# best films of 2002

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**Created:** [January 22, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243 "2003-01-22T16:44:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![minega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@minega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minega)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/1 "2003-01-22T16:44:02Z")

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the best are in order…  
1.Minority report  
2.The two towers  
3.Insommnia  
4.Panic room  
5.Sum of all fears.  
6.Frailty  
7.Changing lanes  
Over to you dopers.

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/2 "2003-01-22T16:50:43Z")

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We have the same #1 & 2

Only ranking 2002 movies I’ve seen:

1. Minority Report
2. Two Towers
3. About a Boy

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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/3 "2003-01-22T17:00:52Z")

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[Nine Queens](http://www.sonyclassics.com/ninequeens/flash/index.html)

An Argentinian chestnut (from 2001) released in the summer of 2002 here in the states.

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**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/4 "2003-01-22T17:18:18Z")

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Top 5 movies I saw in 2002:

The Two Towers  
MInority Report  
We Were Soldiers  
Signs  
Spider Man

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/5 "2003-01-22T17:28:23Z")

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…in alphabetical order:  
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About a Boy  
The Emperor’s New Clothes  
Far from Heaven  
In July  
Late Marriage  
Monsoon Wedding  
Rivers and Tides  
Spirited Away  
Sunshine State  
Y Tu Mama Tambien  
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[sub]_it should be noted I still haven’t seen Adaptation, Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Last Orders, Morvern Callar, The Pianist, Possession, The Quiet American, Talk to Her, Time Out, 25th Hour, or_ What Time Is It There?\*[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-2002/150243/6 "2003-01-22T17:32:09Z")

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In alphabetical order, my top 5 that I’ve seen are:

Adaptation  
LOTR: The Two Towers  
Minority Report  
Signs  
Spirited Away (Japanese anime, not the Madonna flop Swept Away)