I collected approximately 15 “Best Movies of 2002” lists and combined them into one list. Here are the results: every film on two or more of the original source lists. The numbers in bold indicate the number of lists the movie was on. I’ve included my 1-10 rating if I’ve seen the film.
On 12 lists
Far from Heaven (US) – Todd Haynes
On 11 lists
Spirited Away (Japan) – Hayao Miyazaki (9/10)
Talk to Her (Spain) – Pedro Almodóvar (10/10)
On 10 lists
About Schmidt (US) – Alexander Payne (8/10)
Y Tu Mamá También (Mexico) – Alfonso Cuarón (8/10)
On 9 lists
Adaptation. (US) – Spike Jonze (8/10)
On 7 lists
The Pianist (France/Poland/Germany/UK) – Roman Polanski (8/10)
On 6 lists
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Canada) – Zacharias Kunuk (9/10)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Zealand/US) – Peter Jackson (9/10)
On 5 lists
Lovely and Amazing (US) – Nicole Holofcener (8/10)
Gangs of New York (US) – Martin Scorsese (7/10)
On 4 lists
Bloody Sunday (UK/Ireland) – Paul Greengrass (9/10)
Bowling for Columbine (US) – Michael Moore (7/10)
Chicago (US) – Rob Marshall (8/10)
Punch-Drunk Love (US) – Paul-Thomas Anderson (8/10)
The Quiet American (UK/Germany/US/France) – Philip Noyce (8/10)
Time Out (France) – Laurent Cantet (7/10)
On 3 lists
About A Boy (UK/France/Germany/US) – Chris and Paul Weitz (8/10)
8 Mile (US) – Curtis Hanson (7/10)
The Hours (US/UK) – Stephen Daldry (7/10)
Minority Report (US) – Steven Spielberg (7/10)
Road to Perdition (US) – Sam Mendes
On 2 lists
Auto Focus (US) – Paul Schrader (9/10)
Domestic Violence (US) – Frederick Wiseman
I’m Going Home (France/Portugal) – Manoel de Oliveira
Late Marriage (Israel/France) – Dover Koshashvili (7/10)
Monsoon Wedding (India/France/Germany/Italy/US) – Mira Nair (7/10)
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (US) – Rebecca Miller (7/10)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (Australia) – Philip Noyce (8/10)