A list of animated feature films released in 2000 , - ! Title !! Country !! Director !! Studio !! Animation technique !! Type !! Notes !! Release date !! Duration , - , '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' , , United States , ,

Des McAnuff Desmond Steven McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is the American-Canadian former artistic director of Canada's Stratford Festival and director of such Broadway musical theatre productions as '' Big River'', '' The Who's Tommy'' and '' Jersey Boys''. ...

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TriBeCa Productions Tribeca Productions is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca. History The production company was founded in 1989 ...

Jay Ward Productions Jay Ward Productions, Inc. (sometimes shortened to Ward Productions) is an American animation studio based in Costa Mesa, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward. The Jay Ward Productions library and rights were previo ...

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Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

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Live-action animated film , , , , June 30, 2000 , , 92 minutes , - , '' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie''
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Hiroaki Gōda is an animator, character designer, screenwriter and director for anime. His most known work is that as director and screenwriter of the various '' Oh My Goddess!'' anime adaptions. Works Anime *Direction :* '' Bubblegum Crisis'' :* ''Oh My G ...

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Shochiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not ...

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , October 21, 2000 , , 105 minutes , - , ''Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time'' , , United States
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Cirio H. Santiago Cirio Hermoso Santiago (January 18, 1936 – September 26, 2008) was a prolific Filipino film producer, director and writer. He used the screen names Cirio Santiago, Cirio H. Santiago and Leonard Hermes. Life and career Santiago was born on Janua ...

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New Horizons Home Video , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , June 13, 2000 , , 81 minutes , - , ''

Alpamysh Alpamysh, also spelled as Alpamish or Alpamis ( uz, Alpamış, kk, Alpamıs, tr, Alpamış, ba, Алпамыша, russian: Алпамыш, az, Alpamış, Kazan Tatar: ''Аlpamşa'', Altay: ''Аlıp Мanaş''), is an ancient Turkic epic or ...

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, , Uzbekistan , , Nazim Tulyakhodgaev , , , , Traditional , , , , First

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman ''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman'' is a 2000 American animated horror musical dark comedy film produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Cartoon Studios and based on characters from ''Alvin and the Chipmunks''. It is the second ...

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Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions (also credited as Bagdasarian Company) is an American production company founded by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (also known as David Seville) on February 20, 1961. The company holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and relat ...

Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to Un ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , August 29, 2000 , , 77 minutes , - , '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' , , United States , , Curt Geda , , Warner Bros. Family Entertainment , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , December 12, 2000
April 23, 2002 , , 73 minutes
76 minutes , - , '' Beauty and Warrior''
, , Indonesia , , Sukma Romadhon , , Wissta Animation Film , , Traditional , , , , Was adapted into English by IFD Films and Arts in 2002 , , December 21, 2000 , , 41 minutes , - , '' Blood: The Last Vampire'' , , Japan , ,

Hiroyuki Kitakubo is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter. Kitakubo began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the 1979 ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' television series. He debuted as a director with the '' Cream Lemon'' episode "Pop C ...

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Production I.G is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders: producer Mitsuhisa I ...

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The Boy Who Saw the Wind is an animated film based on the novel by C. W. Nicol. Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, it was released theatrically in Japan on July 22, 2000. It was also broadcast in Latin America by HBO, France by AK Video, in Spain by HBO and in Russia by MC Enter ...

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Brain's Base is a Japanese animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a m ...

Hitachi-Maxell , , Traditional , , , , , , July 22, 2000 , , 97 minutes , - , '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'' , , United States , ,

Tad Stones Edward T. "Tad" Stones (born May 28, 1952) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer and director, best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company, where he worked from 1974 to 2003. His most notable credits for Dis ...

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Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American Film studio, film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action featur ...

Walt Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is the television animation production arm of Disney Branded Television, a sub-division of the Disney Ge ...

Pixar Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Califor ...

, , Traditional/CGI , , Direct-to-video , , , , August 8, 2000 , , 70 minutes , - , '' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card''
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Morio Asaka is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. After graduating Osaka Designers' College, Asaka entered Madhouse. He was inspired to become a director by '' Phoenix: Yamato Chapter'' and made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of ''Y ...

, , Madhouse , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , July 15, 2000 , , 80 minutes , - , '' Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes''
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Kenji Kodama is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime ''Case Closed'', as well as the ''City Hunter'' series and ''Lupin III Part III''. Filmography Anime Referenc ...

