Top 10’s of 2002

Chlotrudis Awards members were invited to share their Top 10 movie lists of 2002 on the website. See what various members chose as their top films of the year. See how many of their favorites made the final ballot. See if your tastes coincide with any particular Chlotrudis member. If you’re a member, send in your Top 10 of the year and we’ll include it here.

 

Peg Aloi’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko

Best Movie of the Year

  • Donnie Darko

The Rest (in no particular order)

  • waydowntown
  • Gosford Park
  • Very Annie Mary
  • Spirited Away
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Far From Heaven
  • Italian for Beginners
  • Me Without You
  • Bowling for Columbine

 

Ararat
Ararat

Scot Capehart’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

  1. Ararat
  2. What Time Is It There?
  3. The Piano Player
  4. Beijing Bicycle
  5. The Sleepy Time Gal
  6. Donnie Darko
  7. Italian for Beginners
  8. Swimming
  9. 8 Women
  10. Punch-Drunk Love

 

L'emploi du temps
Time Out

Laura Clifford’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

  1. Far From Heaven
  2. The Quiet American
  3. Time Out
  4. The Pianist
  5. About Schmidt
  6. 24-Hour Party People
  7. Secretary
  8. Lilo & Stitch
  9. 13 Conversations About One Thing
  10. Minority Report

 

 

Adaptation
Adaptation

Robin Clifford’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

  1. Far From Heaven
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  3. The Pianist
  4. Lilo & Stitch
  5. Adaptation
  6. Minority Report
  7. 24-Hour Party People
  8. Rabbit-Proof Fence
  9. Bloody Sunday
  10. Roger Dodger

 

Ni na bian ji dian
What Time Is It There?

Michael Colford’s Top 13 Movies of 2002

  1. Far From Heaven
  2. Ararat
  3. What Time Is It There?
  4. Donnie Darko
  5. Baran
  6. The Piano Teacher
  7. waydowntown
  8. Italian for Beginners
  9. Lovely & Amazing
  10. Late Marriage
  11. Beijing Bicycle
  12. The Fast Runner
  13. 13 Conversations About One Thing

Also Deserving: The Sleepy Time Gal, No Such Thing, Punch-Drunk Love, Read My Lips
Best Doc (A tie): Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) & My Father the Genius

Lantana
Lantana

Jim Doescher’s Top 12 Movies of 2002 (in alphabetical order)

  • Adaptation
  • Borstal Boy
  • Far From Heaven
  • Frida
  • Gosford Park
  • Lantana
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence
  • Standing in the Shadows of Motown
  • Spirited Away
  • Sunshine State
  • Y Tu Mamá Tambien
Lovely and Amazing
Lovely and Amazing

Bob Gladstein’s Top 10 Movies of 2002 (in alphabetical order)

  • 13 Conversations About One Thing
  • Baran
  • Bowling for Columbine
  • Donnie Darko
  • Lovely & Amazing
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • The Piano Teacher
  • Talk To Her
  • Tuvalu
  • What Time Is It There?
Italiensk for begyndere
Italian for Beginners

Jeffrey Pike’s Top 10 Movies of 2002 (in alphabetical order)

  • 13 Conversations About One Thing
  • Far From Heaven
  • Italian for Beginners
  • Lovely and Amazing
  • Metropolis
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Swimming
  • Tuvalu
  • waydowntown

 

Far from Heaven
Far From Heaven

Nathaniel Roger’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

Best Movie of the Year

  • Far from Heaven

The Rest (in alphabetical order)

  • 8 Women
  • The Hours
  • Late Marriage
  • Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Lovely & Amazing
  • Spider-Man
  • Talk to Her
  • 25th Hour
  • Y Tu Mamá Tambien

Honorable Mentions: About a Boy, Chicago, Monsoon Wedding, Morvern Callar, Panic Room, Roger Dodger, Spirited Away

La Pianiste
The Piano Teacher

Kevin Smith’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

  1. The Piano Teacher
  2. Y Tu Mamá Tambien
  3. Far From Heaven
  4. The Hours
  5. Bowling for Columbine
  6. Punch-Drunk Love
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  8. The Lady and the Duke
  9. 8 Women
  10. Late Marriage

 

Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding

Nathaniel Tyson’s Top 10 Movies of 2002

  1. Far From Heaven
  2. Monsoon Wedding
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  4. Chicago
  5. Y Tu Mamá Tambien
  6. 8 Women
  7. Baran
  8. Spider-Man
  9. What Time Is It There?
  10. The Piano Teacher

Special Merit: Bowling for Columbine