Best Drama movies of 2002

Actors : Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Actors : Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox, Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay,
Directors : Roman Polanski,

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

Actors : Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Alexander Payne,

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

Actors : Christopher Walken, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

The story of Frank Abagnale Jr., before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars' worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and legal prosecutor as a seasoned and dedicated FBI agent pursues him.

Actors : Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger,
Directors : Curtis Hanson,

A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Actors : Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams, Martin Donovan,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Actors : Christopher Eccleston, Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Alex Palmer,
Directors : Danny Boyle,

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane,
Directors : Stephen Daldry,

The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

Actors : Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Actors : Tyler Hoechlin, Liam Aiken, Rob Maxey, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Sam Mendes,

Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.

Actors : Sharon Small, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult,

A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Haysbert, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Todd Haynes,

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.

Actors : Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart,
Directors : David Fincher,

A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room, when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.

Actors : Abigail Breslin, Rory Culkin, Joaquin Phoenix, Mel Gibson,
Directors : M. Night Shyamalan,

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

Actors : Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper,
Directors : Spike Lee,

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Actors : George Clooney, Ulrich Tukur, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis,
Directors : Steven Soderbergh,

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

Actors : Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Connie Nielsen, Robin Williams,
Directors : Mark Romanek,

A mentally unstable photo developer begins to attack a middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.

Actors : Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Cliff Curtis, Vicky Haughton,
Directors : Niki Caro,

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Actors : Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger,
Directors : Jim Sheridan,

A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Actors : Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Anthony Hopkins,
Directors : Brett Ratner,

A retired F.B.I. Agent with psychological gifts, is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him, is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.