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The Films of 2002

This is a chart of U.S. theatrical releases in 2002. For optimum printing, reduce the left and right margins in your browser's "Page Setup" to zero.

The AboutFilm.Com reviewers rating the movies of 2002 are: AT = Alison Tweedie-Perry; CC = Carlo Cavagna; CS = Claudia Smurthwaite; DV = Dominic Varle; FR = Frances Nicole Rogers; JV = Jeff Vorndam

Film Genre Director Cast AT CC CS DV FR JV Avg
Abandon thriller Stephen Gaghan Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam              
About a Boy comedy Chris & Paul Weitz Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz A- B+ B+ B B+ B B+
About Schmidt drama Alexander Payne Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney   A-   C+ B+ B
Adaptation comedy Spike Jonze Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper A- A B+ B C+ A B+
The Adventures of Pluto Nash comedy Ron Underwood Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Pam Greer              
Ali G Indahouse comedy Mark Mylod Ali G, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance              
All About the Benjamins comedy Kevin Bray Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tommy Flanagan   D         D 
All or Nothing drama Mike Leigh Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland   C+       B B-
All the Queen's Men comedy Stephan Ruzowitsky Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Izzard, James Cosmo              
Amadeus Director's Cut drama Milos Forman F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge              
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony docum. Lee Hirsch Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela   C-         C-
American Adobo comedy Laurice Guillen Paolo Montalban, Dina Bonnevie              
American Chai comedy Anurag Mehta Aalok Mehta, Paresh Rawal, Sheetal Sheth              
Amy's Orgasm, aka Amy's O comedy Julie Davis Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron   C+         C+
Analyze That comedy Harold Ramis Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow         C+   C+
Antwone Fisher drama Denzel Washington Derek Luke, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant   B       C C+
Ararat drama Atom Egoyan Charles Aznavour, Elias Koteas, Christopher Plummer           B- B-
Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner (Canada) drama Zacharias Kunuk Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq   B-       B- B-
Austin Powers in Goldmember comedy Jay Roach Mike Myers, Michael Caine, Seth Green C     D+ B- C-
Auto Focus drama Paul Schrader Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello   B+ B+     C+
Bad Company thriller Joel Schumacher Chris Rock, Anthony Hopkins, Gabriel Macht D-           D-
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever action Wych Kaosayananda Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto   F        
The Banger Sisters comedy Bob Dolman Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush C- C C+      
Baran (Iran) romance Majid Majidi Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami     B+       B+
Barbershop comedy Tim Story Ice Cube, Eve, Anthony Anderson   C+         C+
Beijing Bicycle (China) drama Wang Xiaoshuai Cui Lin, Li Bin, Lee Bin              
Believer drama Henry Bean Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Glenn Fitzgerald B- B- B+     B
Below horror David Twohy Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Matthew Davis   C+       D+
Big Bad Love drama Arliss Howard Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Rosanna Arquette              
Big Fat Liar comedy Shawn Levy Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes              
Big Shot's Funeral (China) comedy Xiaogang Feng Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Kwan, Ge You              
Big Trouble comedy Barry Sonnenfeld Tim Allen, Stanley Tucci, Janeane Garofalo           D- D-
Biggie & Tupac docum. Nick Broomfield Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur   C   B+   B B-
Birthday Girl thriller Jez Butterworth Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel   C       C
Blade 2 action Guillermo del Toro Wesley Snipes, Leonor Varela, Kris Kristofferson   C+         C+
Blood Work thriller Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston   B-       C-
Bloody Sunday drama Paul Greengrass James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell     B-     B+
Blue Crush action John Stockwell Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez C+ C+ B       B-
Bobby G. Can't Swim drama John-Luke Montias John-Luke Montias, Susan Mitchell, Vincent Vega              
Borstal Boy drama Peter Sheridan Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Lee Ingleby              
The Bourne Identity action Doug Liman Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper B B+ B+ D B+ B B-
Bowling for Columbine docum. Michael Moore Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson A- B+ A- A- A+ B+ A-
Brotherhood of the Wolf (France) action Christophe Gans Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne B B   B    