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TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ...

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the produc ...

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , April 22, 2000 , , 95 minutes , - , ''

Casper's Haunted Christmas ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'' is a 2000 computer-animated Christmas supernatural dark comedy film produced by Harvey Comics and Mainframe Entertainment, based on the character Casper the Friendly Ghost, and was released by Universal Studios Home ...

'' , , Canada , , Owen Hurley , , The Harvey Entertainment Company

Mainframe Entertainment Mainframe Studios is a Canadian computer animation company owned by Wow Unlimited Media and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment Inc. by Christopher Brough, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell, Gavin Blair and ...

, , CGI , , Direct-to-video , , , , October 31, 2000 , , 86 minutes , - , ''

Chicken Run ''Chicken Run'' is a 2000 stop-motion animated comedy film produced by Pathé and Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. Aardman’s first feature-length film and DreamWorks Animation's fourth film, it was directed by Pe ...

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United States , ,

Peter Lord Peter Lord CBE (born 1953) is an English animator, director, producer and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring ...

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...

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Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay ani ...

Pathé Pictures , , Stop motion , , The first feature film production from Aardman, and the highest grossing stop-motion animated feature of all time. , , , , June 23, 2000
June 30, 2000 , , 84 minutes , - , '' Circleen: Mice and Romance''
, , Denmark , , , , , , Traditional , , , , , , February 11, 2000 , , 60 minutes , - , '' Condor Crux, the Legend''
, , Spain
Argentina , , Juan Pablo Buscarini
Swan Glecer , , Patagonik Film Group
Tornasol Films S.A. , , Traditional/CGI , , , , , , January 6, 2000 , , 88 minutes , - , '' Crayon Shin-chan: Rumble in the Jungle'' , , Japan , ,

Keiichi Hara is a Japanese director of animated films. Biography What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was visiting an animation film company as part of his job hunting activities after graduating from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (TDG). ...

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Shin-Ei Animation is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A-Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. Shin-Ei is known for being the animation studio behind two of the anime tele ...

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , April 22, 2000 , , 88 minutes , - , '' CyberWorld'' , , United States , , Colin Davies
Elaine Despins , ,

Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the devel ...

EyeTide Media
ZeoCast
IMAX Sandde Animation
Spin Entertainment , , CGI , , Theatrical , ,

IMAX IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating. Graem ...

anthology , , October 6, 2000 , , 44 minutes , - , '' Digimon: The Movie'' , , Japan
United States , ,

Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese film director and animator. He was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award in the category Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his eighth film ''Mirai (film), ...

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Fox Kids Fox Kids (originally known as Fox Children's Network and later as the Fox Kids Network; stylized as FOX KIDS) was an American children's programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a j ...

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Sl ...

Saban Entertainment Saban Entertainment, Inc. (along with Saban International; currently operating under the legal name is BVS Entertainment, Inc.) was a worldwide-served independent American-Israeli television production company formed in 1980 by Haim Saban and ...

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Compilation film A compilation film, or compilation movie is a film composed of scenes and shots taken from two or more prior films and edited together so as to make a new film, whether on the same or a different subject. The most common example would be a docum ...

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Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

'' , , United States , , Ralph Zondag
Eric Leighton , ,

Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fro ...

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Live-action animated film , , The first computer animated feature film from Disney Animation overall; only the characters are all CGI and the backgrounds were filmed in live action. , , May 19, 2000 , , 82 minutes , - , '' Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King''
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Tsutomu Shibayama is a Japanese anime director of film and television. He is known for directing the 1980 and 2006 ''Doraemon'' series. He was born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. In 2012 he won Agency for Cultural Affair Award.Asatsu

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , March 4, 2000 , , 93 minutes , - , ''

Duck Ugly ''Duck Ugly'' (''Couac, le vilain petit canard'' in French) is a 2000 French animated film co-produced by Millimages, TerraGlyph Productions, Ireland and Moro Studios, Barcelona. It was directed by Deane Taylor and Emmanuel Klotz. The film ...

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Deane Taylor , ,

Millimages Millimages is a French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic ...

TerraGlyph Productions , , Traditional , , , , , , 2000 , , 65 minutes , - , ''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated slapstick comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 40th animated film produced by the studio, it was directed by Mark Dindal and p ...

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Mark Dindal Mark Louis Dindal (born May 1960) is an American film director, effects animator, screenwriter, character designer, storyboard artist and voice actor, who is famous for having directed popular films like ''Cats Don't Dance'' (1997), ''The Emper ...

