Best Movies of 2002

1. 1
   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 25K votes
2. 2
   City of God 2002

   Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   8.4

   8.4 · 8.6K votes
3. 3
   The Pianist 2002

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
4. 4
   Catch Me If You Can 2002

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.0

   8.0 · 18K votes
5. 5
   Love Hurts 2002

   Directed by Fernando Sariñana · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fawesome, ViX Premium
   7.8

   8.2 · 391 votes
6. 6
   Millennium Actress 2002

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max, Retrocrush, AsianCrush
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.1K votes
7. 7
   Infernal Affairs 2002

   Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
   7.7

   7.8 · 2K votes
8. 8
   A Walk to Remember 2002

   Directed by Adam Shankman · Streaming on The CW, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV
   7.7

   7.7 · 4.4K votes
9. 9
   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002

   Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.7

   7.7 · 24K votes
10. 10
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 2002

    Directed by Kelly Asbury
    7.7

    7.7 · 5.1K votes
11. 11
    The Count of Monte Cristo 2002

    Directed by Kevin Reynolds · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.7 · 2.1K votes
12. 12
    Treasure Planet 2002

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.8K votes
13. 13
    Lilo & Stitch 2002

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 7.3K votes
14. 14
    The Way Home 2002

    Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang · Streaming on Hoopla, OnDemandKorea
    7.5

    8.0 · 242 votes
15. 15
    Talk to Her 2002

    Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.5K votes
16. 16
    The Bourne Identity 2002

    Directed by Doug Liman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
17. 17
    The Twilight Samurai 2002

    Directed by Yoji Yamada
    7.5

    7.8 · 379 votes
18. 18
    Hero 2002

    Directed by Zhang Yimou
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
19. 19
    Bowling for Columbine 2002

    Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
20. 20
    Lilya 4-ever 2002

    Directed by Lukas Moodysson · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Fandor
    7.4

    7.6 · 707 votes
21. 21
    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 2002

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
22. 22
    Shottas 2002

    Directed by Cess Silvera · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.7 · 389 votes
23. 23
    Ice Age 2002

    Directed by Chris Wedge · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 15K votes
24. 24
    The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo 2002
    7.4

    10.0 · 42 votes
25. 25
    Spider-Man 2002

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 22K votes
26. 26
    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.4

    7.8 · 247 votes
27. 27
    Minority Report 2002

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
28. 28
    Road to Perdition 2002

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.2K votes
29. 29
    Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra 2002

    Directed by Alain Chabat · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.9K votes
30. 30
    Oasis 2002

    Directed by Lee Chang-dong · Streaming on Kanopy, Metrograph, Film Movement Plus
    7.3

    7.7 · 296 votes
31. 31
    Frida 2002

    Directed by Julie Taymor · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.2K votes
32. 32
    Gangs of New York 2002

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 7.5K votes
33. 33
    Adaptation. 2002

    Directed by Spike Jonze · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.9K votes
34. 34
    Interstate 60 2002

    Directed by Bob Gale · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.4 · 851 votes
35. 35
    25th Hour 2002

    Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.7K votes
36. 36
    Dolls 2002

    Directed by Takeshi Kitano
    7.3

    7.5 · 382 votes
37. 37
    The Magdalene Sisters 2002

    Directed by Peter Mullan · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.5 · 493 votes
38. 38
    Devdas 2002

    Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    7.2

    7.5 · 399 votes
39. 39
    28 Days Later 2002

    Directed by Danny Boyle · Streaming on Apple TV, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 9K votes
40. 40
    The Man Without a Past 2002

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
    7.2

    7.4 · 470 votes
41. 41
    Day of the Wacko 2002

    Directed by Marek Koterski
    7.2

    7.6 · 248 votes
42. 42
    9/11 2002

    Directed by Gédéon Naudet · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.9 · 135 votes
43. 43
    The Hours 2002

    Directed by Stephen Daldry · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.9K votes
44. 44
    Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002

    Directed by Masaaki Tezuka · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.2

    7.5 · 277 votes
45. 45
    Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass 2002

    Directed by Toshiya Shinohara · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.7 · 166 votes
46. 46
    Irreversible 2002

    Directed by Gaspar Noé
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.5K votes
47. 47
    8 Mile 2002

    Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, Starz
    7.1

    7.1 · 8K votes
48. 48
    John Q 2002

    Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on Philo, YouTube Free, TNT
    7.1

    7.2 · 2.8K votes
49. 49
    The Cat Returns 2002

    Directed by Hiroyuki Morita · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.6K votes
50. 50
    Chicago 2002

    Directed by Rob Marshall · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.1 · 3K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona 2002

   Directed by Gilles Maheu
   6.6

   9.0 · 19 votes
2. 2
   Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team 2002
   6.4

   9.0 · 10 votes
3. 3
   Nine Inch Nails: And All That Could Have Been 2002

   Directed by Rob Sheridan
   6.5

   8.0 · 23 votes
4. 4
   Jam Films 2002

   Directed by Daizaburo Hanada
   6.4

   7.9 · 23 votes
5. 5
   The Cure: Trilogy 2002

   Directed by Nick Wickham
   6.4

   7.9 · 21 votes
6. 6
   Bob 2002

   Directed by Frank Jan Kat
   6.3

   8.7 · 10 votes
7. 7
   Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel 2002

   Directed by Peter Spirer
   6.3

   8.2 · 14 votes
8. 8
   Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002 2002

   Directed by Gavin Taylor
   6.3

   8.6 · 10 votes
9. 9
   Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua 2002

   Directed by Umberto Marino
   6.3

   8.0 · 15 votes
10. 10
    Letter from the Mountain 2002

    Directed by Takashi Koizumi
    6.3

    8.2 · 12 votes