Brown Sugar drama Rick Famuyiwa Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifah   C-         C-
Film Genre Director Cast AT CC CS DV FR JV Avg
Catch Me If You Can thriller Steven Spielberg Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken A B   B A B+ B+
The Cat's Meow thriller Peter Bogdanovich Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Tilly   C+ B+     C+ C+
Changing Lanes thriller Roger Mitchell Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette B+ B+ B+   C- B+
The Château comedy Jesse Peretz Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Sylvie Testud   D+         D+
Cheaters comedy Andrew Gurland Trevor Fehrman, Elden Henson, Matthew Lawrence              
Chelsea Walls drama Ethan Hawke Uma Thurman, Kris Kristofferson, Vincent D'Onofrio   F        
Cherish comedy Finn Orchard Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Liz Phair              
The Cherry Orchard drama Michael Cacoyannis Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge              
Chicago musical Rob Marshall Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere A A A B A- B A-
Children of the Century (France) drama Diane Kurys Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi              
Children on Their Birthdays drama Mark Medoff Joe Pichler, Sheryl Lee, Tania Raymonde              
Ciao America comedy Frank Ciota Eddie Malavarca, Maurizio Nichetti, Violante Placido              
Cinema Paradiso: The New Version drama Giuseppe Tornatore Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi   A-         A-
Circuit drama Dirk Shafer Jonathan Wade-Drahos, Andre Khabbazi, Kiersten Warren              
City by the Sea drama Michael Caton-Jones Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco   B-       C-
Clockstoppers comedy Jonathan Frakes Jesse Bradford, Miko Hughes, Michael Biehn              
Collateral Damage action Andrew Davis Arnold Schwartzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri   C-         C-
Comedian docum. Christian Charles Jerry Seinfeld           B
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind comedy George Clooney Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts   B     D- C
The Count of Monte Cristo adventure Kevin Reynolds James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris C+ C+     C+   C+
The Country Bears family Peter Hastings Haley Joel Osment, Christopher Walken, Diedrich Bader              
C.Q. drama  Roman Coppola Gérard Depardieu, Élodie Bouchez, Jeremy Davies         B B- B-
Crazy as Hell comedy Eriq la Salle Eriq la Salle, Ronny Cox, William Bassett              
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course comedy John Stainton Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, Bindi Sue Irwin              
Crossroads comedy Tamra Davis Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Justin Long   F        
Crush comedy John McKay Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor              
Dagon1 horror Stuart Gordon Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Merono   D        
Dahmer thriller David Jacobson Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru           B
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys drama Peter Care Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster     B      
Dark Blue thriller Ron Shelton Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames   B-       C C+
Das Experiment (Germany) drama Oliver Hirschbiegel Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Maren Eggert   A-       B-
Daughter from Danang docum. Gail Dolgin, Vincente Franco Heidi Bub, Nai Thi Kim              
Death to Smoochy comedy Danny DeVito Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener C+ C+     B D- C+
Derrida docum. Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Kofman Jacques Derrida           B
Deuces Wild drama Scott Kalvert Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk              
Die Another Day action Lee Tamahori Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Judi Dench   B-   C- B-   C+
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood drama Callie Khouri Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd B D- B+       C+
Dogtown and Z-Boys docum. Stacy Peralta Narrated by Sean Penn B+   B+     B B+
The Dogwalker drama Jacques Thelemaque Will Stewart, Carol Gustafson, Stefanie Kramer              
Dragonfly thriller Tom Shadyac Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin              
Drumline comedy Charles Stone Orlando Jones, Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana   C-     B   C+
Film Genre Director Cast AT CC CS DV FR JV Avg
East of Harlem drama Jim Sheridan Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Paddy Considine              
8 Crazy Nights animation Seth Kearsley Adam Sandler, Jon Lovitz, Rob Schneider              
Eight Legged Freaks horror Ellory Elkayem David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson   B-         B-
8 Mile drama Curtis Hanson Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy A- B- B+ B+   B- B+
8 Women musical François Ozon Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen   C-       B C+