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, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , December 10, 2000 , , 78 minutes , - , '' Escaflowne'' , , Japan , ,

Kazuki Akane is a Japanese animation director. Until the early 2000s, he was a staff member of the anime studio Sunrise, where he collaborated with Shoji Kawamori to direct his most famous work, ''The Vision of Escaflowne''. Since that time, he worked exten ...

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Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects. Terminology ...

, , Traditional , , , , , , June 24, 2000 , , 98 minutes , - , ''

An Extremely Goofy Movie ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' is a 2000 animated comedy film distributed by Walt Disney Home Video, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and directed by Douglas McCarthy. It is a standalone sequel to the 1995 film ''A Goofy Movie'' and the ...

'' , , United States , , Ian Harrowell
Douglas McCarthy , , Disneytoon Studios , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , February 29, 2000 , , 79 minutes , - , '' The Four Seasons''
'' :hu:A négy évszak'' , , Hungary , ,

Ferenc Cakó Ferenc Cakó (born 1950) is a Hungarian artist whose specialty is performing sand animation. He graduated from the College for Creative Arts in 1973 and did amateur animation at that point. His first success was in 1982 and in 1989 he was name ...

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Duna TV , , Stop motion/Sand animation , , Television film , , , , 2000 , , 43 minutes , - , '' Franklin and the Green Knight'' , , Canada , , John van Bruggen , ,

Nelvana Nelvana Enterprises, Inc. (; previously known as Nelvana Limited, sometimes known as Nelvana Animation and simply Nelvana or Nelvana Communications) is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment company owned by Corus Entertainment. Found ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , October 17, 2000 , , 75 minutes , - , ''The Great Easter Egg Hunt'' , , United States , , Diane Eskenazi , ,

Golden Films Golden Films is an American production studio founded in 1994 by Diane Eskenazi, previously known as American Film Investment Corporation. The studio has produced a variety of animated films. The company's most notorious films were part of the ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , March 11, 2000 , , 47 minutes , - , '' Heart, the Joys of Pantriste''
, , Argentina , , Manuel Garcia Ferré , , , , Traditional , , , , , , July 6, 2000 , , 80 minutes , - , ''

Heavy Metal 2000 ''Heavy Metal 2000'' (also known as ''Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.²'' outside North America) is a 2000 Canadian adult animated science fiction film produced by Jacques Pettigrew and Michel Lemire, and directed by Michael Coldewey and Lemire. Starring t ...

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Germany , , Michael Coldewey
Michel Lemire , ,

CinéGroupe CinéGroupe is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company was founded in 1974. Its shows and films have been seen in over 125 countries. Notable franchises from CinéGroupe include: '' What's with Andy?'', '' The Kids from ...

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , July 10, 2000 , , 88 minutes , - , ''

Help! I'm a Fish ''Help! I'm A Fish'' ( da, Hjælp, jeg er en fisk; also known as ''A Fish Tale'') is a 2000 Danish-German-Irish traditionally animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring and Michael Hegner, and written by S ...

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Ireland
Denmark , , Stefan Fjeldmark
Michael Hegner
Greg Manwaring , , A. Film A/S
Munich Animation
Terraglyph Interactive Studios , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , October 6, 2000 , , 82 minutes , - , '' Hundhotellet'' , , Sweden , ,

Per Åhlin Per Johan Axel Åhlin (born 7 August 1931) is a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the feature film '' The Journey to Melonia''. C ...

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Sandrew Metronome Sandrew Metronome is a Scandinavian film distribution company formed in the 1990s. It was one of the biggest distributor companies in the Nordic countries. Sandrew Metronome was established by the Swedish company Sandrews and the Danish Metronom ...

, , Traditional , , , , , , March 10, 2000 , , 68 minutes , - , ''

Is It Fall Yet? ''Is It Fall Yet?'' is a 2000 American animated comedy-drama television film written by Glenn Eichler and Peggy Nicoll, and directed by Karen Disher and Guy Moore. First broadcast on August 27, 2000, it was the first of two film-length installm ...

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South Korea , , Karen Disher
Guy Moore , ,

MTV Animation MTV Animation is the animation department of the television network MTV. History In 1991, MTV debuted its first full-length animated series, '' Liquid Television'', which helped launch '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' and ''Æon Flux''. MTV establi ...

