MV5BYTIzYTA5MDEtY2I0OS00OGJhLTlmMDctZWRlMGRjYzAxZDQzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — The Contender (2000)

**Directed by: Rod Lurie**
**Starring: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliot, William Petersen, Philip Bakker Hall, Robin Thomas**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Directing, Themes, Relevance**
**WEAKNESSES: Slightly Heavy-Handed**

The Contender (2000)

March 2, 2020

The Vice President is dead and the President seeks to place Senator Laine Hanson in the open spot. Meanwhile, Senator Shelly Runyon opposes the nomination, and seeks to make his own moves.

Chocolat (2000)

May 3, 2019

A single mother opens a chocolate shop in a conservative village in France, challenging the morals of the town.

O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)

March 28, 2019

Everett, Pete, and Delmar aren’t just down on their luck during the Great Depression. They are chained together in a chain gang, till they break free in an attempt to find buried treasure that is.

glad 1.jpg — Gladiator (2000)

**Directed by: Ridley Scott**
**Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielson**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 35m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars (Loved It)**
**STRENGTHS: Production, Acting, Spectacle**
**WEAKNESSES: Final Speech/Ending**

Gladiator (2000)

November 8, 2018

When Maximus, a Roman General, is betrayed by Commodus, the Roman Emperor, His family is killed and he narrowly escapes into the life of a slave. As a Gladiator, will he ever realize vengeance upon the man who ruined his life?

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**Directed by: E Elias Merhige**
**Starring: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes**
**Rated: R for Some Sexuality, Drug Content, Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Production Design, Atmosphere, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Cinematography, Small Target Audience (?)**

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

October 6, 2018

The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is complicated by the demands and habits of lead actor Max Schreck.

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