2002
by moimoi2 | created - 27 Jul 2016 | updated - 12 Sep 2022 | PublicFilms I've watched that were released in 2002. Listed alphabetically.
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1. Amen. (2002)
Not Rated | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 14,970 | Gross: $0.27M
2. Antikrist (2002 Video)
95 min | Drama, Music
A group of satanic worshipers attempt to raise the Antichrist. What results is a collection of stories outlining the decay of modern morality and the power of God.
Director: Staffan Valdemar Holm | Stars: Sten Byriel, Anne Margrethe Dahl, Helene Gjerris, Poul Elming
3. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York
Votes: 222,809 | Gross: $213.31M
4. Barbie as Rapunzel (2002 Video)
Unrated | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Barbie is an artist who paints her way out of a castle to save her prince.
Director: Owen Hurley | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Anjelica Huston, Cree Summer, Ian James Corlett
Votes: 8,127
5. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher
Votes: 116,447 | Gross: $32.54M
6. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,709 | Gross: $21.58M
7. Frühstück? (2002)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Boris is smitten with Til. But when they are about to kiss for the first time an inter-loper joins them. Much to Boris' dismay and Til's delight. Will jealousy ruin everything?
Director: Alexander Pfeuffer | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Nico Link, Anna Thalbach, Andreas Schneeberg
Votes: 234
8. Cabin Fever (2002)
R | 93 min | Horror
Five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent
Votes: 83,657 | Gross: $21.16M
9. Cadet Kelly (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A fashion-conscious youngster is horrified when she is forced to move to military school.
Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Hilary Duff, Christy Carlson Romano, Gary Cole, Shawn Ashmore
Votes: 15,452
10. The Cat Returns (2002)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.
Director: Hiroyuki Morita | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada
Votes: 64,435
11. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,094,596 | Gross: $164.62M
12. The Cathedral (2002)
7 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Jola Rzebuska, Maria Kucharska, Marcin Jaskowski, Piotr Widlarz
Votes: 4,909
13. Celebration (2002)
4 min | Short, Drama
When a six year old comes out at a family gathering the reactions are favorable and somewhat unexpected.
Director: Daniel Stedman | Stars: Alex H. Krinsky, Kristen Vermilyea, Barry Zaslova, Anne Harsch
Votes: 95
14. Chicago (2002)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs
Votes: 243,253 | Gross: $170.69M
15. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 800,500 | Gross: $7.56M
16. Dad's Dead (2002 TV Short)
7 min | Animation, Drama, Short
Our narrator looks fondly back at his childhood in Liverpool and the antics of his best friend Johnno. Well known for being a showman and a keen one for joking and the like, Johnno starts ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Shepherd | Stars: Ian Hart, Chris Freeney, Dallas Messias, John Murphy
Votes: 454
17. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Votes: 229,095 | Gross: $160.94M
18. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)
Not Rated | 73 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
A ballet rendition of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", stylized as an Expressionistic silent film.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Wei-Qiang Zhang, Tara Birtwhistle, David Moroni, CindyMarie Small
Votes: 2,233 | Gross: $0.06M
19. Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Davey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Austin Stout
Votes: 25,608 | Gross: $23.44M
20. Ernest & Bertram (2002)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A reimagining of the lives of Sesame Street muppets Bert and Ernie, who face a crisis when "Variety" magazine brands them as closeted homosexuals.
Director: Peter Spears | Stars: Rob Helms, Philip Pavel, T.C. Smith, Quinton Flynn
Votes: 92
21.
Fat-Pie (2002–2004)
Episode:
Burger Tash
(2002)
16 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A facial hair-based outbreak has begun to spread, and it probably has something to do with Sammy's very popular 'Chool' Bars.
Director: David Firth | Stars: Crust, David Firth, Jimi Hollis, Anthony Kay
Votes: 5
22. Frida (2002)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro
Votes: 95,282 | Gross: $25.89M
23. Gone Nutty (2002 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Only one sweet, shiny little acorn prevents Scrat, the tireless prehistoric sabre-toothed squirrel, from stashing away the perfect pile of nuts. However, when is enough, enough?
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Star: Chris Wedge
Votes: 4,381
24. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris
Votes: 691,969 | Gross: $261.99M
25. How to Cope with Death (2002 TV Short)
4 min | Animation, Short
Death is here to harvest the life of an old granny, whose time has come.
