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What were you doing 20 years ago? If you’re old enough to remember Blockbuster, chances are that you were there checking these movies out. Or maybe you even caught them in the theater. Either way, the first films of our millennium have been out for two decades now. In honor of these classic movies’ 20th birthdays, it’s time to turn back the clock and pop these Y2K films in the VCR/DVD player for an anniversary viewing (just kidding — they’re all on Amazon).
Some of these films feel like they could have come out yesterday, like the coming-of-age drama Almost Famous, or the sweet and hilarious rom-com Miss Congeniality. Others feel, well, like they’re about two decades old (we’re looking at you, Scary Movie). From our favorite celebs’ breakout roles to hidden gems that you’ve forgotten about, the year 2000 was a good one for movies. Talk a walk down memory lane and check out these classic movies that turn 20 years old in 2020.
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1
Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe’s semi-autographic story dives into the wild world of 1970’s rock-n-roll. The story follows a 15-year-old kid turned Rolling Stone reporter as he goes on tour with the fictional band Stillwater.
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2
American Psycho
Adapted from Bret Easton Ellis’s satirical novel about the excess of Wall Street in the ’80s, this dark comedy follows an investment banker turned serial killer played by Christian Bale. It’s a pretty intense movie, but you’ll at least walk away with a new appreciation of Huey Lewis and the News.
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3
Miss Congeniality
One of the most charming and infinitely quotable Sandra Bullock romantic comedies, this movie follows a FBI agent who must go undercover at a beauty pageant. For its elaborate premise, the movie has a lot of heart.
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4
Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts is at her plucky, tough-talking best as she plays a single mom who works to take down a large company that has been knowingly contaminating a small town’s groundwater.
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5
Billy Elliot
6
Remember the Titans
A freshly integrated football team must learn how to trust each other and play as a team in this ’70s-set football drama starring Denzel Washington and a young Ryan Gosling.
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7
Scary Movie
Remember when parody movies were a thing? There wasn’t one bigger than the raunchy and hilarious horror movie knock-off Scary Movie.
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8
Bring It On
A California cheer squad must figure out what to do after they learn that their previous caption has been stealing routines from another squad at an inner-city school in this surprisingly ahead of it’s time cheer comedy.
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9
Charlie’s Angels
Before there was the 2019 action remake of the television show Charlie’s Angels, there was the iconic 2000s reboot. This one matched up Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu in a fun and campy thriller.
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10
Meet the Parents
Ben Stiller goes through the new relationship milestone of meeting his girlfriend’s parents — except everything goes horribly (and hilariously) wrong from him.
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11
High Fidelity
A record store owner (hey — this was 20 years ago!) keeps lists of his favorite albums and his worst breakups. Along the way, he learns that everyone has to grow up some time.
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12
Love & Basketball
Two childhood friends bonded by their love of basketball must deal with the struggles of growing up, professional basketball, and their changing relationship.
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13
Cast Away
Wilsooooon! Tom Hanks gives a career-defining performance as a shipwrecked business man who must learn how to survive on an uninhabited island.
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14
Unbreakable
Before there was M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass, or even Split, there was the first movie of the trilogy — Unbreakable. Bruce Willis plays a security guard who finds out he may have super-human abilities after surviving a horrific train crash.
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15
The Emperor’s New Groove
This witty and original animated Disney film follows an egotistical young emperor who must find a way to reverse a curse that turned him into a llama.
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As an Editorial Fellow for Good Housekeeping, Katie covers health, beauty, home, and pop culture.
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