forces on all sides in a deadly race against time
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, Hong Kong, USA
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, gory, danger, master warrior, bounty hunter, blood, obsessive quest, violent content, true love, half breed, missing person, werewolf, supernatural power, mutant, woman in danger, justice, supernatural being, vampire apocalypse, monster, betrayal, vampire human love, kidnapping, zombie, revenge
Flickering Lights (2000)
Plot Summary:
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Plot tags: gangster, friendship, heist, justice, group of criminals, one last job, going straight, criminal heroes, partner, career change, hopes, secret hideout, money, nordic, violence, dark humor, caper, doctor, restaurant, journey, runaway, organized crime, hung over, childhood trauma, drug abuse
Battle Royale (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 192000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: game of death, survival, death, teenager, dystopia, suicide, gory, desperation, island, cruelty, social commentary, school class, dystopian future, contests and competitions, jungle, gore, game, teacher, children, violent, massacre, satire, adolescence, friendship, murder
X-Men (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 638000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, mutant, heroes, supernatural, good versus evil, mission, danger, x men, psychic power, supernatural ability, genetically altered, heroic mission, rescue, superhuman powers, supernatural power, vigilante, shapeshifting, terrorist plot, team, comic book, immortality, genetics, psychic, social misfits, superhuman
The Patriot (2000)
Plot Summary:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son
Duration: 165 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 289000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: american revolution, war, freedom, revolution, military, battles, vengeance, rebellion, human spirit, heroic mission, wartime, lone hero, patriotism, soldier, combat, battlefield, colonial america, parents and children, historical event, heroes, revenge, army, justice, violence, american history
Pitch Black (2000)
Plot Summary:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: monster, creature, survival, alien, space travel, alien life-form, one man army, outer space, dark hero, tough guy, anti hero, deadly creature, space and aliens, escape, eclipse, spaceship crash, mysterious planet, danger, alien invasion, tough heroes, alien encounter, alien creature, warrior, evil alien, space
Say This Is Love (2000)
Plot Summary:
Life is paradise for an upright young man and a sweet-natured girl until fate intervenes. Now they're separated by circumstances beyond their control
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: tragic love, lookalikes, betrayal, fall in love, social differences, mistaken identity, rich and poor, family relations, couples, society, dishonesty, parents and children, dual role, singer, loss, erotica, love, dancing, murder, tough guy, orphan, nightclub, corrupt cop, class differences, cell phone
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Plot Summary:
In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon
Duration: 48 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: vampire, gory, deadly creature, murder, good versus evil, heroic mission, secret movement, battles, escapades, rivalry, danger, imaginary, violent content, halloween, graphic violence, violence, sword fight, blood, gore, supernatural, mature, supernatural horror, badass female lead, vietnam war, heroes
Titan A.E. (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Dredge are bent on mankind's destruction
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: alien, heroic mission, space travel, spacecraft, galaxy, space battle, save the world, young heroes, life risking, space station, space, space opera, dystopia, scientist, alien encounter, mission, human existence, space and aliens, space colony, disappearance, outer space, space adventure, destruction, distopia, alien invasion
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Plot Summary:
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Plot tags: martial arts, princess, buddy, rescue, society, kung fu, buddy cop, gunfight, wild west, friends, danger, partner, disorder, odd couple, unlikely partners, save the day, misfit, fish out of water, transformation, kidnapping, karate, culture clash, disguise, ransom, stoner
U-571 (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Action, War
Country: France, USA, Italy
Plot tags: submarine, world war two, military, navy, war, naval battle, nazism, naval officer, sea battle, ship captain, wartime, boat, soldier, survival, sinking ship, world war, courage, chase, stranded, secrets, battles, water, chases and races, escapades, danger
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: kidnapping, gunfight, twists and turns, gangster, hostage, shootout, pregnancy, car chase, rags to riches, confined, disorder, mafia, heist, drifter, criminal, violence, rescue, on the run, friendship, revenge, tough guy, organized crime, blood, russian roulette, redemption
Taxi 2 (2000)
Plot Summary:
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Plot tags: car chase, chase, taxi, yakuza, kidnapping, police investigation, gang, police, stereotypes, creativity, buddy, hostage, rescue, taxi driver, goofy hero, unlikely partners, incompetent police, partners against crime, police operation, friends, chases and races, partner, silly humor, buddies, heroic mission
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Plot Summary:
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 291000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: heist, car chase, chase, car, race against time, caper, car thief, car theft, master criminal, danger, theft, racing, thief, machismo, friends, slick, race, one last job, gangster, police investigation, life philosophy, ford mustang, group of criminals, robbery, chases and races
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Plot Summary:
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: disaster, catastrophe, natural disaster, ship, storm at sea, ocean, storm, shipwreck, forces of nature, fish, sea, fishing, boat, death, male camaraderie, sea disaster, apocalypse, rescue, sailing, castaway, courage, water, survival, fisherman, fishing boat
Space Cowboys (2000)
Plot Summary:
Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: space travel, nasa, astronaut, outer space, old age, space shuttle, redemption, space opera, space exploration, space, self sacrifice, human in outer space, satellite, space station, one last job, old man, vengeance, heroes, aviation, race against time, heroic mission, mission gone awry, one last chance, team, natural disaster
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Plot Summary:
When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 226000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: undercover agent, beauty pageant, fish out of water, personality change, strong female lead, fbi agent, working undercover, tomboy, female agent, tough girl, fbi, female fbi agent, rivalry, femininity, beauty queen, makeover, teenage girl, girl power, strong female presence, women, happy ending, creativity, law enforcement, popularity, teenager
Versus (2000)
Plot Summary:
Set in the present where a group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, unwittingly, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead, with the assistance of the evil Sprit that has also come back, come back from ages past, to claim his prize. The final standoff between Light and Dark has never been so cunning, so brutal and so deadly. This is where old Japanese Samurai mysticism meets the new world of the gangster and the gun. Gruesome, bloody and positively bold
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: yakuza, zombie, martial arts, supernatural, on the run, samurai, hostage, chase, danger, gangster, gore, heroic mission, heroes, chases and races, escapades, chaos, imaginary, chaos and mayhem, female warrior, kung fu, zombie apocalypse, living dead, survival, gang, good versus evil
Proof of Life (2000)
Plot Summary:
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: kidnapping, hostage, terrorism, jungle, mercenary, group of criminals, rescue, survival, brutality, runaway, insurance, prisoner, new love, danger, confined, daring rescue, couple relations, gain trust, ransom, kidnapped, unrequited love, terrorist, husband wife relationship, negotiator, shootout
Josh (2000)
Plot Summary:
Shah Rukh Khan and Sharad Kapoor are the leaders of the two rival gangs. Aishwarya Rai is Shah Rukh Khan's twin sister. Shah Rukh is in love with Priya Gill. Chandrachur Singh is Sharad Kapoor's younger brother who studies in a catering college in Bombay. He comes to Goa to visit his brother and plans to go back and start a restaurant there. He sees Aishwarya and falls in love with her. Chandrachur gives up the idea of going back to Bombay and opens a bakery in Goa. When Shah Rukh comes to know about the romance between Aishwarya and Chandrachur, the fight between the gang turns more violent. How the conflict is resolved is the rest of the story. Written by gavin@[email protected]
Duration: 162 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: gang, street gang, rivalry, twins, family relations, love affair, siblings relations, love and romance, fall in love, inheritance, gang war, secret, attempted murder, hindu, love, fight, police officer, priest, orphan, love at first sight, brother sister relationship, christian, violin, small town, flashback
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts, gang war, gangster, kung fu, prison escape, murder, true love, revenge, hip hop, fight scenes, fight, investigation, love and romance, rivalry, obsessive quest, east asian lead, dishonesty, shakespeare, violent, wuxia, urban, black, vengeance, gang, death of brother
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Plot Summary:
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 371000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: espionage, agent, spy, virus, secret service, showdown, gunfight, cia, chase, motorcycle, climbing, lone hero, mission impossible, car chase, twists and turns, infected, violence, good versus evil, weapon of mass destruction, spy hero, catastrophe, fight scenes, spy mission, heroes, antidote
Shaft (2000)
Plot Summary:
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: murder, blaxploitation, police officer, racism, gunfight, corruption, police investigation, police corruption, drug lord, urban, tough law enforcer, violence, black, police brutality, drug dealer, law enforcement, fighting crime, dishonesty, police, cop, private detective, black history, superhero, spy, gang
Vertical Limit (2000)
Plot Summary:
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: survival, mountain climbing, mountaineer, climbing, adventurer, disaster, mountain, natural disaster, wilderness, mountaineering, expedition, snow, apocalypse, treasure hunt, nature, happy ending, winter, danger, forces of nature, daring rescue, siblings relations, race against time, woman in danger, heroic mission, catastrophe