, , Traditional , , Television film , , , , August 27, 2000 , , 75 minutes , - , '' The Island of the Crab''
, , Spain , , Txavi Basterretxea
Joxan Muñoz , , , , Traditional , , , , , , October 2, 2000 , , 64 minutes , - , '' Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers'' , , Italy , , Jung Soo Yong , ,

Mondo TV Mondo TV is an Italian production and television distribution company. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main stock exchange, Borsa Italiana. It distribu ...

, , Traditional , , , , , , 2000 , , 89 minutes , - , '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' , , United States , , Rob LaDuca
Robert C. Ramirez , , DreamWorks Animation , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , Prequel to ''

The Prince of Egypt ''The Prince of Egypt'' is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The first feature film from DreamWorks to be traditionally animated, it is an adaptation of the Boo ...

'' (1998). , , November 7, 2000 , , 74 minutes , - , '' The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire'' , , United States , ,

Charles Grosvenor Charles Grosvenor (born June 2, 1952) is an American film director. Early work Originally from Hillsdale, New Jersey, he moved to Los Angeles in 1978 to work in the animation industry, at a time when most of the work was still being done in the ...

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, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , Seventh installment in ''

The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is an American animated film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous '' The Land Befo ...

'' film series and the first installment to use digital ink and paint animation. , , December 5, 2000 , , 74 minutes , - , '' The Last Mystery of the 20th Century''
, , Japan , , Satoshi Kuwabara , ,

Tezuka Productions is a Japanese animation studio founded by Osamu Tezuka in 1968. It is known for animating notable works such as ''Marvelous Melmo'', the 1980 and 2003 ''Astro Boy'' series, and '' Black Jack''. It is also the holder of the intellectual property ...

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Com ...

, , Traditional , , Television special , , , , December 5, 2000 , , 42 minutes , - , '' Leif Erickson, Discoverer of North America'' , , United States , , , , , , Traditional , , , , , , June 23, 2000
July 14, 2000 , , 85 minutes , - , '' The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus'' , , United States , , Glen Hill , , Mike Young Productions , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , October 31, 2000 , , 75 minutes , - , '' Lion of Oz'' , , Canada
United Kingdom
United States , , Tim Deacon , ,

Sony Wonder Sony Wonder (founded as Sony Kids’ Music) is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not directl ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , August 25, 2000 , , 74 minutes , - , '' Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar''
, , Japan , , Hideki Tonokatsu , ,

Tokyo Movie Shinsha , formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as '' Lupin the Third ...

Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed ...

, , Traditional , , Television special , , , , July 28, 2000 , , 91 minutes , - , '' The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' , , United States , ,

Jim Kammerud Jim Kammerud (born July 23, 1960) is an American director, writer, producer and animator, best known for his work with the Walt Disney Company. Kammerud attended the Ohio State University in the mid-1980s. There he developed his cartooning st ...

Brian Smith , , DisneyToon Studios , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , September 19, 2000 , , 75 minutes , - , '' Lotte's Journey South'' , , Estonia , ,

Heiki Ernits Heiki Ernits (born 24 March 1953) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the s ...

Janno Põldma Janno Põldma (born 7 November 1950 in Tallinn) is an Estonian film director and children's writer. Since 1973 he has worked in Tallinnfilm Studio. He has filmed about 20 animated films, mostly Priit Pärn's films. Works Films * '' Tom and ...

, , Eesti Joonisfilm , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , 2000 , , 65 minutes , - , ''

The Magic Pudding ''The Magic Pudding: Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff'' is a 1918 Australian children's book written and illustrated by Norman Lindsay. It is a comic fantasy, and a classic of Australian childr ...

'' , , Australia , , Karl Zwicky , ,

New South Wales Film and Television Office ---> Screen NSW, formerly known as the New South Wales Film and Television Office, or FTO, and before that the New South Wales Film Corporation, is a brand name that is part of Create NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales that is ...

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

Premium Movie Partnership , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , December 14, 2000 , , 80 minutes , - , ''

Marco Antonio, rescate en Hong Kong Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...

'' , , Spain , , Manuel J. García, Carlos Varela , , , , Traditional , , , , , , December 1, 2000 , , 78 minutes , - , ''Miracle in Toyland'' , , United States , , Diane Eskenazi , ,

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , November 14, 2000 , , 47 minutes , - , '' The Miracle Maker'' , , Russia
United Kingdom , , Derek W. Hayes

Stanislav Sokolov Stanislav Mihaylovich Sokolov (russian: Станислав Михайлович Соколов; born May 18, 1947) is a Russian stop-motion animation director. He graduated from VGIK in 1971 and has since then worked with Studios Soyuzmultfilm, ...

