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2000 Left Behind Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller PG-13, 98 Minutes
Director: Vic Sarin More Info
Starring: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Colin Fox, Gordon Currie, Chelsea Noble, Daniel Pilon, Anthony De Santis, Jack Langedijk Produced by Christian filmmakers for a Christian audience, this apocalyptic rendition of the Bible shows the world being hit by the Rapture: God's sign that the end is coming. GNN reporter Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron) finds himself in the middle of a BIG story in which people simply vanish, and those left behind must try to sort out their sorry lots in life. |
2000 The List Thriller R, 93 Minutes
Director: Sylvain Guy More Info
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Madchen Amick, Roc LaFortune, Catherine Blythe, Ben Gazzara, Romano Orzari, Terence La Brosse Ross, Daniel Pilon, Michel Perron, Ian(2) MacDonald High-class call girl Gabrielle (Madchen Amick) arranges her own arrest as part of a blackmail plot against her wealthy, influential clients. When she presents incriminating pictures in court, the judge, Richard Miller (Ryan O'Neal), has difficult legal and moral decisions to make about revealing information concerning his friends and colleagues. |
2000 Loser Comedy / Mystery / Thriller / Romance PG-13, 96 Minutes
Director: Amy Heckerling More Info
Starring: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson, Dan Aykroyd, Twink Caplan, Robert Miano, Colleen Camp Adjusting to freshman year at NYU can be difficult for a Midwesterner–as farm boy Paul Tannel (Jason Biggs) learns. Not only do his roommates boot him out of the dorm, but Paul falls for classmate Dora (Mena Suvari) who just happens to be having an affair with Professor Edward Alcott (Greg Kinnear). Despite the contrived plot, the story is a modest success with its appealing characterizations. |
2000 Lost Souls Horror / Thriller / Drama R, 102 Minutes
Director: Janusz Kaminski More Info
Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas, Sarah Wynter, Alfre Woodard, John Beasley, Victor Slezak, John Diehl The lives of successful author Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin) and exorcist Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder) cross when Maya finds papers identifying Kelson as the one through whom Satan will become flesh. Maya is a devout Catholic working with Father Lareaux (John Hurt) and John Townshend (Elias Koteas), but Peter does not believe Maya–until he begins experiencing Satanic omens. |
2000 Memento Drama / Mystery / Thriller R, 113 Minutes
Director: Christopher Nolan More Info
Starring: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing. |
2000 Michael Angel Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery R, 95 Minutes
Director: William Gove More Info
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Richard Grieco, Efrain Figueroa, Bridget White, Kristin Minter, Clive Turner, Frank Medrano, Pablo Cunqueiro, Branden Williams, Perri Lister Set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this film follows a priest, Michael Killan (Richard Grieco), who is also a painter, as he helps the police find the person responsible for grisly murders, including the murder of his brother. The search takes him to haunts for artists, and one artist in particular, Lewis Garou (Dennis Hopper). |
2000 Miss Congeniality Comedy / Drama / Action / Romance / Thriller PG-13, 110 Minutes
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2000 Mission to Mars Sci-Fi / Adventure / Drama / Thriller PG, 110 Minutes
Director: Brian De Palma More Info
Starring: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, Elise Neal, Jill Teed, Peter Outerbridge, Kavan Smith Commander Luke Graham (Don Cheadle) leads a manned mission to Mars in the year 2020. They encounter a suspicious structure, and then a catastrophe occurs that kills three of the four crewmembers, leaving Graham as the sole survivor. Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) leads his crew–(Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, and Jerry O'Connell)–on a rescue mission, and they find Graham still alive. Now they must figure out what to do. |
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Action / Adventure / Thriller PG-13, 125 Minutes
Director: John Woo More Info
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, Anthony Hopkins, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Serbedzija, William Mapother Tom Cruise again stars as government agent Ethan Hunt who sets out on another impossible mission. This time, he is recruited by the new IMF chief Commander Swanbeck (Anthony Hopkins) to destroy a deadly virus that has been hijacked by the evil IMF agent, Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott). Hunt recruits Ambrose's ex-lover Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton) to help infiltrate Ambrose's terrorist group. Complications ensue–especially after Hunt falls in love with Nyah. |
2000 Nowhere in Sight Horror / Thriller N/R, 93 Minutes
Director: Douglas Jackson More Info
