2000s Drama Movies

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Gladiator(2000)

4.1/5 (with 8,130 votes)

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, ...

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Intimacy(2001)

| 1h 59min | Romance / Love, Drama, Fantasy

3.2/5 (with 256 votes)

Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.

Directed by Patrice Chéreau - With Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Alastair Galbraith, Susannah Harker, Timothy Spall, Marianne Faithfull, ...

Cast Away(2000)

PG-13

| 2h 23min | Adventure, Drama

3.8/5 (with 5,324 votes)

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis - With Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Chris Noth, Nan Martin, David Allen Brooks, ...

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Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

| 2h 24min | Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War

3.5/5 (with 1,923 votes)

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, ...

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The Passion of the Christ(2004)

| 2h 7min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 1,854 votes)

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

Directed by Mel Gibson - With Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Hristo Shopov, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio Rubini, ...

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The Pianist(2002)

| 2h 30min | Drama, War

4.2/5 (with 4,313 votes)

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Directed by Roman Polanski - With Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox, Udo Kroschwald, Maureen Lipman, ...

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas(2008)

PG-13

| 1h 34min | War, Drama, History

3.9/5 (with 3,135 votes)

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

Directed by Mark Herman - With Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend, Amber Beattie, ...

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Mysterious Skin(2005)

| 1h 48min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 429 votes)

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Directed by Gregg Araki - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeffrey Licon, Bill Sage, Mary Lynn Rajskub, ...

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Bridge to Terabithia(2007)

| 1h 36min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family

3.7/5 (with 2,415 votes)

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

Directed by Gábor Csupó - With Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, Latham Gaines, ...

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The Last Samurai(2003)

| 2h 34min | Drama, Action, War

3.8/5 (with 3,186 votes)

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Directed by Edward Zwick - With Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Shin Koyamada, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Hiroyuki Sanada, ...

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8 Mile(2002)

1h 50min | Drama, Music

3.6/5 (with 3,204 votes)

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Directed by Curtis Hanson - With Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Taryn Manning, Omar Benson Miller, ...

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The Patriot(2000)

| 2h 45min | Drama, History, War, Action

3.6/5 (with 1,695 votes)

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Heath Ledger, Mel Gibson, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, Chris Cooper, René Auberjonois, ...

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Diary of a Nymphomaniac(2008)

1h 42min | Drama, Romance / Love

2.8/5 (with 130 votes)

A chronicle of the life of a middle-class French girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption.

Directed by Christian Molina - With Leonardo Sbaraglia, Geraldine Chaplin, Ángela Molina, Belén Fabra, Antonio Garrido, Natasha Yarovenko, ...

There Will Be Blood(2007)

| 2h 38min | Drama

4.0/5 (with 3,036 votes)

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson - With Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Meskimen, Russell Harvard, ...

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Coach Carter(2005)

PG-13

| 2h 16min | Drama, History

3.8/5 (with 1,199 votes)

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

Directed by Thomas Carter - With Samuel L. Jackson, Ashanti, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Rick Gonzalez, Antwon Tanner, ...

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King Arthur(2004)

PG-13

| 2h 6min | Adventure, War, History, Action, Drama

3.2/5 (with 1,359 votes)

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, ...

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Enemy at the Gates(2001)

| 2h 11min | Drama, War, History

3.7/5 (with 1,601 votes)

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - With Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman, ...

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Erin Brockovich(2000)

2h 11min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 1,616 votes)

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh - With Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Peter Coyote, Cherry Jones, ...

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A Beautiful Mind(2001)

PG-13

| 2h 15min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.9/5 (with 4,571 votes)

John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

Directed by Ron Howard - With Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Vivien Cardone, Christopher Plummer, ...

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Swingers(2002)

1h 33min | Romance / Love, Drama

2.9/5 (with 29 votes)

Despite Diana's insecure nature, she and her husband Julian agree with the idea to sexually experiment with another couple. They put out an ad on the net to which the well experienced Alex and Timo react. We follow Diana and Julian as they prepare for the arrival of Alex and Timo, who they have invited to their home for the weekend. Diana is nervous. As soon as she is confronted with the self-confident and ravishingly sexy Alex, her insecurity increases even more. Timo seems disinterested, a sharp contrast to the boyish excitement of Julian. But as night falls and their sexual exploration begins, we notice Timo may not be as casual as he initially seemed and Diana on the other hand contains hidden strength. And so we realize there's more to 'Swingers' than just sex. Swingers: could your relationship stand the test?

Directed by Stephan Brenninkmeijer - With Nienke Brinkhuis, Joep Sertons

The Piano Teacher(2001)

| 2h 11min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.7/5 (with 455 votes)

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Directed by Michael Haneke - With Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Anna Sigalevitch, Eva Green, ...

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Jarhead(2005)

| 2h 3min | Drama, War

3.3/5 (with 1,250 votes)

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

Directed by Sam Mendes - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, ...

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Revolutionary Road(2008)

| 1h 59min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 1,707 votes)

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

Directed by Sam Mendes - With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Richard Easton, Jay O. Sanders, Kathryn Hahn, ...

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The Machinist(2004)

| 1h 41min | Thriller, Drama

3.8/5 (with 2,387 votes)

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

Directed by Brad Anderson - With Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Michael Ironside, Anna Massey, John Sharian, ...

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Rocky Balboa(2006)

| 1h 42min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 1,747 votes)

His wife is dead and his son hates him, but this old man still has fight in him! When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger, and thirty years his junior.

Directed by Sylvester Stallone - With Burt Young, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Burton, Lou DiBella, Sylvester Stallone, ...

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Beowulf(2007)

PG-13

| 1h 55min | Adventure, Action, Animation

2.9/5 (with 1,244 votes)

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis - With Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright, Angelina Jolie, Brendan Gleeson, ...

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Melissa P.(2005)

| 1h 40min | Drama

2.3/5 (with 261 votes)

An adolescent girl, living with her mother and her grandmother, will have her first sexual experiences in a heavy and excessive way.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino - With María Valverde, Letizia Ciampa, Primo Reggiani, Fabrizia Sacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Nilo Zimmerman, ...

Cinderella Man(2005)

PG-13

| 2h 24min | Romance / Love, Drama, History

3.8/5 (with 956 votes)

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, in the 1920s following his retirement, makes a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.

Directed by Ron Howard - With Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, ...

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The Cat Returns(2002)

| 1h 15min | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family

3.6/5 (with 822 votes)

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Directed by Hiroyuki Morita

The Pledge(2001)

| 2h 3min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 456 votes)

A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Directed by Sean Penn - With Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, ...

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2000s Drama Movies

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Gladiator(2000)

Intimacy(2001)

Cast Away(2000)

Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

The Passion of the Christ(2004)

The Pianist(2002)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas(2008)

Mysterious Skin(2005)

Bridge to Terabithia(2007)

The Last Samurai(2003)

8 Mile(2002)

The Patriot(2000)

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Diary of a Nymphomaniac(2008)

There Will Be Blood(2007)

Coach Carter(2005)

King Arthur(2004)

Enemy at the Gates(2001)

Erin Brockovich(2000)

A Beautiful Mind(2001)

Swingers(2002)

The Piano Teacher(2001)

Jarhead(2005)

Revolutionary Road(2008)

The Machinist(2004)

Rocky Balboa(2006)

Beowulf(2007)

Melissa P.(2005)

Cinderella Man(2005)

The Cat Returns(2002)

The Pledge(2001)

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