These are my ten favorite films from 2000. This list can be changed at any time, as I go back and see other films from 2000.
In general, films eligible for this list are films less than three years old that were released in New York or Los Angeles during this year -- in general, films eligible for an Academy Award.
The red number is the number of times I've seen the film.
1. Yi Yi (Edward Yang) A (1)
2. You Can Count on Me (Kenneth Lonergan) A- [high] (1)
3. The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami) A- [high] (1)
4. The Idiots (Lars von Trier) A- [low] (1)
5. George Washington (David Gordon Green) A- [low] (1)
6. Adrenaline Drive (Shinobu Yaguchi) A- [low] (2)
7. State and Main (David Mamet) A- [low] (2)
8. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears) A- [low] (1)
9. Jesus' Son (Alison Maclean) B+ [high] (1)
10. Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis) B+ [high] (1)
Honorable mention (in order of preference): Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Best in Show, Unbreakable, Sound and Fury