Best award winning movies with capable directing from 2002

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with capable directing from 2002! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with capable directing from 2002, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.

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2002-10-01 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón

Rating

rating icon 6.577
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #57 for
    blasphemous
  2. Ranked #88 for
    scandalous
  3. Ranked #96 for
    afterschool special

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2 Infernal Affairs (2002)

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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2002-12-12 | Drama / Action

Cast

Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Rating

rating icon 7.825
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #23 for
    cat-and-mouse
  2. Ranked #81 for
    like Scarface
  3. Ranked #172 for
    potboiler

Trailer

Infernal Affairs trailer
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3 Adaptation. (2002)

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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2002-12-06 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep

Rating

rating icon 7.357
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #57 for
    self-referential
  2. Ranked #58 for
    smart and witty dialogue
  3. Ranked #72 for
    exceptional

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4 The Pianist (2002)

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

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2002-09-17 | Drama / War

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Rating

rating icon 8.381
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #50 for
    masterpiece
  2. Ranked #104 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #166 for
    brilliant

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5 About a Boy (2002)

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

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2002-04-26 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult

Rating

rating icon 6.673
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #138 for
    narcissist
  2. Ranked #155 for
    mawkish
  3. Ranked #224 for
    schmaltzy

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6 About Schmidt (2002)

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

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2002-12-12 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates

Rating

rating icon 6.833
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #124 for
    sabbatical
  2. Ranked #130 for
    self-improvement
  3. Ranked #133 for
    with epiphany moments

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7 Frida (2002)

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

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2002-08-29 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina

Rating

rating icon 7.415
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #47 for
    diorama
  2. Ranked #86 for
    Biography
  3. Ranked #118 for
    extraordinary

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8 Road to Perdition (2002)

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

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2002-07-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin

Rating

rating icon 7.356
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #57 for
    father figure
  3. Ranked #73 for
    foster father

Trailer

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9 The 70s (2002)

Amanda and Julian are doing their best to rear their five sons during the repressive dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Though the parents view themselves as apolitical, most of their sons bristle at life under martial law and turn to various forms of activism -- or to simple teenage rebellion -- for release. After the family becomes the victim of extremist violence, Amanda begins to find her own dissident voice.

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2002-12-25 | Drama

Cast

Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon

Rating

rating icon 4.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #153 for
    pretty boy
  2. Ranked #158 for
    definitely Oscar-deserving
  3. Ranked #311 for
    metrosexual

Trailer

The 70s trailer
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10 City of God (2002)

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

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2002-08-30 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino

Rating

rating icon 8.425
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #69 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #71 for
    great sound effects
  3. Ranked #77 for
    masterpiece

Trailer

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