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Sianel 4 Cymru

BBC Films BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Part ...

, , Stop motion , , Theatrical , , , , March 31, 2000 , , 90 minutes , - , ''

Monster Mash "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called '' The Original Monster Mash'', which contained seve ...

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United States , , Guido Manuli , ,

DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , August 29, 2000 , , 64 minutes , - , '' The New Bremen Musicians''
''Новые бременские'' (Novyye bremenskiye) , , Russia , , , , , , Traditional , , , , , , May 24, 2000 , , 56 minutes , - , '' Nien Resurrection'' , , Malaysia , , , , , , CGI , , Direct-to-video , , , , , , , - , '' Odwrocona gora albo film pod strasznym tytułem'' , , Poland , , Leszek Gałysz , , , , Traditional , , , , , , May 26, 2000 , , 77 minutes , - , '' One Piece: The Movie'' , , Japan , , Junji Shimizu , ,

Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network ...

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

Toei Company () (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by ...

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One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

film series A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. This article explains what film series are ...

; the only film in the franchise to use traditional cel animation. , , March 4, 2000 , , 51 minutes , - , '' One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel''
, , Japan , , Yukio Kaizawa , ,

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...

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'' television special series , , December 20, 2000 , , 50 minutes , - , ''

Optimus Mundus Optimus may refer to: Organisations * Optimus Telecomunicações, S.A., a Portuguese mobile phone company who was merged with ZON and formed a new company called NOS * Optimus S.A., a former Polish computer assembler Fictional characters * Opti ...

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Pentamedia Graphics Pentamedia Graphics, formerly known as Pentafour Software, is a software and digital media company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main activities are projects, products, consultancy and training in software and digital media. The com ...

, , CGI , , , , India's first 3D animated film , , December 23, 2000 , , 110 minutes , - , ''

Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten ''Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten'' is a Swedish children's film from 2000, based on the books ''Pettson and Findus'' by Sven Nordqvist Sven Otto Rickard Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's bo ...

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Albert Hanan Kaminski
Árpad Szabó , , Happy Life Animation AB , , Traditional , , , , , , October 27, 2000 , , 76 minutes , - , '' Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns''
, , Japan , ,

Kunihiko Yuyama is a Japanese director best known for his work on the ''Pokémon'' anime franchise. He also directed '' Magical Princess Minky Momo'', '' Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko'', '' The Three Musketeers Anime'', '' Ushio and Tora'', '' Kimagu ...

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OLM The olm or proteus (''Proteus anguinus'') is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. In contrast to most amphibians, it is entirely aquatic, eating, sleeping, and b ...

, , Traditional , , Television special , , , , December 30, 2000 , , 60 minutes , - , '' Pokemon 3: The Movie Entei-Spell of the Unknown''
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, , OLM, Inc. , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , July 8, 2000 , , 74 minutes , - , '' The Prince of Dinosaurs''
, , Italy , , Orlando Corradi , ,

, , Traditional , , , , , , 2000 , , 79 minutes , - , '' Princes and Princesses''
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Michel Ocelot Michel Ocelot (born 27 October 1943) is a French writer, designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former presid ...

, , , , Traditional , , , , , , January 26, 2000 , , 70 minutes , - , '' Prop and Berta''
, , Denmark
Latvia , , Per Fly , , , , Stop motion , , , , , , November 27, 2000 , , 77 minutes , - , '' Read or Die'' , , Japan , ,

Koji Masunari is a Japanese anime director. After debuting in 1985, he has directed many series, including the anime adaptation of '' Kamichu!'', which won an excellence award at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005, the anime adaptation of '' Magi: The Labyr ...

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Studio Deen is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...

, , Traditional , , , , , , , , , - , '' Redwall: The Movie'' , , Canada , , , , , , Traditional , , , , , , , , 84 minutes , - , '' The Rescue by Pintin''
, , Argentina , , , , , , Traditional , , , , , , July 13, 2000 , , 82 minutes , - , ''

The Road to El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Berger ...

