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Comedies of 2000

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Almost Famous

Almost Famous (2000) is Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about a 15-year-old Rolling Stone writer touring with the fictional band Stillwater in 1973; it won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and holds a 90 Metascore.

An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece (2000) is a Barry Levinson comedy written by and starring Barry McEvoy, about a Catholic and a Protestant selling toupees in 1980s Belfast; released by DreamWorks, it grossed about $75,000.

Autumn in New York (film)

Autumn in New York is a 2000 American romantic drama directed by Joan Chen, in which restaurateur Will Keane (Richard Gere) falls for a terminally ill younger woman (Winona Ryder).

Bamboozled

Bamboozled is Spike Lee's 2000 satirical comedy-drama in which TV writer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) pitches a blackface minstrel show that becomes a hit. Released by New Line, it grossed $2.2 million against a $10 million budget and was later restored by Criterion.

Bedazzled (2000 film)

Bedazzled (2000) is a Harold Ramis fantasy comedy remake of the 1967 Peter Cook-Dudley Moore film, starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot, who sells his soul to Elizabeth Hurley's Devil for seven wishes; grossed $90.4 million worldwide.

Best in Show (film)

Best in Show (2000) is a Christopher Guest mockumentary comedy, co-written with Eugene Levy, following five dog owners at the fictional Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show in Philadelphia; 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, $18.6M domestic gross.

Boys and Girls (2000 film)

Boys and Girls is a 2000 American romantic comedy directed by Robert Iscove, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Claire Forlani as two opposites who become friends, then lovers, in Berkeley.

Bring It On (film)

Bring It On (2000) is a Universal teen cheerleading comedy directed by Peyton Reed, written by Jessica Bendinger, starring Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union; Torrance discovers the Toros' routines were stolen from the East Compton Clovers.

Chocolat (2000 film)

Chocolat (2000 film), directed by Lasse Hallström, adapts Joanne Harris's 1999 novel; Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench star in the Miramax fable about a chocolate shop in 1959 France, with five Oscar nominations. Distinct from Claire Denis's 1988 Chocolat and Chabrol's Merci pour le chocolat.

Chuck & Buck

Chuck & Buck is a 2000 American black comedy-drama directed by Miguel Arteta, written by and starring Mike White, premiered at Sundance 2000, released by Artisan, grossing about $1.16 million worldwide.

Disney's The Kid

Disney's The Kid is a 2000 American comedy-drama directed by Jon Turteltaub, in which Bruce Willis plays an image consultant magically confronted by his own 8-year-old self.

Ditto (동감) (2000 film)

Ditto (동감, Donggam) is a 2000 South Korean romance-fantasy film directed by Kim Jung-kwon, starring Kim Ha-neul and Yoo Ji-tae, about students in 1979 and 2000 connected by ham radio; remade in Japan (2001) and Korea (2022).

Down to You

Down to You is a 2000 American romantic comedy, also called a teen romance, written and directed by Kris Isacsson, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles as college lovers in New York; released by Miramax on January 21, 2000, it grossed $24.4 million but scored 3% on Rotten Tomatoes and 13 on Metacritic.

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women (2000) is a Robert Altman romantic comedy, written by Anne Rapp, starring Richard Gere as a Dallas gynecologist, with Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, and Kate Hudson; it grossed about $22.8 million worldwide.

Dude, Where's My Car?

Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy directed by Danny Leiner, starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two men searching for their lost car.

Happy Times (幸福时光)

Happy Times (幸福时光) is Zhang Yimou's 2000 Chinese comedy-drama, adapted from Mo Yan's novella, starring Zhao Benshan and debutante Dong Jie as a blind girl; released 31 December 2000, a Zhang Weiping production that underperformed commercially.

High Fidelity (film)

High Fidelity (2000) is a Stephen Frears romantic comedy starring John Cusack, adapted from Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, moving the story from London to Chicago, where record-store owner Rob Gordon recounts his top five breakups after Laura leaves him.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American live-action comedy directed by Ron Howard, starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch, adapted from Dr. Seuss's 1957 book.

Il Mare (시월애)

Il Mare (시월애, Siworae) is a 2000 South Korean time-slip romance directed by Lee Hyun-seung, starring Lee Jung-jae and Jun Ji-hyun as lovers corresponding by mailbox across two years; remade by Hollywood as The Lake House (2006).

Im Juli

Im Juli (In July, Turkish Temmuz'da) is Fatih Akin's 2000 German romantic road movie starring Moritz Bleibtreu and Christiane Paul, following a Hamburg teacher's drive to Istanbul; released 24 August 2000, Metascore 71, Lola-winning.

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith is a 2000 American romantic comedy directed by Edward Norton, about a rabbi and a priest who both fall for the same woman.

Kevin & Perry Go Large

Kevin & Perry Go Large is a 2000 British comedy directed by Ed Bye, a spin-off of Harry Enfield's Kevin the Teenager sketches, in which Kevin (Enfield) and Perry (Kathy Burke) holiday in Ibiza chasing DJ fame and losing their virginity.

Km 0

Km. 0 (Kilometer Zero) is a 2000 Spanish ensemble comedy by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda García Serrano, in which fourteen strangers meet mistaken dates at Madrid's Puerta del Sol; 194,883 Spanish admissions and a 2001 Goya song nomination.

Loser (film)

Loser (film) is a 2000 American romantic comedy directed by Amy Heckerling. It follows a scholarship student in New York who falls for a classmate involved with her professor.

Me You Them

Me You Them (Eu, tu, eles) is a 2000 Brazilian comedy-drama by Andrucha Waddington starring Regina Casé as Darlene, a sertão woman living with three husbands; Cannes Un Certain Regard special mention and Karlovy Vary Best Film winner.

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 American comedy directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Jim Carrey as a Rhode Island trooper with a split personality.

Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach, in which Ben Stiller tries to win over his girlfriend's intimidating father, Robert De Niro.

Miss Congeniality (film)

Miss Congeniality is a 2000 American action comedy directed by Donald Petrie, starring and produced by Sandra Bullock as FBI agent Gracie Hart, who goes undercover as Miss New Jersey at the Miss United States pageant to stop the terrorist 'The Citizen'; it grossed $213.4 million worldwide.

My Dog Skip (film)

My Dog Skip (2000) is Jay Russell's family drama adapted from Willie Morris's 1995 memoir, starring Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, and Luke Wilson; filmed in Mississippi, released by Warner Bros., grossing $34.1 million.

Needing You (孤男寡女)

Needing You (孤男寡女, Goo laam gwa lui) is a 2000 Hong Kong office romantic comedy directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng; adapted from a radio play, it earned about HK$35 million and topped the 2000 Hong Kong box office.