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Movies produced in 2000
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This modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tells about two rival crime families. These are African-American and Chinese gangs struggling for power over Oakland. When Chinese crime lord's son Po Sing (Jon Kit Lee) is murdered, bad news reaches his older brother Han Sing (Jet Li), an ex-cop who without a second thought breaks out of a Hong Kong prison to track down Po's killers and avenge his death. In the United States while investigating the murder, Han meets Trish O'Day (Aaliyah), the rival ganglord's daughter who wants nothing to do with her father (Delroy Lindo) or his shady business. Han and Trish fall in love with each other and team up to continue the search for justice. |
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Shortly before the playoffs, the Washington Sentinels and their cheerleaders have gone on strike for more money. To put their nose out, the owner of the NFL football team, Edward O'Neil (Jack Warden), brings in self-retired head coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) to hire a team of substitute players. The replacement team is comprised of Daniel Bateman (Jon Favreau), a violent SWAT leader; Clifford Franklin (Orlando Jones), an ex-convict, who can outrun bit can't catch a football; Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff (Rhys Ifans), a Welsh soccer player who can kick a soccerball the full length of the playing field; Jahmal Abdul Jackson (Faizon Love) and André Action Jackson (Michael Taliferro), stout gangster rapper brothers; Jumbo Fumiko (Ace Yonamine), a Japanese sumo wrestler. Among them is Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves), a former Ohio State quarterback who has to become the ragtag team's captain. Charming blonde Annabelle Farrell (Brooke Langton), the head cheerleader, assembles a group of former strippers to encourage the replacements and kindle their fighting spirit. "Glory lasts forever, " Falco says to his team players. His plan of the game seems to be flawless. Their power is their unpredictability... |
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When moving up to the 7th grade, Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) doesn't even suspect that his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet (Kevin Spacey), will change not only his life forever but lives of many people all over America. Having assigned his students to come up with an idea of world improvement, Eugene Simonet at first doesn't take seriously Trevor's utopian plan. The precocious Trevor reflects that you can make the world better by doing a favor for a stranger and by that stranger paying it forward with good deeds for three other people. Trevor starts to follow his own philosophy of life and helps local outcast Jerry (James Caviezel) to open a new chapter. His next recipients whom Trevor wants to bring together are his single, overworked, alcoholic mother, Arlene McKinney (Helen Hunt), and the lonely Eugene with a scarred face. |
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Hitome, a school-girl, wishes she could fade away from the world. Her wish comes true as she is transported to a different world where she is a goddess. She is befriended by a a rag-tag clan of militants opposing the military might of Lord Vulcan; including his brother Van. She must call forth the dragon armor in time to defeat the minions of Lord Vulcan, but will her earthly wish to fade away, also cause the destruction of her new world, Gaea? |
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You wouldn't wish this hell on anyone, not even on your worst enemy... Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) suffers from amnesia: he can remember only the last two or three minutes of his life. It complicates his existence very much, especially because Lenny's mission is to revenge for his wife (Jorja Fox) who was raped and murdered by a John J. Lenny remembers it through the tattoo on his body. Every day he writes notes, takes Polaroid photos and makes tattoos, so it takes him only to look at himself in the mirror to rebuild the vital details. Lenny is obsessed with thoughts of vengeance. And there are manipulators who are intent on taking advantage of the disabled and inconsolable man. |
| What Women Want
[2000,
USA]
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| He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening. |
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Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a successful man in every way. He is a lady-killing yet bumptious advertising executive living on the A-list of life and having women on a string. It takes him only to crook his finger to obtain all women. His promotion is in the bag. Everything seems to be getting along first-rate. His perfectly-ordered life, however, is disrupted when the creative director position he aspired to goes to a new team member, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt), who thinks he must learn to advertise feminine products. Disappointing isn't the word for it. Nick tries desperately to prove that he is still the best and to get Darcy's job. But suddenly his life takes whole new turn when, after a fluke accident, Nick discovers that he is able to hear women's thoughts. At first, he thinks of it as a curse because he learns that most of his women colleagues pull him to pieces as soon as he's out of the room. However, Nick soon realizes that he can take advantage of his uncanny ability to hear what women really want. |
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It happens that the beautiful Princess Pei Pei (Liu) is abducted from the Forbidden City and taken to America by villainous white men. The Emperor of China sends three of his most reliable, bravest and skilful guards to pay a ransom and retrieve his daughter he loves with all his soul. Chon Wang (Jackie Chan), an athletically built yet gawky imperial guard, is not among one of the three. He, however, insists on accompanying the guards and travels to the West to rescue Pei Pei he has affection for. On arrival in Nevada, the train the Imperial Guards are on is attacked by Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) and his well-armed gang. Both Roy and Chon happen to be separated from their groups and reluctantly become companions to find the Princess. Along the way, the unlikely duo plunges into a string of various mishaps and curious incidents. |
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Il film narra di Adam Gibson, common-man con moglie e figlia, pilota di aerei a noleggio con l'amico Hank. Un bel giorno si trova coinvolto, senza volerlo e senza saperlo, in una esperienza agghiacciante creata da una megaindustria illegale di cloni umani di proprietà del perfido Michael Drucker (alla sua terza morte!), usando le ricerche del dottor Griffin Weir. Ma come è possibile? Adam è stato clonato per sbaglio. Da questo momento comincia l'inferno per il pover'uomo. Killer senza scrupoli (peraltro clonati e clonabili all'infinito) lo cercano: la clonazione umana è illegale e uno dei due Adam deve essere eliminato. Ma, questa volta, Drucker ha clonato l'uomo sbagliato! |
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The action takes place in a small French town where its residents lead a hopeless life full of restrictions, rules and regulations. They are blamed and faced with a boycott for any irregularity. Regular church services and masses give no joy to the townspeople but strengthen dogmatism and prejudices in their hearts.
