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