Gangs of New York
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Liam Neeson
Plot: Takes place in Nineteenth century Manhattan where immigrants fight for control over the five-points neighborhood.
Kaante
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sanjay Gupta
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Lucky Ali, Jeff Davis
Morvern Callar
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Actors: Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, Linda McGuire, Ruby Milton, Dolly Wells, Dan Cadan
Plot: A woman (Samantha Morton) without much to live for wakes one morning to find that her boyfriend has killed himself -- and left behind a very good manuscript, which she decides to have published... as her own.
Narc
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Carnahan
Actors: Jason Patric, Ray Liotta, Chi McBride, Alan C. Peterson, Lina Giornofelice, Dan Leis
Plot: With no significant leads a retired cop goes back to try and solve a
narcotics sting mystery involving drugs and murder.
Saathiya
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shaad Ali
Actors: Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukherjee, Tanuja, Satish Shah, Sharat Saxena, Swaroop Sampat
Smokers Only ( Vagón fumador )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Verónica Chen
Actors: Cecilia Bengolea, Leonardo Brzezicki, Adrián Fondari, Pablo Razuk, Fabián Talín, Carlos Issa
Two Weeks Notice
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Marc Lawrence
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, Heather Burns
Plot: Millionaire real estate developer George Wade doesn't make a move without Lucy Kelson, his multitasking chief counsel and virtual right arm. But after a year of calling the shots, Lucy is giving her two weeks' notice. It seems Lucy's finally free of George and his 24-hour requests, which included everything from taking care of George's clothing to handling his divorce settlements. But George has other ideas.
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2002
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath
Actors: Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane, Cree Summer, Tim Curry, Lynn Redgrave, Danielle Harris
Plot: The Thornberry clan is on safari, and things are shaping up the way they usually do, until a poacher snatches one of the cheetah cubs Eliza and Darwin are traveling with and it's time for a daring rescue.
25th Hour
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2002
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Brian Cox, Philip Seymour Hoffman , Anna Paquin, Rosario Dawson
Plot: A good hearted convicted drug dealer looks back on his life and the choices he made while still knowing he must face 7 years in jail or run away for ever.
Antwone Fisher
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Denzel Washington
Actors: Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant, Cory Hodges, Salli Richardson
Plot: Antwone Fisher, while serving in the navy, is forced to see a navy therapist after a violent outburst.
Devils on the Doorstep ( Guizi lai le )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Wen Jiang
Actors: Wen Jiang, Yihong Jiang, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ding Yuan, Zhijun Cong, Zi Xi
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2002
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies
Plot: The fellow has split, but Frodo and Sam have a mission to complete. The others make new friends, while Frodo finds a guide to Mordor.
Jack Johnson: The September Sessions
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2002
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jack Johnson
Actors: Jack Johnson, Kelly Slater
Lying in Wait
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2002
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: D. Shone Kirkpatrick
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Virginia Madsen, Thomas Newton, Vanessa Dorman, Ian Buchanan, Shannon Whirry
Plot: An innocent man discovers things are not always what they seem as he's led into a web of murder and revenge.
Whatever You Say ( Mon idole )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2002
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Guillaume Canet
Actors: François Berléand, Guillaume Canet, Diane Kruger, Philippe Lefebvre, Clotilde Courau, Gilles Lellouche
Plot: An ambitious young man thinks his television producer boss has finally recognized his talent when he is invited to hes country-estate home. But once there, he finds out the man, and his stunning wife, have much different plans for him.