One winter day a mysterious young woman, Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), and her 6-year-old daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), move to the conservative town. A stranger to fear and prejudice, she dares to open a chocolate shop during Lent and offer the customers to enjoy her delicious candies they've never tasted. Vianne is immediately met with bitter censure and resistance. But, vivacious and persistent, she doesn't lose heart and continues to work her magic giving love and comfort to those around her. It's no wonder that the locals are gradually won-over by this cordial, responsive woman and her delectable chocolates.
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Nicholas Oseransky (Matthew Perry) is a nice, mild-mannered, a bit naive guy living in peaceful suburban Montreal and working as a dentist. Oz, as his buddies call him, is unhappily married to a nymphomaniac woman, Sophie (Rosanna Arquette), who is sick and tired of him. If he divorced his wife, he would be poor as a church mouse.
One day a famous hitman from Chicago, Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), moves in next door under the assumed name of "Jimmy Jones" to make a new start. But his "hope" doesn't come true. When Sophie learns of Jimmy's true identity, she forces Nicholas to go to Chicago and sell the hitman's whereabouts to the dangerous mobsters he ratted out. Moreover, the greedy Sophie decides to kill two birds with one stone: she presses Jimmy to finish her husband off so that she can get the life insurance money...
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A 21-year-old girl with a beautiful voice, Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), moves to New York with the hope to make it big as a songwriter. But life in Big Apple is much harder than she expected. All her efforts to rent a good apartment and to find a producer are in vain. Frustrated and aground, Violet finally gets a job as a barmaid at a famous nightclub called Coyote Ugly where only gorgeous and enterprising women run the show. In company of sexy bartenders whose manners disgust canting hypocrites and attract men, Violet has to overcome her shyness so that she can perform her songs herself. |
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Satan (Harvey Keitel) who has been King of Hell for more than 10,000 years wants to retire. Unfortunately for him, none of his sons are good enough to reign. The eldest son, Adrian (Rhys Ifans), wants to disturb the balance of good and evil and annihilate the human race. The second son wants to torture the damned souls 7 days a week without rest. The youngest son, Nicky (Adam Sandler), is a shy, weak, unambitious guy with a kind face and malice toward none. So Satan makes a decision to postpone his retirement. Nicky's power-hungry elder brothers are absolutely furious at their devil father's refusal and decide to take revenge on him. When they move to New York City to create their own Hell on Earth, all the residents of the underworld feel panic. The only hope is in Little Nicky who follows the ruthless brothers to save the universe and Satan from death. |
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When men meet Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) in the street, they never follow her with their eyes, except for those situations, when she is armed and pursues a criminal. Gracie is an experienced FBI agent, and the lack of good manners and charm is more than compensated for by her marksmanship and martial arts skills. But her life takes an unexpected twist when she is assigned to go undercover as a contestant in the Miss America pageant in order to prevent one of the most dangerous criminals from bombing the competition. The bumbling Gracie wears neither a dress nor high heels. She doesn't wear make-up either. In her cosmetics bag there is nothing but a pair of handcuffs. An image consultant, Victor Melling (Michael Caine), will have a hard time beautifying Gracie and teaching her poise, gracefulness and perfect smile. |
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The true-life military drama focuses upon two "men of honor", Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the first African-American deep-sea diver, and Leslie W. Sunday (Robert De Niro), the training officer. In the 1940s, Brashear managed to overcome racism and become a Navy student. But he was the main enemy of other students and Leslie William "Billy" Sunday, the Leading Chief Petty Officer and head instructor. However, he had enough grit to hold out in the face of mental and physical challenges. He successfully graduated from the diving school and began to serve in the Navy. Years later, after having lost half his left leg in the atomic bomb incident, he continued to dive and his old enemy Billy Sunday unexpectedly became his guardian angel... |
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Michael Lynch is Dublin's most notorious criminal, his brazen robberies making him the bane of the Gardaí and a hero to his fellow working class city Northsiders. When not playing happy families with his two wives - sisters Christine and Lisa - and his children, Lynch is busy plotting elaborate heists, thinking as much about the showmanship of it all as he is the loot involved. On his case is Garda Noel Quigley, his determination to convict Lynch slowly turning into an obsession. Inevitably, a showdown looms. |
| Shadow Hours
[2000,
USA]
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| Just when you think you've seen it all you realize you haven't seen a thing |
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Michael Holloway (Balthazar Getty) leads a cut-and-dried life working as a nightshift attendant in a gas station and trying hard to make a clean break with his past filled with alcohol and drugs. His pregnant wife, Cloe (Rebecca Gayheart), supports him but his boring job and effort to give up his addictions drive him bonkers. But a mysterious stranger who once stops at the station unexpectedly enters Michael's life. Under the pretence of Los Angeles nightlife research for his new novel, the charismatic Stuart Chappell (Peter Weller) seduces the gullible and susceptible Holloway to plunge into sinful pleasures of nightbars, stripclubs, fight clubs and S&M dungeons... However, Michael soon begins to suspect his new buddy to be a psychopath and even a serial killer. |
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