'' , , United States , , Don Paul

Eric "Bibo" Bergeron Eric "Bibo" Bergeron (born July 14, 1965) is a French animator and film director. His work includes ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000), '' Shark Tale'' (2004) and '' A Monster in Paris'' (2011). Bergeron has served as animator on films like '' A ...

, , DreamWorks Animation , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , March 31, 2000 , , 89 minutes , - , ''Robin and the Dreamweavers'' , , United States , , Kamoon Song , , Lou Scheimer Productions
Sunmin Image Pictures Co. , , Traditional , , Television film , , Failed

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for a proposed animated television series. , , , , 75 minutes , - , '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' , , United States
Germany , , Stig Bergqvist
Paul Demeyer , ,

Nickelodeon Movies Nickelodeon Movies is the film production arm of American children's network Nickelodeon and the family film distribution label of Paramount Pictures launched on February 25, 1995 and based in Los Angeles, California. The division has earned ...

Klasky Csupo Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (stylized as KLaSKY CSUPO INC., doing business as Klasky Csupo, ) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó (he ...

, , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , November 17, 2000 , , 78 minutes , - , ''

The Scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy used to discourage birds from disturbing crops. Scarecrow(s) or The Scarecrow(s) may also refer to: Comics * Scarecrow (DC Comics), a supervillain in the Batman series * Scarecrow (Marvel Comics), a supervillain * Straw Ma ...

'' , , United States , , Brian Nissen

Richard Rich Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564. He was ...

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Nest Family Entertainment Nest Family Entertainment is an American family entertainment company based in Coppell, Texas. It was formed in 1980 as Family Entertainment Network by Jared F. Brown, Stephen W. Griffin, and Seldon O. Young. The company has produced several drama ...

Rich Animation Studios Crest Animation Productions (formerly RichCrest Animation Studios, Rich Animation Studios and originally Rich Entertainment) was an Indian-American animation studio located in Burbank, California, United States. The studio's most well known work ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , August 22, 2000 , , 81 minutes , - , ''

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders ''Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated science fiction romantic comedy mystery film. It is the third direct-to-video film based on ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday morning cartoons. The film was produced by Hanna ...

'' , , United States , , Jim Stenstrum , ,

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer t ...

Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation Inc. is an American animation studio which is part of the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a flagship of Warner Bros. Discovery. As the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, which was active fro ...

Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

Mook Animation is an animation studio based in Japan and started in 1986. Mook Animation formed a business alliance with DLE in 2006 and was known as Mook DLE; however they ended their partnership in 2008. Mook has created animation services for Western telev ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , Final ''Scooby-Doo'' film to use traditional cel animation , , October 3, 2000 , , 71 minutes , - , '' Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists'' , , India
United States , ,

Alan Jacobs Alan Jacobs may refer to: *Alan Jacobs (academic) (born 1958), American writer and professor *Alan Jacobs (filmmaker), American film director and producer See also * Allan Jacobs (born 1928), American urban designer *Allen Jacobs Allen Winnet ...

Evan Ricks , , Improvision Corporation
Pentafour Software , , CGI , , , , First animated feature that uses

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. , , February 18, 2000 , , 82 minutes , - , '' Soreike! Anpanman: Kieta Jam Oji-san''
, , Japan , , Akinori Nagaoka , ,

, , Traditional , , Television special , , , , February 21, 2000 , , 50 minutes , - , '' Soreike! Anpanman Ningyohime no Namida'' , , Japan , , Akinori Nagaoka , ,

Media Box
Tokyo Theatres , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , July 29, 2000 , , 55 minutes , - , '' Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'' , , Japan , , Shigeyasu Yamauchi , ,

Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968 from former Mushi Pro or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously ...

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OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA ...

, , , , August 31, 2000 , , 93 minutes , - , '' The Tangerine Bear'' , , United States , , Bert Ring , ,

Family Home Entertainment Family Home Entertainment (FHE) was an American home video company founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom. It was a division of International Video Entertainment, which had its headquarters in Newbury Park, California. History The company was foun ...

, , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , , , November 11, 2000 , , 48 minutes , - , ''

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''El Ladrón de sueños'' , , Spain , , Ángel Alonso , , Dibulitoon Studio, S.L. , , CG animation , , , , , , December 15, 2000 , , 69 minutes
79 minutes , - , ''

The Tigger Movie ''The Tigger Movie'' is a 2000 animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with animation production by Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc., written and directed by Jun Falkenstein from a story by Eddie Guzel ...