El Crimen del Padre Amaro (Mexico) drama Carlos Carrera Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón              
Elling (Norway) comedy Petter Næss Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Jørgen Langhelle              
Elvira's Haunted Hills comedy Sam Irvin Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer              
The Emperor's Club drama Michael Hoffman Kevin Kline, Joel Gretsch, Emile Hirsch   D+ C+ D     C-
The Emperor's New Clothes comedy Alan Taylor Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny   C-         C-
Empire crime Franc Reyes John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards              
Enigma drama Michael Apted Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam   B- B B-   B- B-
Enough thriller Michael Apted Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Juliette Lewis   D-         D-
Equilibrium SF thriller Kurt Wimmer Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Sean Bean   C+         C+
Esther Kahn drama Arnaud Desplechin Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Frances Barber           B
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Edition SF Steven Spielberg Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace-Stone, Drew Barrymore           A- A-
The Execution of Wanda Jean1 docum. Liz Garbus Wanda Jean Allen           B
Extreme Ops action Christian Duguay Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves              
Eye See You thriller Jim Gillespie Sylvester Stallone, Jeffrey Wright, Kris Kristofferson              
Evelyn drama Bruce Beresford Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn     B-       B-
Far from Heaven drama Todd Haynes Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert A- C+ A- B- A B-
The Farewell (Germany) drama Jan Schutte Josef Bierbichler, Jeanette Hain              
FearDotCom horror William Malone Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea              
Femme Fatale thriller Brian De Palma Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote   D+       A- C+
Festival in Cannes satire Henry Jaglom Maximilian Schell, Greta Scacchi, Ron Silver              
The First $20 Million comedy Mick Jackson Adam Garcia, Jake Busey, Ethan Suplee              
Fleeing By Night drama Chi Yin, Li Kong Hsu Rene Liu, Lei Huang, Chao-Te Yin              
For Da Love of Money comedy Pierre Pierre, Sacha Kemp, Reynaldo Rey              
Formula 51, aka The 51st State thriller Ronny Yu Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer   D+         D+
40 Days and 40 Nights comedy Michael Lehmann Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Vinessa Shaw B-   C+     B- B-
The Four Feathers adventure Shekhar Kapur Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson       D    
Frailty thriller Bill Paxton Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Matthew O'Leary   B+   C+   C+ B-
Frida biography Julie Taymor Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush   B+ B   B-  
The Friday After Next comedy Michael Raboy Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon              
Full Frontal satire Steven Soderberg Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener, Blair Underwood   B-       C-
Gangs of New York drama Martin Scorsese Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz B+ C B B- A- B
Gangster No. 1 crime Paul McGuigan Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany     C+     C+ C+
The Gentleman Bandit thriller Jordan Alan Charlie Mattera, Peter Greene, Justine Miceli              
Get Well Soon comedy James Merendino Vincent Gallo, Tate Donovan, Jeffrey Tambor              
Ghost Ship horror Steve Beck Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Isaiah Washington   C+         C+
The Good Girl comedy Miguel Arteta Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly   B- B- B   C- B-
Green Dragon drama Timothy Linh Bui Billinjer Tran, Don Duong, Forest Whitaker              
The Grey Zone drama Tim Blake Nelson David Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi   B       B
The Guru comedy Daisy von Scherler Mayer Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry              
Film Genre Director Cast AT CC CS DV FR JV Avg
Half Past Dead action Don Michael Paul Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule              
Halloween: Resurrection horror Rick Rosenthal Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Tyra Banks              
Happy Campers comedy Daniel Waters Brad Renfro, Dominique Swain, Emily Bergl              
Happy Times (China) drama Zhang Yimou Zhao Benshan, Dong Jie, Li Xuejian           C
Harrison's Flowers drama Elie Chouraqui Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Adrien Brody   B-     B   B-
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets fantasy Chris Columbus Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint B- C-     B+ C+ C+
Hart's War war Gregory Hoblit Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard   C-         C-
Harvard Man thriller James Toback Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams           D- D-
