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The Best Drama Movies of 2000

Updated September 23, 2019 1.2k votes 105 voters 5.2k views

List of the best 2000 drama movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. Some of the movies on this list are award-winning drama films, so if you're trying to watch Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated drama movies, then these are the ones you want to see. These are all the drama movies that defined the year 2000, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

List ranges from Gladiator to Remember the Titans and more. This isn't necessarily a list of all drama movies from 2000, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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Remember the Titans
Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2000
Directed by: Boaz Yakin
Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports drama film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and... more
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Cast Away
Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
Released: 2000
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and... more
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ang Lee
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese... more
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Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts, Marg Helgenberger
Released: 2000
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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Pay It Forward
Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mimi Leder
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Gladiator
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Space Cowboys
Clint Eastwood, Jon Hamm
Released: 2000
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Center Stage
Zoe Saldana, Amanda Schull
Released: 2000
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
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Where the Heart Is
Natalie Portman, Sally Field
Released: 2000
Directed by: Matt Williams
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What Lies Beneath
Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford
Released: 2000
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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The Patriot
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger
Released: 2000
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Love & Basketball
Tyra Banks, Gabrielle Union
Released: 2000
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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The Family Man
Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni
Released: 2000
Directed by: Brett Ratner
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The Perfect Storm
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg
Released: 2000
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
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Men of Honor
Charlize Theron, Robert De Niro
Released: 2000
Directed by: George Tillman, Jr.
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Chocolat
Johnny Depp, Judi Dench
Released: 2000
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
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Coyote Ugly
Tyra Banks, John Goodman
Released: 2000
Directed by: David McNally
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Down to You
Ashton Kutcher, Rosario Dawson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Kris Isacsson
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Frequency
Jim Caviezel, Elizabeth Mitchell
Released: 2000
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
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The Beach
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton
Released: 2000
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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Boiler Room
Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ben Younger
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Finding Forrester
Anna Paquin, Matt Damon
Released: 2000
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
Charlize Theron, Will Smith
Released: 2000
Directed by: Robert Redford
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Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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