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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
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
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Plot Summary:
Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha's village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn't destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership
Duration: 78 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 220000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan, France
Plot tags: good versus evil, transformation, emperor, talking animal, jungle, treason, llama, spoiled brat, breaking the fourth wall, friendship, change of heart, megalomaniac, turned into an animal, rescue, narcissism, betrayal, assassination attempt, squirrel, potion, royal palace, royalty, sidekick, power hungry, exile, kingdom
Chicken Run (2000)
Plot Summary:
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: stop motion, bird, freedom, escape, anthropomorphic animal, prison, escape attempt, chicken, talking animal, rescue, race against time, chicken farm, anthropomorphism, farm, aviation, rat, machine, british, farmer, royal air force, dog, circus, egg, villainess, rooster
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Plot Summary:
After a failed swindle, two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold," and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise, the map does lead the pair to the mythical city, where the startled inhabitants promptly begin to worship them as gods. The only question is, do they take the worshipful natives for all they're worth, or is there a bit more to El Dorado than riches?
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: treasure hunt, jungle, treasure, native american, adventurer, greed, indians, partner, friendship, explorer, magic, gold, high priest, society, culture clash, ancient civilization, sword fight, con artists, gambling, giant monster, supernatural power, waterfall, treasure map, human sacrifice, fictional city
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
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
Plot Summary:
In this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers
Duration: 74 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: slavery, heroes, bible, false accusation, family relations, rise to the top, leadership, betrayal, rescue, hopes, royal family, ancient egypt, sibling rivalry, prison, brother brother relationship, religious, bible story, christian, faith, christianity, religion, love, ancient world, slave, ancient
Dinosaur (2000)
Plot Summary:
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home
Duration: 82 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: dinosaur, extinction, tyrannosaurus rex, survival, animal life, disaster, friendship, rescue, danger, family reunited, wilderness, talking animal, catastrophe, jungle, kids and family, good versus evil, animal, family relations, group of friends, monkey, chases and races, escapades, race against time, eccentric family, teaching the ways of the world
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together
Duration: 79 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Australia, Serbia and Montenegro
Plot tags: friendship, college, father son relationship, goofy hero, ambition, buddies, parent child relationship, coming of age, friends, skateboard, love, inspiration, life lesson, school, family relations, father, cheating, group of teenagers, librarian, goofy the character, son, love interest, youth, studying, parents and children
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
As it happens, everybody - Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Roo, Rabbit, Owl - is busy preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore. When everything they do seems to get undone by Tigger's exuberant bouncing, Rabbit suggest Tigger go outside and find other tiggers to bounce with - a notion Tigger finds ridiculous because, after all, he's "the onliest one" Or is he?
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Plot tags: winnie the pooh, friendship, tiger, rescue, escapades, heroic mission, self discovery, disorder, young heroes, teaching the ways of the world, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, kingdom, toys, snow, betrayal, pig, love, cat, hare, heroes, youth, friends, misfit, best friend
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Rugrats are back! There's Tommy the brave one, Chuckie the timid one, Phil and Lil the odd couple, Dil, and spoiled brat Angelica. This time they're wreaking havoc in Paris, France, where Tommy's dad Stu is summoned after yet another one of his inventions took a dump
Duration: 78 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: chase, family relations, mischievous children, heroes, friendship, rescue, single parent, fish out of water, goofy hero, wedding, father son relationship, star wars, bird, inspiration, amusement park, invention, gang, youth, friends, misfit, androids and robots, spoiled brat, danger, partner, disorder
Pokémon: Spell of the Unknown (2000)
Plot Summary:
When Molly Hale's sadness of her father's disappearance get to her, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mom, Ash along with Misty & Brock invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: pokemon, father daughter relationship, lightning, rescue, kidnapping, fire, disappearance, professor, friendship, best friend, superhero, video game, mountain village, young boy, police officer, police, violence, water, ice, battles, castle, mother, father, deception, officer
The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000)
Plot Summary:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Taiwan, Canada, Australia, USA
Plot tags: mermaid, underwater, imaginary kingdom, princess, good versus evil, coming of age, ocean, wish come true, disney princess, family relations, sea, follow your dream, imaginary, friendship, friends, child, revenge, betrayal, kingdom, runaway, mother daughter relationship, transformation, love, fantasy world, young heroes
Titanic: The Legend Goes On... (2000)
Plot Summary:
An animated retelling of the worst passenger ship disaster in history. In this version, love blossoms between the upper-class Sir William and the blue-collar Angelica, who is hoping to find romance in America. At the same time, there are also a number of animal passengers, including talking dogs, cats and mice, who are also looking forward to arriving in the New World
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 1.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy
Plot tags: titanic, ship, female protagonist, sinking ship, disaster, iceberg, lifeboat, evil stepmother, locket, goose, dog, cat, cinderella, sherlock holmes, water, boat, fish, buddies, rap, dalmatian, child in peril, mother daughter reunion, anthropomorphic mouse, happy ending, anthropomorphic animal