Heartbreak Hospital comedy Ruedi Gerber Chelsea Altman, Demian Bichir, John Shea              
Heaven drama Tom Tykwer Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone   C       B+ B-
Hera Purple (South Korea) thriller Kil-chae Jeong Se-Change Lee, Chang Kim              
Hey Arnold! The Movie anim/family Tuck Tucker Spencer Klein, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Sorvino              
High Crimes thriller Carl Franklin Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel   D       D+ D+
His Secret Life (Italy) drama Ferzan Ozpetek Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz              
Hollywood Ending comedy Woody Allen Woody Allen, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing   C+         C+
The Hours drama Stephen Daldry Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep   C C+ C- D- D C-
How I Killed My Father (France) drama Anne Fontaine Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Regnier              
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog comedy Michael Kalesniko Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright Penn, Lynn Redgrave              
Human Nature drama Michel Gondry Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans           C
Hybrid docum. Monteith McCollum Milford Beeghly           B
Hysterical Blindness1 drama Mira Nair Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis           C+ C+
I Spy comedy Betty Thomas Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen              
Ice Age anim/family Chris Wedge Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary   C-         C-
Igby Goes Down comedy Burr Steers Kieran Culkin, Ryan Phillippe, Susan Sarandon B C+     C- C- C+
The Importance of Being Earnest comedy Oliver Parker Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon   B- B C+     B-
Impostor SF thriller Gary Fleder Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio   D        
In Praise of Love (France) drama Jean-Luc Godard Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy           B- B-
Insomnia thriller Christopher Nolan Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams B- B B- B- B B- B-
Intacto (Spain) thriller Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Mónica López           B
Invincible (Germany) drama Werner Herzog Ana Gourari, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Renate Krossner              
The Isle (South Korea) drama Kim Ki-Duk Suh Jung, Kim Yoo-Suk, Park Sung-Hee              
Italian for Beginners (Denmark) comedy Lone Scherfig Anders Berthelsen, Ann Eleonora Jorgensen, Laars Kaalund   C+         C+
Ivansxtc drama Bernard Rose Danny Huston, Peter Weller, Lisa Enos              
Film Genre Director Cast AT CC CS DV FR JV Avg
Jackass: the Movie comedy Jeff Tremaine various           C+ C+
Janice Beard: 45 Words Per Minute comedy Clare Kilner Eileen Walsh, Rhys Ifans, Patsy Kensit              
Jason X horror James Isaac Jonathan Potts, Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig              
John Q thriller Nick Cassavetes Denzel Washington, Robert DuVall, Anne Heche   C+   D+    
Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie anim/family Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer         B+   B+
Joshua drama Jon Purdy Tony Goldwyn, F. Murray Abraham, Stacy Edwards              
Just a Kiss comedy Fisher Stevens Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Marisa Tomei              
Juwanna Mann comedy Jesse Vaughan Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Tommy Davidson              
The Kid Stays in the Picture docum. Nanette Burstein; Brett Morgen Robert Evans   A-   B+   B B+
Kissing Jessica Stein comedy Charles Herman-Wurmfeld Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen B+ B+ B+     B-
K-19: The Widowmaker thriller Kathryn Bigelow Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard   B-       B B-
Knockaround Guys crime Brian Koppelman
David Levien
Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Barry Pepper         C+   C+
Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist spoof Steve Oedekerk Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung, Tad Horino              
The Lady and the Duke (France) drama Eric Rohmer Lucy Russell, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Francois Marthouret           C+ C+
Langrishe, Go Down (1978) drama David Hugh Jones Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter              
Last Dance docum. Mirra Bank Maurice Sendak, Otis Cook              
The Last Kiss (Italy) comedy Gabriele Muccino Stefano Accorsi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Stefania Sandrelli   B-         B-
Last Orders comedy Fred Schepisi Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay B- B-   B   B+
Late Marriage (Israel) comedy Dover Koshashvili Lior Ashkenazi, Ronit Elkabetz, Moni Moshonov           B
Life or Something Like It comedy Stephen Herek Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub   D- C+ D     D+
Like Mike comedy John Schultz Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki              
Lilo & Stitch anim/family Dean Deblois,
Chris Sanders
