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

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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	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-	C
Auto Focus	drama	Paul Schrader	Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello		B+	B+			C+	B
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					F
The Banger Sisters	comedy	Bob Dolman	Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush	C-	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	B
Below	horror	David Twohy	Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Matthew Davis		C+				D+	C
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	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-	C
Bloody Sunday	drama	Paul Greengrass	James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell			B-			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			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+	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					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-	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	B
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	comedy	George Clooney	Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts		B			D-	C	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					F
Crush	comedy	John McKay	Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor
Dagon1	horror	Stuart Gordon	Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Merono		D					D
Dahmer	thriller	David Jacobson	Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayaru						B	B
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys	drama	Peter Care	Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster			B				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-	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	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	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	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-	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			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-		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-	C
Gangs of New York	drama	Martin Scorsese	Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz	B+	C	B	B-	A-	B	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	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	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