Director: Ignacio Ferreras
Votes: 233
26. Infernal Affairs (2002)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang
Votes: 131,360 | Gross: $0.17M
27. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 211,490 | Gross: $145.79M
28. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,782,749 | Gross: $342.55M
29. Mei and the Kitten Bus (2002)
13 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A Kittenbus puppy, the cat-shaped bus that is one of the protagonists of My Neighbor Totoro, becomes a great friend of little Mei and with her has an incredible night adventure in the forest.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Chika Sakamoto
Votes: 1,696
30. Mike's New Car (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated.
Directors: Pete Docter, Roger Gould | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Susskind
Votes: 14,974
31. Atama-yama (2002)
Not Rated | 10 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
Director: Kôji Yamamura | Stars: Takeharu Kunimoto, Bruno Metzger
Votes: 1,587
32. My Straight Boyfriend (2002)
4 min | Short
Director: Jorge Ameer | Stars: Jon Jacobs, Stephanie Kostoupoulous, Gabriel Romero, Billy Castro
Votes: 51
33. My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 (2002)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Disaster after disaster, an already frail man descends into madness after his talking dog announces that he is actually his defence lawyer.
Director: Christopher Morris | Stars: Paddy Considine, Miranda Pleasence, Simon Greenall, Richard Lumsden
Votes: 1,246
34. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
PG | 89 min | Documentary, Music
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Belladonna, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Votes: 6,239 | Gross: $0.13M
35. O Beautiful (2002)
29 min | Short, Drama
Being gay bashed and left in a corn field in rural America takes an unusual turn when one of the bashers returns with remorse and a secret.
Director: Alan Brown | Stars: Jay Gillespie, David Clayton Rogers
Votes: 657
36. Parking (2002)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A parking lot attendant loses his temper when his working place is invaded by a blade of grass. A furious battle ensues...
Director: Bill Plympton
Votes: 275
38. Rabbits (2002)
43 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
In a nameless city deluged by continuous rain, three rabbits live with a fearful mystery.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Scott Coffey, Rebekah Del Rio, Laura Harring, Naomi Watts
Votes: 8,247
39. Return of the Firebird: The Firebird, Petrushka, Scheherazade (2002 Video)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
1994 reconstruction of the most famous Russian ballets brought to Europe by Diaghilev Troupe.
Director: Andris Liepa | Stars: Nina Ananiashvili, Tatiana Beletskaya, Vitaly Breusenko, Tatiana Grenkel
Votes: 15
40. The Ring (2002)
PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman
Votes: 374,795 | Gross: $129.13M
41. Roof Sex (2002)
Not Rated | 2 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
XXX chair-on-chair action.
Director: PES | Stars: Michael Hannigan, Chaka Khan, PES, Sarah Phelps
Votes: 602
42. Russian Ark (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Votes: 21,806 | Gross: $0.04M
43. Scooby-Doo (2002)
PG | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 125,454 | Gross: $153.29M
44. SCOOBY-DOO! Winter Wonderdog (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation
Celebrate the season Scooby-Doo style as Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang faces off against festive frights, frosty nights andjeepers the ghost of Christmas.
Director: Joseph Barbera | Stars: Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Heather North, Nicole Jaffe
Votes: 154
45. Spellbound (2002)
G | 97 min | Documentary, Comedy, Thriller
Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Angela Arenivar, Ubaldo Arenivar, Jorge Arenivar, Scott McGarraugh
Votes: 12,462 | Gross: $5.73M
46. Summer Blues (2002)
25 min | Drama, Short
Mads and Kristian spend a summer weekend with their girlfriends at a summerhouse by the sea. When Mads and his girlfriend have a fight we find that Mads may love someone else more.
Director: Frank Mosvold | Stars: Kristoffer Berre Alberts, Hanne Backe Hansen, Tord Vandvik Haugen, Julia Schacht
Votes: 303
47. Target Audience (2002)
12 min | Comedy, Short
A late night infomercial promoting homosexuality allows a young man to see his sleeping buddy in a different light.
Director: David Kittredge | Stars: Steven Howley, Ryan Dietz, Patrick Ryan Sullivan, Ames Adamson
Votes: 142
48. The Ten Rules (2002)
29 min | Short, Comedy
What happens when your friends aren't just your friends, they're also your dating pool? Find out in the hilarious short film "The Ten Rules."
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Michelle Paradise, Jennifer Gatti, Suzanne Mara, Megan Cavanagh
Votes: 198
49. Treasure Planet (2002)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Jim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 132,936 | Gross: $38.18M
50. Venus Boyz (2002)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men - ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Baur | Stars: Diane Torr, Dréd Gerestant, Del La Grace Volcano, Queen Bee Luscious
Votes: 432 | Gross: $0.02M
51. The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl (2002 Music Video)
2 min | Animation, Music
The music video is a Lego animation directed by Michel Gondry. Gondry's son was featured at the beginning of the video, building Lego blocks. It was shot frame by frame with each frame ... See full summary »
Director: Michel Gondry | Star: The White Stripes
Votes: 631
52. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 65 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh in a holiday adventure.
Directors: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 3,082
53. Yossi & Jagger (2002)
R | 65 min | Drama, History, Romance
Romance blooms between two soldiers (Knoller, Levi) stationed in an Israeli outpost on the Lebanese border.
Director: Eytan Fox | Stars: Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen, Aya Steinovitz
Votes: 7,612
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