Before Night Falls
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julian Schnabel
Actors: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Michael Wincott, Sean Penn, Andrea Di Stefano
Cast Away
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Steve Monroe, Chris Noth, Wendy Worthington, Christopher Kriesa
Plot: A man who is flying over an ocean has plane troubles as he crash lands on a deserted island. He struggles to survive.
Dracula 2000
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrick Lussier
Actors: Gerard Butler, Omar Epps, Jennifer Esposito, Justine Waddell, Christopher Plummer, Danny Masterson
Plot: A group of thieves trying to steal paintings accidentally release Dracula himself who then travels to find a decedent of his his nemesis Van Helsing.
The Family Man
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brett Ratner
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, Josef Sommer
Plot: A high-powered executive gets a chance to see what his life would have been like if he had married his college sweetheart instead of taking a job abroad.
The House of Mirth
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terence Davies
Actors: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Laura Linney, Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Stoltz, Elizabeth McGovern
Merlin: The Return
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Paul Matthews
Actors: Rik Mayall, Patrick Bergin, Craig Sheffer, Adrian Paul, Julie Hartley, Tia Carrere
Miss Congeniality
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Donald Petrie
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Ernie Hudson, William Shatner
Plot: The FBI gets a threat from the "citizen" about the Miss United States Pageant. Now their only problem is how are they going to protect the women in the pageant? Grace Hart, the one person that you think is wrong for the job is perfect for it. This movie follows Grace through all of the struggles that it takes to be a beautiful contestant and you may actually be surprised by the turn that it takes in the end.
Mr. Rice's Secret ( Exhuming Mr. Rice )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Nicholas Kendall
Actors: David Bowie, Bill Switzer, Teryl Rothery, Garwin Sanford, Zach Lipovsky, Campbell Lane
Plot: A terminally ill boy went seeking the 'potion of life' with his 400-year old friend.
Nowhere to Hide ( Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Myung-se Lee
Actors: Joong-Hoon Park, Sung-kee Ahn, Dong-Kun Jang, Ji-Woo Choi, Won-jong Lee, Cheal-jong Shim
O Brother Where Art Thou
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: George Clooney, John Goodman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, Michael Badalucco
Plot: Convicts escape from prison during the 30's as they search for jobs and a life away from hell. The problem is, they are being chased by a mysterious warden.
State and Main
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2000
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Mamet
Actors: Michael Higgins, Michael Bradshaw, Morris Lamore, Julia Stiles, Clark Gregg, Rebecca Pidgeon
But Forever in My Eyes ( Come te nessuno mai )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Actors: Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Steigerwalt, Giulia Carmignani, Luca De Filippo, Anna Galiena
Finding Forrester
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace
Plot: Jamal is an inner-city African-American teen with prowess for basketball and writing. When a prep school accepts him, he finds it is more for his sports skill than his mind. When he befriends reclusive writer William Forrester, he not only brings the writer out of his shell, but finds his own dreams can become true.
The Gift
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2000
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank
Plot: When a local woman goes missing, her fiancee turns to Annabelle Wilson, a
local clairvoyant for help. Although she is reluctant, that doesn't stop
her from having visions of the woman.
Battle Royale ( Batoru rowaiaru )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Actors: "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Sousuke Takaoka
Plot: In a bleak future, 42 ninth-grade classmates are stranded on a deserted island each with a weapon and a choice: kill or be killed. This is Battle Royale, three days, one survivor, no escape.
