New Movie Releases December 20th, 2002

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on December 20th, 2002, including both wide and limited movie releases.

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.

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