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Japan , ,

Jun Falkenstein Jun Falkenstein is an American animation director, writer, and storyboard artist. She directed the film ''The Tigger Movie'' in 2000. Falkenstein graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Film and television work * 2020: '' Stillwater' ...

, , DisneyToon Studios , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , February 11, 2000 , , 78 minutes , - , ''

Titan A.E. ''Titan A.E.'' is a 2000 American animated science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Barrymore. Its title refers to the spacecraft ce ...

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Don Bluth Donald Virgil Bluth (; born September 13, 1937) is an American film director, animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequen ...

Gary Goldman Gary Wayne Goldman (born November 17, 1944) is an American film producer, director, animator, writer and voice actor. He is known for working on films with Don Bluth such as ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' for his directorial debut, ''Anastasia'', ' ...

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20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film studio, film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm o ...

20th Century Fox Animation 20th Century Animation, Inc. (originally known as Fox Family Films, Fox Animation Studios, and 20th Century Fox Animation and sometimes referred to as Fox Animation) is an American animation studio located in Century City, Los Angeles. Formed ...

Fox Animation Studios Fox Animation Studios was an American animation production company owned by 20th Century Fox and located in Phoenix, Arizona. After six years of operation, the studio was shut down on June 26, 2000, ten days after the release of its final film, ...

, , Traditional/CGI , , Theatrical , , Final production overall from Fox Animation Studios, as the company was closed down before its release, and the last feature film, for now, directed by Don Bluth. , , June 16, 2000 , , 94 minutes , - , '' Titanic: The Legend Goes On''
, , Italy , , Kim Lox
Camillo Teti , , Titanic Cartoons SRL Roma
Medusa Film , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , September 15, 2000 , , 82 minutes , - , ''

Thomas and the Magic Railroad ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle. It is the only theatrical live-action/animated ''Thomas & Friends'' film in the fra ...

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Britt Allcroft Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft, 14 December 1943) is a British writer, producer, director and voice actress. She is the creator of the children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' (later re-titled ''Thomas & Friend ...

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Destination Films Destination Films is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment currently specializing in action, thriller, niche sci-fi and low-end to medium-end horror films. History The original Destination Films was founded by Brent Baum and Steve Stabler ...

Isle of Man Film Isle of Man Film is a regional screen agency, part of Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development. They drive inward investment in relation to film and the creative industries. Since 1995 Isle of Man Film has built a worldwide ...

, , Live-action/model animation , , Theatrical , , July 14, 2000 , , 84 minutes , - , ''

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawyer, ...

'' , , United States , , Paul Sabella , , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , Final production overall from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, the company went dormant after its release. , , April 4, 2000 , , 89 minutes , - , ''

Tweety's High-Flying Adventure ''Tweety's High-Flying Adventure'' is a 2000 American animated musical slapstick comedy film produced by Tom Minton and James T. Walker, written by Tom Minton, Tim Cahill and Julie McNally, and directed by James T. Walker, Karl Toerge, Charles Vi ...

'' , , United States , , Karl Torege
Charles Visser
James T. Walker , ,

Warner Bros. Family Entertainment , , Traditional , , Direct-to-video , , First direct-to-video installment in the ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

'' franchise. , , September 12, 2000 , , 72 minutes , - , '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust''
, , Japan , ,

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is a writer and director of Japanese animation. He is the creator of titles such as ''Wicked City (1987 film), Wicked City'', ''Ninja Scroll'', and ''Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust''. Biography Kawajiri was born on November 18, 1950 and grew up i ...

, , Madhouse , , Traditional , , Theatrical , , , , July 2000 , , 102 minutes , - , '' VeggieTales: Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen'' , , United States , ,

Mike Nawrocki Michael Lewis Nawrocki (born July 8, 1966) is an American director, animator, writer, lyricist, and voice actor best known as the co-creator of the long-running, Christian video series, ''VeggieTales'' where he voiced Larry the Cucumber. He voic ...

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Big Idea Productions Big Idea Entertainment, LLC (formerly known as Big Idea Productions, Inc. and Big Idea, Inc.; also simply as Big Idea) is an American Christian animation company, best known for its computer-animated ''VeggieTales'' series of Christian-themed h ...

, , CGI , , Direct-to-video , , , , September 30, 2000 , , 35 minutes , - , '' VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky'' , , United States , ,

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, , CGI , , Direct-to-video , , , , April 1, 2000 , , 36 minutes

Highest-grossing animated films of the year

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