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Gangster No. 1Gangster No. 1 (2000)
Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany
Ageing gangster Malcolm McDowell recalls his ascendance in the 70s to London’s underworld throne at the expense of the ‘Butcher of Mayfair’,…
Get CarterGet Carter (2000)
Dir. Stephen Kay
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Mickey Rourke
Unnecessary remake of the British hard–boiler transposes the action to the Pacific Northwest where Las Vegas mob enforcer Sylvester Stallone…
GladiatorGladiator (2000) Recommended
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris
As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
Gone in 60 SecondsGone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Dir. Dominic Sena
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall
A Jerry Bruckheimer remake of a cult 1974 film about car–thieves, with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie boosting and revving–up a variety…
JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area (2000) Recommended
Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Young-ae Lee
A Korean military thriller of high repute that opens with a double–killing on the bitterly–tense border between North and South and…
Kiss of the DragonKiss of the Dragon (2000)
Dir. Chris Nahon
Feat. Jet Li, Bridget Fonda
As the most skilled lawman in China, Jet Li is the perfect man to clean up Paris of its drug–dealing scum, using his acupuncture needles to…
Les Miserables (TV Mini-series)Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2000)
Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich
Well mounted and faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's tale of persecution and revenge set in early 19th century France, with Gerard Depardieu playing…
Mission: Impossible 2Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton
Submerging all traces of the original series, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, whose mission it is to keep a deadly synthetic virus out of the hands…
Patriot, ThePatriot, The (2000)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson
Mel Gibson transplants the patriotic, anti–English fervour of BRAVEHEART into an American Revolutionary setting, playing real–life…
Perfect Storm, ThePerfect Storm, The (2000)
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane
Fishing boat captain George Clooney gets his crew back to sea, just in time for the biggest storm in recorded history. Dividing into two distinct…

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