Jason Scott Lee, Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames   C+ C+       C+
Little Secrets drama Blair Treu Vivica Fox, Evan Rachel Ward, Michael Angarano              
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers fantasy Peter Jackson Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen B+ A-   C+ B+ A- B+
Love and a Bullet crime Michael "Kantz"
McCants; Ben Ramsey
Anthony Criss, Malik Bishop, Walter Jones              
Love in the Time of Money drama Peter Mattei Vera Farmiga, Jill Hennessy, Steve Buscemi              
Love Liza drama Todd Louiso Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler              
Lovely and Amazing comedy Nicole Holofcener Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer   C+ C     B C+
Low Heights (Iran) drama Ebrahim Hatamikia Hamid Farokhnejad, Leila Hatami              
Lucky Break comedy Peter Cattaneo James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall              
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Mad Love (Spain) drama Vicente Aranda Pilar López de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor              
Maelström (Canada) drama Denis Villeneuve Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault   C B-       C+
Maid in Manhattan comedy Wayne Wang Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson     C+     C-
Mama Africa drama Fanta Régina Nacro, et al. Sophie David, Brian Briagi              
The Man from Elysian Fields drama George Hickenlooper Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Olivia Williams              
Margarita Happy Hour drama Ilya Chaiken Eleanor Hutchins, Larry Fessenden, Holly Ramos              
Martin and Orloff comedy Lawrence Blume Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Jon Benjamin              
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat comedy David Raynor Martin Lawrence              
Maryam drama Ramin Serry Mariam Parris, David Ackert, Shaun Toub              
Master of Disguise comedy Perry Andelin Blake Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin              
Max drama Menn Meyjes John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Molly Parker   B B B   C- B-
Me Without You drama Sandra Goldbacher Anna Friel, Michelle Williams, Oliver Milburn   B-       B- B-
Mean Machine comedy Barry Skolnick Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, David Kelly              
Men in Black 2 comedy Barry Sonnenfeld Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle C D+   C+   C+
Merci Pour le Chocolat (France) drama Claude Chabrol Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Anna Mouglalis              
The Mesmerist comedy Gil Gates Jr. Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw              
Metropolis (Japan) animation Tarô Rin Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Kouki Okada       B-     B-
Minority Report SF Steven Spielberg Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton C+ B+     B- B+ B-
Monsoon Wedding (India) drama Mira Nair Naseeruddin Shah, Vasundhara Das, Shefali Shetty   A-     B+ B+ B+
Moonlight Mile drama Brad Silberling Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon   C+ B   B+ C+ B-
Morvern Callar drama Lynne Ramsay Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott   C-   B+   B+ B-
Mostly Martha (Germany) drama Sandra Nettelbeck Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste   A- A-       A-
The Mothman Prophecies thriller Mark Pellington Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton B B-   C+   C+ B-
Mr. Deeds comedy Steven Brill Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Steve Buscemi              
Murder by Numbers thriller Barbet Schroeder Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Agnes Bruckner   C        
Mutant Aliens animation Bill Plympton Dan McComas, Francine Lobis, George Casden              
My Big Fat Greek Wedding comedy Joel Zwick Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Gia Carides F D- B- F B- C- C-
My Wife Is an Actress (France) comedy Yvan Attal Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp   B-         B-
The Mystic Masseur drama Ismail Merchant James Fox, Om Puri, Sakina Jaffrey              
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Naqoyqatsi docum. Godfrey Reggio Music by Philip Glass              
Narc thriller Joe Carnahan Jason Patrick, Ray Liotta, Chi McBride B+ B   B   C+
National Lampoon's Van Wilder comedy Walt Becker Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson           D D 
Never Again comedy Eric Schaeffer Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Clayburgh, Caroline Aaron   B-         B-
New Best Friend drama Zoe Clarke-Williams Dominique Swain, Taye Diggs, Mia Kirshner              
The New Guy comedy Ed Decter DJ Qualls, Eddie Griffin, Lyle Lovett D+           D+
Nicholas Nickleby family Douglas McGrath Charlie Hunnam, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer              
Night at the Golden Eagle drama Adam Rifkin Donnie Montemarano, Vinny Argiro, Natasha Lyonne              
Nijinsky biography Paul Cox Derek Jacobi (voice)              
