“With great power comes great responsibility.”
— From Spider-Man, one of 2002’s most unforgettable films
2002 served up a rich mix of award-winning dramas, family animations, globe-trotting epics, and mind-bending thrillers. Feast your eyes on all 31 posters below—then scroll through your favorite seasonal tiers, pick your top three, and drop them in the comments! ⬇️
❄️ Winter Dramas & True Tales
- The Ring
A cursed videotape dooms its viewers—Naomi Watts races to unravel its terrifying mystery. - About Schmidt
Newly retired, Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) embarks on a road-trip of self-discovery. - 25th Hour
Edward Norton savors his final day of freedom before a seven-year prison sentence begins. - John Q.
A desperate Denzel Washington takes a hospital hostage when his son is denied a heart transplant. - The Hours
Three women across different eras grapple with love, loss, and the search for meaning. - Frida
Salma Hayek embodies painter Frida Kahlo’s passionate life and artistic trials. - Insomnia
A guilt-plagued detective (Al Pacino) hunts a killer in the perpetual daylight of Alaska.
🌷 Spring Animations & Heartfelt Tales
8. Lilo & Stitch
A lonely Hawaiian girl adopts a mischievous alien—‘ohana means family.
9. Chicago
Murder, music, and mayhem—Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones dazzle in this backstage romp.
10. A Walk to Remember
A rebellious teen falls for a minister’s daughter in this tear-jerking Nicholas Sparks adaptation.
11. The Count of Monte Cristo
Betrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès plots an elaborate revenge in this swashbuckler.
12. The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup defend Townsville in their origin story on the big screen.
13. About a Boy
Hugh Grant’s carefree bachelor learns responsibility when a young boy enters his life.
14. Interstate 60
A surreal highway leads one man into bizarre encounters that test his sense of reality.
15. Signs
Crop circles signal an impending alien invasion—Mel Gibson and family confront the unknown.
☀️ Summer Blockbusters & Action
16. Spider-Man
A high-schooler turned hero swings through New York, learning the cost of great power.
17. Gangs of New York
Scorsese’s brutal epic pits Leonardo DiCaprio’s immigrant against Daniel Day-Lewis’s gang lord.
18. We Were Soldiers
Mel Gibson leads a harrowing depiction of the first major American engagement in Vietnam.
19. Road to Perdition
A mob hitman (Tom Hanks) and his son flee vengeance in Sam Mendes’s shadowy fable.
20. The Transporter
Jason Statham’s elite courier delivers packages—no questions asked, until the rules change.
21. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Anakin’s forbidden romance ignites amidst a galaxy on the brink of war.
22. The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) battles amnesia and assassins to uncover his true identity.
23. Blade II
Wesley Snipes returns as the Daywalker, forging uneasy alliances to battle a new vampire threat.
🍂 Fall Thrillers & Mind-Benders
24. Minority Report
A future-crime unit’s chief (Tom Cruise) becomes the hunted in Spielberg’s futuristic thriller.
25. The Rookie
A middle-aged man follows his dream to pitch in the major leagues against all odds.
26. Shottas
Jamaican friends bring their street hustle to Miami in this gritty crime saga.
27. 8 Mile
Eminem’s semi-autobiographical battle-rap drama captures one chance to change his life.
28. Frailty
A father’s divine visions lead his sons into a chilling spree of ritualistic murders.
29. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Fellowship fractures—Frodo and Sam press on while allies brace for war in Middle-earth.
30. K-19: The Widowmaker
Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this tense submarine thriller about a nuclear near-miss.
31. Nicholas Nickleby
A young man fights social injustice in Victorian England in this faithful Dickens adaptation.
🙏 Your Turn: Which three of these 31 2002 gems make you want to press play again? Share your picks below and let the new-millennium magic live on! 🍿✨