2002
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1. 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: 801,567 | Gross: $7.56M
2. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 913,020 | Gross: $32.57M
3. Irreversible (2002)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon
Votes: 147,765 | Gross: $0.75M
4. 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: 1,096,557 | Gross: $164.62M
5. Talk to Her (2002)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling
Votes: 117,533 | Gross: $9.36M
6. Adaptation. (2002)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 203,146 | Gross: $22.25M
7. Divine Intervention (2002)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.
Director: Elia Suleiman | Stars: Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher
Votes: 3,945 | Gross: $0.39M
8. 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: 95,370 | Gross: $25.89M
9. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,173 | Gross: $77.81M
10. His Excellency the Minister (2002)
115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Ra'fat Rostom becomes a minister by mistake, since then he gets more and more powerfull everyday, and that's when he starts having hilarious and weird nightmares about his corruption and his family.
Director: Samir Seif | Stars: Ahmed Zaki, Hesham Abdel Hamid, Lebleba, Umar El-Hariri
Votes: 1,348
11. 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: 1,785,010 | Gross: $342.55M
12. Men in Black II (2002)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Agent J is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from K's past.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 403,906 | Gross: $190.42M
13. About a Boy (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.
Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Sharon Small
Votes: 191,726 | Gross: $41.39M
14. Showtime (2002)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, Rachael Harris
Votes: 65,213 | Gross: $38.08M
15. Mohami khulaa (2002)
112 min | Comedy
A young Egyptian divorce lawyer finds himself in a series if amusing situations, arising from the problems of his numerous female clients, and also from contradictions between modern ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Yasine | Stars: Hani Ramzi, Ola Ghanim, Dalia El Behairy, Hajjaj Abdul Azim
Votes: 893
16. A Walk to Remember (2002)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 221,446 | Gross: $41.28M
17. Spider-Man (2002)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco
Votes: 880,391 | Gross: $403.71M
18. Stuart Little 2 (2002)
PG | 77 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Stuart and Snowbell set out across town to rescue a friend.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki
Votes: 58,565 | Gross: $64.96M
19. Amir El Zalam (2002)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
The film revolves around Saeed AL-Masri (Adel Imam), one of the pilots of the October War who lost his sight after his plane exploded in the war are forced to live in a home for the blind ... See full summary »
Director: Rami Imam | Stars: Adel Emam, Shereen Seif El-Nasr, Youssef Dawood, Reda Hamed
Votes: 1,865
20. Al-raghba (2002)
Drama, Romance
Loosely based on "streetcar named desire",sisters reunion,the eccentric behaviour of newly bankrupt sister and her strained interaction with her brother in law.
Director: Ali Badr Khan | Stars: Ilham Shaheen, Nadia El Gendy, Yaser Galal, Salah Abdullah
Votes: 1,513
21. Ellembi (2002)
89 min | Comedy
A young man trying to find a job to get money to be able to marry the one he loves.
Director: Wael Ihsan | Stars: Muhammad Sad, Hala Sheha, Abla Kamel, Hassan Hosny
Votes: 1,888
22. Mafia (2002)
113 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
The movie revolves around the problem of an important principle that has been missing from the minds and hearts of many Egyptian youth nowadays, that is loyalty to the motherland. The movie... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Mostafa Shaaban, Mona Zaki, Ahmad Rizq
Votes: 1,896
23. Saheb Sahbuh (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Gad and Osama, friends for life, got a secondment to one of the Gulf countries, but one of them has to stay and take care of the families. Gad travels and comes for a short vacation and Osama tries to stop him from traveling again.
Director: Saeed Hamed | Stars: Ashraf Abdel Baky, Mohamed Henedi, Riham Abdel Ghafour, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 726
24. Harameya fi KG2 (2002)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Two thieves, Hassan and Sebaey, plan to rob the safe in the Kaitby Fortress in Alexandria, but the police capture Sebaey, who asks Hassan to take care of Nesma, his daughter; if he does ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Nashaat | Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Hanan Turk, Maged El-Kidwani, Maha Amar
Votes: 1,058
25. El ragol el abiad el motawasset (2002)
108 min | Comedy
Two suicidal men, one rich, the other poor, embark on a series of adventures after they are brought together by chance.
Director: Sherif Mandour | Stars: Ahmad Adam, Ezzat Abu Ouf, Somaya El Khashab, Nashwa Mustafa
Votes: 407
26. Howa Fi Aih (2002)
Not Rated | Comedy
Two Friends decide to get married in the same night, after being subjected to a big family decision to their marriage of two girls from a hostile family to finish the seas of blood resulting from revenge between two families.
Director: Sherif Mandour | Stars: Ahmad Adam, Mohamed Foad, Mohamed Fouad, Ezzat Abu Ouf
Votes: 204
27. Khalli el-Demagh Sahi (2002)
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Kamel Shehatah is a simple accountant with simple dreams. He works in a butcher shop for Nimah, mother of the girl he loves and she loves. He tries to forget his worries and problems by ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Abou-Seif | Stars: Mostafa Shaaban, Sami El-Adl, Dalia Mostafa, Brinsah Abdulghani
Votes: 236
28. El labess (2002)
Director: Ashraf Fayeq | Stars: Medhat Saleh, Sherif Mounir, Shams, Intesar
Votes: 86
29. The Spanish Apartment (2002)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou
Votes: 42,794 | Gross: $3.90M
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