Starring: Helen Slater, Christopher Heyerdahl, Mark Camacho, Andrew McCarthy, Richard Jutras, Miklos Perlus, Lynne Adams, Frank Fontaine, Joanna Noyes, Kevin Woodhouse In this direct-to-video flick, Carly (Helen Slater), is blind as a result of an accident. She has difficulty adjusting to her new condition, but her boyfriend helps her get by. When he must leave town, life gets tougher and then grave when thugs break in her apartment and hold her captive. |
2000 Nurse Betty Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller R, 110 Minutes
Director: Neil LaBute More Info
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Tia Texada, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Allison Janney, Kathleen Wilhoite Two romantic fantasies evolve after Betty (Renee Zellweger) witnesses hit men Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and Wesley (Chris Rock) murder her no-good husband Del (Aaron Eckhart). Betty blocks out all memory of the trauma, climbs into her Buick, and plans to meet the man of her dreams: Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear)–a soap opera character she imagines, in her muddled state, to be her long lost lover. Unknown to Betty, that Buick just happens to contain the drugs that Del stole from Charlie and Wesley. Hence, those two are in hot pursuit. Along the route–the Grand Canyon, to be precise–Charlie begins to fantasize about a romance with Betty. Once in L.A., Betty is mistaken for an ambitious actress, and the fun begins. |
2000 The Operator Horror / Thriller R, 102 Minutes
Director: Jon Dichter More Info
Starring: Michael(2) Laurence, Jacqueline Kim, Brion James, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christa Miller, John Beasley, Frances Bay, Lori Heuring, Paul Heckmann Gary (Michael Laurence) is an arrogant, bigoted lawyer who demeans all around him; he also cheats on his wife. He makes a BIG mistake when he verbally abuses a telephone operator (Jacqueline Kim). Having records on Gary, she sets out to completely destroy him. |
2000 Paranoid Thriller N/R, 93 Minutes
Director: John Duigan More Info
Starring: Jessica Alba, Iain Glen, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Whately, Ewen Bremner, Mischa Barton, Oliver Milburn, Gary Love, David Fahm, Peter-Hugo Daly A famous American model, Chloe (Jessica Alba), is living in England when she attends a party at rock-star Stan's (Iain Glen) home. The next morning, she awakens and realizes that she has been drugged, her date has left her, and she is handcuffed to Stan's bed. |
2000 Pitch Black Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Horror / Thriller R, 107 Minutes
Director: David Twohy More Info
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, John Moore, Simon Burke, Les Chantery A space ship, "Hunter-Gratzner," is carrying an eclectic group of space travelers when it crash lands on an eerily barren planet. They are marooned, and the only member of the crew to survive is a pilot, Carolyn Fry (Radha Mitchell), who takes charge of the survivors. Out of the 40 people aboard, there are only 10 survivors, and they include a prisoner, Riddick (Vin Diesel), and police officer William J. Johns (Cole Hauser) who is transporting Riddick. Tensions reach new heights when it becomes apparent that lethal creatures prowl by night–stalking aliens. Riddick, who has eyes that can see in darkness, is the only one who can see the creatures, and the survivors realize that they must depend on Riddick if they are to escape the creatures that are eating them, one by one. |
2000 The Prophecy III: The Ascent Horror / Thriller R, 108 Minutes
Director: Patrick Lussier More Info
Starring: Christopher Walken, Vincent Spano, Dave Buzzotta, Kayren Butler, Steve Hytner, Brad Dourif, Scott Cleverdon, Jack McGee, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Mark Prince Edwards The "Prophecy" trilogy ends with this entry as Gabriel (Christopher Walken) returns for the final confrontation of good vs. bad angels. Gabriel has found a good life on Earth, but he needs the help of half-human/half-angel Danyael (Dave Buzzotta) to fight the evil Zophael (Vincent Spano). |
2000 Psycho Beach Party Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller N/R, 95 Minutes
Director: Robert Lee King More Info
Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Kimberley Davies, Charles Busch, Matt Keeslar, Danni Wheeler, Nick Cornish, Andrew Levitas, Kathleen Robertson Combine the 1950s'-1960s' beach party flicks with monster movies and you get this comedy/horror/thriller film. The plot involves would-be surfer Chicklet/Florence Forrest (Lauren Ambrose) who just happens to have an alternate personality that comes to the fore during her blackouts. Meanwhile, a psychotic killer is on the loose. Could Florence's personality problems have anything to do with the carnage? |
2000 Python Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi R, 100 Minutes
Director: Richard Clabaugh More Info
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Robert Englund, William Zabka, Wil Wheaton, Frayne Rosanoff, Dana Barron, Theo Nicholas Pagones, John Franklin, Gary Grubbs, Sean Whalen A plane crashes during a storm, and part of its cargo–a giant, genetically engineered snake–is set free. The snake proceeds to feast on the inhabitants of a small town as Agent Parker (Casper Van Dien) and Dr. Rudolph (Robert Englund) try to stop the carnage. |
2000 Red Planet Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller PG-13, 106 Minutes