Nine Queens (Argentina) thriller Fabián Bielinsky Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Graciela Tenembaum     B     B
No Such Thing fantasy Hal Hartley Sarah Polley, Helen Mirren, Robert John Burke              
Notorious C.H.O. The Movie comedy Lorene Machado Margaret Cho B-           B-
O Fantasma (Portugal) drama João Pedro Rodrigues Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa              
One Hour Photo thriller Mark Romanek Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan B- B+   B C- B
Orange County comedy Jake Kasdan Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara           C- C-
Outta Time thriller Lorena David Mario Lopez, Ali Landry, John Saxon              
Paid in Full crime Charles Stonell Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Cam'ron              
Panic Room thriller David Fincher Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto B- B+   C+ C+ B B-
Pantaleón las Visitadoras (Peru) comedy Francisco J. Lombardi Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Mónica Sánchez              
Pauline and Paulette (Belgium) drama Lieven Debrauwer Dora Van Der Groen, Ann Petersen              
Personal Velocity drama Rebecca Miller Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk   C C     C+
The Pianist drama Roman Polanski Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay   A-   A A- B A-
The Piano Teacher (France) drama Michael Haneke Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel   C       B+ B-
Pinocchio (Italy) fantasy Roberto Benigni Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Carlo Giuffè              
The Pinochet Case docum. Patricio Guzman Augusto Pinochet           B+ B+
Pokemon 4Ever anim/family Kunihiko Yuyama Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Ikue Ootani              
Possession romance Neil LaBute Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle   B B C     B-
The Powerpuff Girls Movie anim/family Craig McCracken Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily         B-   B-
Prison Song drama Darnell Martin Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Fat Joe              
Pulse (Japan) horror Kiyoshi Kurosawa Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki           B+ B+
Pumpkin drama Anthony Abrams
Adam Larson Broder
Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn              
Punch-Drunk Love comedy Paul Thomas Anderson Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman   B B+ A- A- A A-
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Queen of the Damned horror Michael Rymer Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah, Lena Olin              
The Quiet American thriller Philip Noyce Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Hai Yen   B       B
Quitting (China) drama Zhang Yang Jia Hongsheng, Jia Fengsen, Chai Xiurong              
Quo Vadis? (Poland) drama Jerzy Kawalerowicz Pawel Delag, Magdalena Mielcarz, Boguslaw Linda              
'R Xmas drama Abel Ferrara Drea De Mateo, Ice-T           C- C-
Rabbit-Proof Fence drama Philip Noyce Everlyn Sampi, Kenneth Branagh, David Gulpilil   B-       B B-
Rain (New Zealand) drama Christine Jeffs David Taylor, Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Sarah Peirse              
Read My Lips (France) thriller Jacques Audiard Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Cassel, Olivier Gourmet       B   B- B-
Real Women Have Curves comedy Patricia Cardoso America Ferrera, Michelle Moretti, Lupe Ontiveros   C B-       C+
Red Dragon thriller Brett Ratner Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes B B   C C C+ C+
Reign of Fire SF action Rob Bowman Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco   C        
Resident Evil SF action Paul Anderson Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius   C-         C-
Return to Never Land anim/family Robin Budd Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton     C+       C+
Revolution #9 thriller Tim McCann Adrienne Shelley, Spalding Gray, Michael Risley              
The Ring thriller Gore Verbinski Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox   B+   B+   B B+
Road to Perdition drama Sam Mendes Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law   B B+ B A B- B+
Roger Dodger comedy Dylan Kidd Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini   B B     B
Rollerball SF action John McTiernan Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Jean Reno   F        
The Rookie drama John Lee Hancock Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Brian Cox   B B+     C+ B-
The Rules of Attraction satire Roger Avary James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel   D+       B-
A Rumor of Angels drama Peter O'Fallon Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack              
Run Ronnie Run! comedy Troy Miller David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Nikki Cox              
The Salton Sea thriller D.J. Caruso Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Kara Unger   B- B     B- B-
The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause family Michael Lembeck Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Spencer Breslin         C+   C+
