Temporal Top Ten – 2002

Number of movies seen from this year – 121
Number of movies reviewed – 118 (Including 11 Encore Reviews)

This year’s list will probably shock many of you because it is headed by 2 amazing, but somewhat obscure movies that most of you probably haven’t seen. Both of them were life changers for me personally and give me added optimism when I feel down.

This list also features 4 sci-fi fantasy blockbusters that you all have heard of and have probably seen multiple times.

My #3 pick is the movie that I think should have won Best Picture at the Oscars instead of the mess that was called Chicago.  It is such an emotional roller-coaster ride and is held together by a completely unknown actor (at the time)

The list also features an amazing Foreign Film (#6), another post 9/11 emotional story (#9) and a fun Alexander Payne feature starring Jack (#10)

Update Jul 2016 – We Were Soldiers is added at #8, pushing two films up and the previous #10 to honorable mention

My Top Ten

Honorable Mention –  About Schmidt

10. The Guys

9. Minority Report
8. We Were Soldiers

7. Spider-Man

6. City of God

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

4. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones3. The Pianist

2. 9/11

1. The Rookie

Here’s a complete list of movies that I’ve seen from 2002

1. 24 Hour Party People
2. 25th Hour
3. 28 Days Later…
4. 40 Days and 40 Nights
5. 8 Mile
6. 9/11     Encore Review
7. About a Boy
8. About Schmidt
9. Adaptation
10. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
11. Amen.
12. Antwone Fisher
13. Ash Wednesday
14. Austin Powers in Goldmember
15. Auto Focus
16. Bad Company
17. Bang Bang You’re Dead
18. Bend It Like Beckham
19. Best and Worst U.S. Presidents
20. Blade II
21. Blood Work
22. The Bourne Identity
23. Bowling for Columbine
24. The Brady Bunch in the White House
25. Catch Me If You Can
26. Changing Lanes
27. Chicago
28. City of God
29. Collateral Damage
30. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
31. The Count of Monte Cristo
32. Dark Blue
33. Death to Smoochy
34. Die Another Day Encore Review
35. Door to Door
36. Dragonfly
37. Eight Crazy Nights
38. The Emperor’s Club
39. Equilibrium
40. Far from Heaven
41. Flying Car, The
42. Frida
43. Gale Force
44. Gangs of New York
45. The Gathering Storm
46. George Carlin: More Than 7 Words
47. The Good Girl
48. The Guys
49. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
50. Hart’s War
51. Hero
52. High Crimes
53. The Hours
54. I Spy
55. Ice Age
56. In America
57. Infernal Affairs
58. Insomnia
59. Interview With the Assassin
60. Irreversible
61. Jackass: The Movie
62. John Q
63. K-19: The Widowmaker
64. Laurel Canyon
65. Liberty Stands Still
66. Lilo & Stitch
67. Live from Baghdad
68. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers    Encore Review  Encore Review 2
69. Maid in Manhattan
70. Mickey Mouse Monopoly
71. Minority Report   Encore Review
72. Moonlight Mile
73. The Mothman Prophecies
74. Murder by Numbers
75. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
76. Naqoyqatsi
77. Narc
78. One Hour Photo
79. Panic Room
80. Phone Booth
81. The Pianist           Encore Review
82. Punch-Drunk Love
83. Quiet American, The
84. Red Dragon
85. Reign of Fire
86. RFK
87. The Ring
88. Road to Perdition
89. The Rookie   Encore Review   Encore Review 2
90. Russian Ark
91. Scooby-Doo
92. The Scorpion King
93. Secretary
94. September 11
95. Shackleton
96. Shanghai Ghetto
97. Showtime
98. Signs
99. Solaris
100. Spider-Man
101. Star Trek: Nemesis  Encore Review
102. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Encore Review Encore Review 2
103. Sweet Home Alabama
104. The Sum of All Fears
105. Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
106. Talk to Her
107. The Time Machine
108. Transporter, The
109. Trapped
110. Treasure Planet
111. Unfaithful
112. Van Wilder
113. A Walk to Remember
114. The Way Home
115. We Were Soldiers
116. Welcome to Collinwood
117. The Whale Rider
118. White Oleander
119. Windtalkers
120. xXx
121. XX/XY