Director: Antony Hoffman More Info
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp, Bob Neill, Neil Ross, Caroline Bossi, Jessica Morton It is the year 2050, Earth is dying, and a team of astronauts heads off on a mission to Mars to check on the feasibility of setting up a new colony. Many problems await, and the crew must rely on each other for their survival. |
2000 Scream 3 Horror / Thriller / Mystery R, 116 Minutes
Director: Wes Craven More Info
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Foley, Deon Richmond, Liev Schreiber, Lance Henriksen, Jenny McCarthy In this final episode of the "Scream" trilogy, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is still haunted by her terrifying past, has changed her name, and is hiding out in Monterey, California, where she is working as a crisis intervention counselor. Despite hopes that she will not be bothered again, Sidney's ordeal is far from over. Gale Weather's (Courtney Cox) book "Stab" has inspired a series of "Stab" movies. During the filming of "Stab 3," cast members and crew are being killed by a maniac who slashes the victims to pieces. The actors are being killed in the same order that they die in the movie, and, once again, Gale and Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) arrive on the scene to investigate. |
2000 The Sculptress Horror / Thriller R, 101 Minutes
Director: Ian Merrick More Info
Starring: Jeff Fahey, Patrick Bauchau, Katie Wright, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Allen Cutler, Vivis Cortez, Miriam Babin, Katriona Browns, Johanna Falls, Bridget Nelson Sarah (Katie Wright) is a naive, art student who has moved from England to attend school in San Francisco. She lives next door to a truly weird psycho killer, Matthew (Jeff Fahey) who is killing off people in the Bay Area. As time passes, Sarah has uneasy dreams, and then she begins to notice (somehow) that her sculptures look a lot like Matthew's victims. |
2000 Seance Foreign / Drama / Thriller / Horror TV, 95 Minutes
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa More Info
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kitarou, Hikari Ishida, Ittoku Kishibe, Ren Osugi, Sho Aikawa, Daikei Shimizu, Shiuri Isobe Junko (Jun Fubuki) is a medium who yearns for public recognition. Her chance for success comes when a kidnapped girl is found in their home, and she and her husband (Koji Yakusho) keep the location of the girl a secret from the police. But, when the girl dies, she haunts the couple, and the plot backfires. |
2000 Shadow Hours Drama / Thriller R, 95 Minutes
Director: Isaac H. Eaton More Info
Starring: Balthazar Getty, Peter Weller, Rebecca Gayheart, Peter Greene, Michael Dorn, Brad Dourif, Richard Moll, Johnny Whitworth, Corin Nemec, Frederic Forrest The Devil, Stuart Chappell (Peter Weller), heads for L.A. on a mission to obtain the soul of Michael Holloway (Balthazar Getty), a young man who is confused and seduced by the glitz surrounding his life and is ready to descend into Hell. |
2000 Shaft Action / Drama / Thriller R, 98 Minutes
Director: John Singleton More Info
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree, Josef Sommer, Philip Bosco Shaft is back–this time Samuel L. Jackson takes on the title role, and all the action of the original 1971 film returns. Throughout his investigations, Shaft receives advice from his Uncle John Shaft (Richard Roundtree who starred as the original "Shaft"). Shaft arrests Walter Wade, Jr. (Christian Bale) for killing a young Black student, but Walter flees the country to avoid prosecution. Two years later, Wade secretly returns, and Shaft arrests him. With help from his wealthy father, Walter Wade, Sr. (Philip Bosco), Walter posts bail and has a mission: get drug king Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright) to kill Shaft and find Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette) who was the only witness to the murder. Meanwhile, with Hernandez closing in, an angry Shaft, with help from police colleague Carmen (Vanessa Williams), tracks down Diane only to learn that there is more to Diane than meets the eye. |
2000 The Skulls Horror / Thriller PG-13, 105 Minutes
Director: Rob Cohen More Info
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper, Leslie Bibb, Christopher McDonald, Steve Harris, William Petersen, Craig T. Nelson, David Asman, Scott Gibson Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) enters a secret society, "The Skulls," at Yale. After numerous questionable episodes (including the suspicious suicide of Luke's roommate Will Beckford (Hill Harper), Luke realizes that his own life is in danger. |
2000 Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes Drama / Thriller N/R, 98 Minutes
Director: Matthew Irmas More Info
Starring: Steven Weber, Swoosie Kurtz, Gail O'Grady, Gabriel Mann, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gregg Henry, Nina Siemaszko, Jack Johnson, Bonnie Somerville, Larry Cedar Hutch Rimes (Steven Weber) is in the insurance business, a happily married man who also keeps a motel room for his affairs with other women. Things get dicey when one of these women wants him to help kill her husband. His problems continue after a 10-year jail sentence for that botched job. A sometimes-clever black comedy. |
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