Ghetto Dawg

Well-meaning Tariq (J. King) looks to escape his job as a mechanic and car thief for a mobster, Gresh (Lawrence Winslow), after he meets the lovely Robin (Portia Coe). But Gresh needs Tariq more than ever because he's become involved in the dangerous underworld of pit bull fights. To assure Tariq's cooperation, his new family is jeopardized, emotionally and physically.

No Good Deed

2002

English

5.4

♡ 10

25%

Action

bank

based on a true story

Bob Rafelson Director

Emily VanCamp as Connie

Milla Jovovich as Erin

Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Friar

Stellan Skarsgård as Tyrone

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

The Rules of Attraction

2002

English

6.6

♡ 27

45%

71%

Action

based on novel or book

Roger Avary Director

Kate Bosworth as Kelly

Jessica Biel as Lara

Eric Stoltz as Mr. Lawson

Ian Somerhalder as Paul Denton

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Love and a Bullet

2002

English

5.0

♡ 10

65%

Ben Ramsey Director

Ben Hernandez Bray as Elite Guard #1

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton as Female with Cuestick

Mike Smith as Melvin McBride

Marlon Young as Wade

Malik Bishop is the best killer in the business, but when his crimelord employer wants his girlfriend, who may be unfaithful, eliminated, Bishop doesn't count on falling in love with the woman. Now he must choose between his heart and, perhaps, his life.

Heaven

2002

English

6.9

♡ 22

73%

Tom Tykwer Director

Giovanni Ribisi as Filippo

Remo Girone as Filippo's Father

Cate Blanchett as Philippa

Stefania Orsola Garello as Vendice's Secretary

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002

English

6.9

♡ 18

76%

79%

1970s

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Peter Care Director

Vincent D'Onofrio as Father Casey

Emile Hirsch as Francis Doyle

Jena Malone as Margie Flynn

Jodie Foster as Sister Assumpta

A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

Gale Force

2002

English

3.9

♡ 4

17%

Jim Wynorski Director

Marcia Strassman as Kim Nelson

Marc McClure as Moran

William Zabka as Rance

Gretchen Palmer as Tina Mason

Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt producer, the renegade mercenaries find the cache of cash and start off with it, but Sam and his intrepid, unarmed teammates interrupt them before they can depart. An explosion-filled chase across the island winds up with the good guys trapped by the heavily armed bad guys, and it looks like the game is over for the TV show survivors. However, Mother Nature, in the guises of a hurricane and tidal wave, has other ideas.

Sunshine State

2002

English

6.8

♡ 1

80%

John Sayles Director

Michael Greyeyes as Billy Trucks

Angela Bassett as Desiree Perry

Perry Lang as Greg

Edie Falco as Marly Temple

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Love Undercover

2002

Cn

6.5

♡ 4

75%

Joe Ma Director

Wilson Yip as

Daniel Wu as Au Hoi Man

Raymond Ho-Yin Wong as Hung

Sammy Leung as Over

A young policewoman is picked for an undercover job--getting close enough to a gangster's son so that she can plant a microphone at a table where the gangsters make their deals. Complications arise when she finds herself falling for him.

Santa, Jr.

2002

English

5.3

♡ 2

45%

Kevin Connor Director

Jaime Gomez as Earl Hernandez

Charles Robinson as Judge Wheeler

Lauren Holly as Susan Flynn

Rodger Bumpass as Wally Fisk

While delivering toys, Santa's son (Nick Stabile) is arrested for trespassing. Dispirited, he turns for help to a public defender (Lauren Holly).

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

2002

English

7.4

♡ 1

90%

Action

Documentary

Music

Sam Jones Director

David Fricke as

Chris Green as

Fred Armisen as Self

Jeff Tweedy as Self

A documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band's creative process, the film crew catches unexpected complications between the band and its record label and problems among the band members themselves.

People I Know

2002

English

5.4

♡ 6

45%

Daniel Algrant Director

Al Pacino as Eli Wurman

Téa Leoni as Jilli Hopper

Peter Gerety as Norris Volpe

Regis Philbin as Regis Philbin

A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

The Brady Bunch in the White House

2002

English

3.5

♡ 4

17%

Neal Israel Director

Arnold Pinnock as Howard Katanga

Ashley Eckstein as Jan Brady

Gary Cole as Mike Brady

Bill Clinton as Self

Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!

N[eon]

2002

English

6.0

♡ 8

short film

Dave McKean Director

John Cale as Narrator

Eileen Daly as The Ghost

Eamonn Collinge as The Man

A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.

Tomorrow La Scala!

2002

English

7.4

♡ 2

Comedy

Francesca Joseph Director

Dudley Sutton as Dennis

Samantha Spiro as Jayney (Mrs. Lovett)

Kulvinder Ghir as Rajiv

Karl Johnson as Sydney

Members of a British opera troupe mount a production of "Sweeney Todd" within a maximum-security prison.

The Quiet American

2002

English

7.0

♡ 22

87%

72%

Action

based on novel or book

Phillip Noyce Director

Brendan Fraser as Alden Pyle

Rade Serbedzija as Inspector Vigot

Robert Stanton as Joe Tunney

Michael Caine as Thomas Fowler

Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.

The Hard Word

2002

English

6.0

♡ 5

38%

crooks disguised as cops

Scott Roberts Director

Rachel Griffiths as Carol Twentyman

Guy Pearce as Dale Twentyman

Robert Taylor as Frank Malone

Joel Edgerton as Shane Twentyman

Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.