71. The Man from Elysian Fields
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Hickenlooper
Actors: Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, Olivia Williams, James Coburn, Anjelica Huston
Plot: A struggling writer becomes an escort to make ends meet, unprepared for the devastating repercussions his new line of work will have on his life.
72. The Kid Stays in the Picture
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Actors: Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppola, Ava Gardner, Jack Nicholson, Tyrone Power, William Castle
73. Sex and Lucia ( Lucía y el sexo )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julio Medem
Actors: Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Elena Anaya, Silvia Llanos
74. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Clooney
Actors: Dick Clark, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Sweeney, Drew Barrymore, Michael Cera, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Plot: Chuck Barris is well-known for creating hit game shows - The Dating Game and The Gong Show amongst others, but that was just a cover for his real job - a CIA assassin carrying out covert missions for the government... or so he would have you believe.
75. Beijing Bicycle ( Shiqi sui de dan che )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang
Actors: Lin Cui, Bin Li, Xun Zhou, Yuanyuan Gao, Shuang Li, Yiwei Zhao
76. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Care
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Jake Richardson
Plot: This is about two teenage boys who go to a Catholic High School. Bored with their lives, they rebel against the nuns, and steal and deface school property. But one prank goes too far, which changes their lives forever.
77. 8 Mile
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Curtis Hanson
Actors: Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Taryn Manning, Evan Jones
Plot: Semi-autobiographical film based on the life of Marshall Mathers - rapper Eminem - about a young rapper in Detroit trying to escape his life and make a name for himself.
78. Naqoyqatsi
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Actors: Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steven Soderbergh, Bella Donna, Ronald Reagan
Plot: Godfrey Reggio presents his brave new world: fusing everyday reality with digital techniques, Naqoyqatsi shows us a world once ruled by nature now ruled by technology.
79. Suicide Club ( Jisatsu saakuru )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sion Sono
Actors: Ryo Ishibashi, Akaji Maro, Saya Hagiwara, Yoko Kamon, Masatoshi Nagase, Kimiko Yo
Plot: The collective suicide of 54 girls at a train station starts Detective Kuroda on a case with many questions but few leads. As a wave of suicides sweep the country, the detective comes across a website that seems to predict the deaths while a high school student on her own investigation finds a connection to a popular all-girl pop group, Desert.
80. Panic Room
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Fincher
Actors: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Kristen Stewart, Dwight Yoakam, Patrick Bauchau
Plot: Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) is home with her daughter when two men break into their new home looking for money.