Satin Rouge (Tunisia) drama Raja Amari Hiyam Abbas, Hend El Fahem, Maher Kamoun              
Scarlet Diva horror Asia Argento Asia Argento, Joe Coleman, Jean Shepherd              
Scooby-Doo family Raja Gosnell Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar         F  
The Scorpion King action Chuck Russell The Rock, Kelly Hsu, Michael Clarke Duncan   C+         C+
Scotland, PA comedy Billy Morrissette James LeGros, Christopher Walken, Maura Tierney              
Scratch docum. Doug Pray Afrika Bambaataa, Yoga Frog, Mix Master Mike           B
Secret Ballot (Iran) comedy Babak Payami Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi              
Secretary drama Steven Shainberg Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies   A   B+   B- B+
Serving Sara comedy Reginald Hudlin Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell              
Sex and Lucia (Spain) drama Julio Medem Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa, Najwa Nimri   B+       B+ B+
Shanghai Ghetto docum. Dana Janklowicz-Mann, Amir Mann Martin Landau (voice)              
Shiri (Korea) thriller Kang Je-Gyu Choi Min-sik, Han Seok-kyu, Song Kang-ho   C-         C-
Showtime comedy Tom Dey Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo   D+         D+
Signs thriller M. Night Shyamalan Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones   B+       B-
Simone drama Andrew Niccol Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Jay Mohr   C+   C- B- B+ B-
Skin of Man, Heart of Beast (France) drama Hélène Angel Serge Riaboukine, Bernard Blancan, Pascal Cervo              
Skins drama Chris Eyre Eric Schweig, Graham Greene, Gary Farmer              
Slackers comedy Dewey Nicks Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, James King              
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Smokers Only (Argentina) drama Verónica Chen Cecilia Bengolea, Leonardo Brezicki, Carlos Issa              
Snipes drama Rich Murray Sam Jones III, Nelly, Zoe Saldana              
Snow Dogs family Brian Levant Cuba Gooding Jr, James Coburn, Sisqo              
Solaris SF Steven Soderbergh George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies   B B+ B+   B+ B+
Son of the Bride (Argentina) comedy Juan José Campanella Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro              
A Song for Martin (Sweden) romance Bille August Viveka Seldahl, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson              
Songs from the Second Floor (Sweden) comedy Roy Andersson Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Torbjörn Fahlström           B- B-
Sonny drama Nicolas Cage James Franco, Mena Suvari, Brenda Blethyn   B-         B-
Sorority Boys comedy Wally Walodarsky Barry Watson, Harland Williams, Michael Rosenbaum              
Spider-Man action Sam Raimi Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe B B- B B C+ B B-
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron family Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook Matt Damon, James Cromwell   B        
Spirited Away (Japan) anime Hayao Miyazaki Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden   C-       B+ C+
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams family Robert Rodriguez Antonio Banderas, Carla Cugino, Steve Buscemi       B B-   B-
Standing in the Shadows of Motown docum. Paul Justman The Funk Brothers, Andre Braugher (narr.)   C B+   C-   B-
Star Trek: Nemesis SF action Stuart Baird Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner   C        
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones fantasy George Lucas Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman C C+ C     B C+
State Property drama Abdul Malik Abbott Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Damon Dash              
Stealing Harvard comedy Bruce McCulloch Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann F          
Stolen Summer comedy Peter Jones Aidan Quinn, Kevin Pollack, Bonnie Hunt D C-         D+
Storytelling drama Todd Solondz Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Paul Giamatti   C+       C+ C+
Stripped docum. Jill Morley Jill Morley              
Stuart Little 2 family Rob Minkoff Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie              
The Sum of All Fears action Phil Alden Robinson Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Liev Schreiber B- C+ B-       B-
Super Troopers comedy Jay Chandrasekhar Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, Jay Chandrasekhar   C+         C+
Sunshine State drama John Sayles Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander     B- B-   B- B-
Sweet Home Alabama comedy Andy Tennant Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas C- D- C+     D+ C-
The Sweetest Thing comedy Roger Kumble Cameron Diaz, Parker Posey, Christina Applegate     C+       C+
Swept Away comedy Guy Ritchie Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Jeanne Tripplehorn           F
Swimfan thriller John Polson Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby     D+       D+
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Tadpole comedy Gary Winick Arron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth C D+ C     C C-
