Films: 2002

Our 40 Favorite Films of 2002

1. City of God (Fernando Meirelles) - 10/10

2. Adaptation (Spike Jonze) - 10/10

3. Hero (Yimou Zhang) - 10/10

4. Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson) - 9.5/10

5. 25th Hour (Spike Lee) - 9.5/10

6. The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman) - 9.5/10

7. Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears) 9/10

8. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuaron) - 9/10

9. Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg) - 8.75/10

10. Signs (M. Night Shyamalan) - 8.5/10

11. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle) - 8.25/10

12. About Schmidt (Alexander Payne) - 8.25/10

13. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi) - 8.25/10

14. Panic Room (David Fincher) - 8.25/10

15. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney) - 8/10

16. L’Auberge Espanola (Cedric Klapisch) - 8/10

17. Insomnia (Christopher Nolan) - 8/10

18. 24-Hour Party People (Michael Wnterbottom) - 8/10

19.Gerry (Gus Van Sant) - 8/10

20. The Hours (Stephen Daldry) - 8/10

21. Changing Lanes (Roger Mitchell) - 8/10

22. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Christopher Columbus) - 8/10

23. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg) - 8/10

24. Frida (Julie Taymor) - 8/10

25. About a Boy (Chris Weitz) - 8/10

26. The Believer (Henry Bean) - 7.5/10

27. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese) - 7/10

28. 8 Mile (Curtis Hanson) - 7/10

29. Auto Focus (Paul Schrader) - 7/10

30. Igby Goes Down (Burr Steers) - 6.75/10

31. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes) - 6.75/10

32. The Pianist (Roman Polanski) -6.5/10

33. Tadpole (Gary Winick) - 6.5/10

34. The Good Girl (Miguel Arteta) - 6.25/10

35. Stevie (Steve Jones) - 6/10

36. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes) - 6/10

37. The Two Towers (Peter Jackson) - 5.5/10

38. Secretary (Steven Shainberg) - 5/10

39. Eight Legged Freaks (Ellory Elkayem) - 5/10

40. Solaris (Steven Soderbergh) - 5/10

BEST ACTOR: Nic Cage for Adaptation

BEST DIRECTOR: Fernando Meirelles for City of God

BEST SCREENPLAY: Charlie Kaufman for Adaptation

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christopher Doyle for Hero

Best Actor (Male):

1. Nic Cage (Adaptation)

2. Sam Rockwell (Confessions)

3. Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)

4. Matt Damon (The Bourne Identity)

Best Actor (Female):

1. Audrey Tautou (Dirty Pretty Things)

2. Salma Hayek (Frida)

3. Meryl Streep (Adaptation)

Best Director:

1. Fernando Meirelles (City of God)

2. Yimou Zhang (Hero)

3. Paul Thomas Anderson (Punch-Drunk Love)

4. Spike Jonze (Adaptation)

5. Spike Lee (25th Hour)

6. Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity)

Best Screenplay:

1. Adaptation

2. 25th Hour

3. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

4. The Hours

Posted by G. William Locke