2002

1. Spider [David Cronenberg] A
   
2. Russian Ark [Aleksandr Sokurov]
3. Far From Heaven [Todd Haynes]
4. Solaris [Steven Soderbergh]
   
5. Adaptation [Spike Jonze] A-
6. Gerry [Gus Van Sant]
7. Talk to Her [Pedro Almodóvar]
   
8. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Peter Jackson]
9. Raising Victor Vargas [Peter Solett] B+
10. Punch-Drunk Love [P. T. Anderson]
11. Bowling for Columbine [Michael Moore]
12. In America [Jim Sheridan]
    
13. City of God [Fernando Meirelles]
14. The Pianist [Roman Polanski]
15. Chicago [Rob Marshall]
16. The Twilight Samurai [Yoji Yamada]
    
17. Heaven [Tom Tykwer]
    
18. Roger Dodger [Dylan Kidd]
19. 28 Days Later [Danny Boyle] B
20. Ararat [Atom Egoyan]
21. The 25th Hour [Spike Lee]
22. Kannathil Muthamittal [Mani Ratnam]
23. About Schmidt [Alexander Payne]
    
24. Signs [M. Night Shyamalan]
    
25. The Hours [Stephen Daldry]
26. Insomnia [Christopher Nolan]
    
27. Sweet Sixteen [Ken Loach]
    
28. Spider-Man [Sam Raimi]
29. The Bourne Identity [Doug Liman]
    
30. Panic Room [David Fincher]
31. Spellbound [Jeffrey Blitz]
32. Company [Ram Gopal Varma]
33. Lilo & Stitch [Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders]
    
34. White Oleander [Peter Kominsky] B-
35. Road to Perdition [Sam Mendes]
36. Hero [Zhang Yimou]
    
37. Lovely and Amazing [Nicole Holofcener]
38. Notorious C.H.O. [Lorene Machado]
39. The Importance of Being Earnest [Oliver Parker]
40. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys [Peter Care]
    
41. 11’09”01 [various]
42. Teknolust [Lynn Hershman-Leeson]
43. Secretary [Steven Shainberg]
    
44. About a Boy [Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz]
    
45. Frida [Julie Taymor] C+
46. Bend it Like Beckham [Gurinder Chadha]
47. Changing Lanes [Roger Michell]
    
48. Igby Goes Down [Burr Steers]
49. Red Dragon [Brett Ratner]
50. 8 Mile [Curtis Hanson]
    
51. Tadpole [Gary Winick]
52. The Count of Monte Cristo [Kevin Reynolds]
53. Gangs of New York [Martin Scorsese] C
54. The Ring [Gore Verbinski]
55. Minority Report [Steven Spielberg]
56. Devdas [Sanjay Leela Bhansali]
    
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Chris Columbus]
58. The Good Girl [Miguel Arteta]
59. Whale Rider [Niki Caro]
60. The Legend of Bhagat Singh [Rajkumar Santoshi]
    
61. The Rules of Attraction [Richard Avary]
62. My Big Fat Greek Wedding [Joel Zwick]
    
63. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones [George Lucas]
64. Catch Me if You Can [Steven Spielberg]
    
65. The Quiet American [Phillip Noyce]
    
66. Unfaithful [Adrian Lyne] C-
67. Max [Menno Meyjes]
68. Possession [Neil LaBute]
    
69. Murder by Numbers [Barbet Schroeder]
    
70. Moonlight Mile [Brad Silberling]
71. The Time Machine [Simon Wells]
72. Austin Powers in Goldmember [Jay Roach]
73. Hollywood Ending [Woody Allen]
    
74. The Mothman Prophecies [Mark Pellington]
75. Humraaz [Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla]
    
76. Sweet Home Alabama [Andy Tennant] D+
77. 40 Days and 40 Nights [Michael Lehmann]
78. Die Another Day [Lee Tamahori]
79. Saathiya [Shaad Ali]
80. Scooby Doo [Raja Gosnell]
81. One Hour Photo [Mark Romanek] D
82. Phone Booth [Joel Schumacher]
83. Swimfan [John Polson]
84. The Guru [Daisy von Schlerler Mayer]
85. Raaz [Vikram Bhatt] D-
86. Irreversible [Gaspar Noe] F
87. Aankhen [Vipul Amratlal Shah]
88. The Sweetest Thing [Roger Kumble]