Talk to Her (Spain) comedy Pedro Almodóvar Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Rosario Flores   A   B+ B- B+ B+
Ted Bundy drama Matthew Bright Michael Reilly Burke, Boti Bliss           D+ D+
Teddy Bears' Picnic comedy Harry Shearer Michael McKean, Ming-Na, Morgan Fairchild              
They horror Robert Harmon Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry              
13 Conversations About One Thing comedy Jill Sprecher Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Alan Arkin           B- B-
30 Years to Life comedy Vanessa Middleton Erika Alexander, Melissa De Sousa, Tracy Morgan              
The Time Machine SF Gore Verbinski
Simon Wells
Guy Pearce, Jeremy Irons, Mark Addy         D+   D+
Time of Favor (Israel) drama Joseph Cedar Aki Avni, Assi Dayan, Edan Alterman              
Time Out (France) drama Laurent Cantet Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard           B+ B+
The Transporter action Cory Yuen Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze   C-   C    
Trapped thriller Luis Mandoki Charlize Theron, Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love   D-         D-
Treasure Planet family Ron Clements
John Musker
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short   B-     C   C+
The Trials of Henry Kissinger docum. Eugene Jareck Brian Cox (narrator), Henry Kissinger           B- B-
The Triumph of Love comedy Clare Peploe Mira Sorvino, Ben Kingsley, Fiona Shaw           B+ B+
Trouble Every Day (France) thriller Claire Denis Vincent Gallo, Béatrice Dalle, Tricia Vessey           B- B-
The Truth About Charlie thriller Jonathan Demme Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins         D  
Tuck Everlasting drama Jay Russell Alexis Bledel, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek     B-   B+ B
Tully drama Hilary Birmingham Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Fitzgerald   C+ B+       B-
The Tuxedo action Kevin Donovan Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs              
25th Hour drama Spike Lee Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman   A A- A- A- A- A-
24 Hour Party People comedy Michael Winterbottom Steve Coogan, Paddy Considine, Lennie James B B-   B   B+
Two Weeks Notice comedy Marc Lawrence Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt   C-         C-
Under Hellgate Bridge1 thriller Michael Sergio Michael Rodrick, Jonathan LaPaglia, Dominic Chianese Jr.   F        
Undercover Brother comedy Malcolm D. Lee Eddie Griffin, David Chappelle, Denise Richards   D-       B- C-
Undisputed action Walter Hill Ving Rhames, Wesley Snipes, Peter Falk           C
Unfaithful thriller Adrian Lyne Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez   D+ B-      
Very Annie Mary comedy Sara Sugarman Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Ioan Gruffudd              
Virgil Bliss drama Joe Maggio Clint Jordan, Kirsten Russell, Anthony Gorman              
Vulgar comedy Bryan Johnson Brian O'Halloran, Brian Christopher, Bryan Johnson              
Waking Up in Reno comedy Jordan Brady Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze              
A Walk to Remember romance Adam Shankman Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote              
Wasabi action Gérard Krawczyk Jean Reno, Ryoko Hirosue, Michel Muller   D+         D+
The Way Home (South Korea) drama Jeong-hyang Lee Seung-Ho Yoo, Eul-Boon Kim              
The Way We Laughed (Italy) drama Gianni Amelio Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Rosaria Danzè              
Waydowntown comedy Gary Burns Fabrizio Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver              
We Were Soldiers war Randall Wallace Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear   C+       C
The Weight of Water drama Kathryn Bigelow Sarah Polley, Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack   C+ C+       C+
Welcome to Collinwood comedy Anthony & Joe Russo Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Michael Jeter              
Wendigo thriller Larry Fesseden Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan              
What Time Is It There? (Taiwan) drama Tsai Ming-Liang Lee Kang-Sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi           B- B-
White Oleander drama Peter Kosminsky Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright Penn   B B-       B-
Who Is Cletis Trout? comedy Chris Ver Wiel Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Allen              
The Wild Thornberrys anim/family Cathy Malkasian,
Jeff McGrath
Brenda Blethyn, Jodi Carlisle, Lacey Chabert              
Windtalkers war John Woo Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater   C-       D+ C-
World Traveler drama Bart Freundlich Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Mary McCormack     C+       C+
XXX action Rob Cohen Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento C+ C+ B- C-     C+
Y tu mamá también (Mexico) comedy Alfonso Cuarón Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna   A A- A   A
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