Thriller Movies 2002 List

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December 6 • December 13 • November 27 • October 4 • October 25 • September 4 • September 6 • September 20 • August 16 • August 21 • August 30 • July 12 • May 10

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top-ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist these rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-alterering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Dominic Purcell, Kurt Wimmer, Angus MacFadyen, Matthew Harbour

50% WILL SEE

2.5 / 5

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Released Friday, December 13th

13%

1 / 5

(1)

Intacto

There are those among us who are preternaturally lucky. They are the survivors of the plane crash that kills everyone else, the ones who escape being victims of war and terror, the gamblers who win high-stake games and even life itself. Their gift is not only being lucky, however; it includes the power to rob others of their luck and leave them helpless in the face of misfortune. Frederico has been robbed of his luck and believes that Tomas, the survivor of a plane crash, will be the instrument of his vengeance. The two men embark on a voyage of initiation, a series of trials challenging others that will lead them to the summit of chance, but they must avoid the scrutiny of policewoman Sara, herself a survivor, to finally meet Sam, the master of the domain from which only one person will emerge intact.

Leonardo Sbaraglia, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Eusebio Poncela, Monica Lopez, Antonio Dechent

13% WILL SEE

1 / 5

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Released Wednesday, November 27th

56%

1.5 / 5

(2)

Wes Craven Presents: They

After witnessing a horrible incident, a graduate student (Laura Regan) struggles to find the link between her childhood fear of the dark and the night terrors she now suffers, and must confront what may or may not be real.

Laura Regan, Zbigniew Kaspruk, Dagmara Dominczyk, Robert Harmon, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Jon Abrahams

PG-13

56% WILL SEE

1.5 / 5

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Released Friday, October 4th

44%

3.8 / 5

(10)

Red Dragon

Edward Norton stars as ex-FBI agent Will Graham, an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter (Hopkins). Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the case. But he soon realizes that the best way to catch this killer, known as the Tooth Fairy, is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. And the closest thing to that would be to probe the mind of another killer who is equally brilliant and equally twisted. For Graham, that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis, the now-incarcerated Lecter.

Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary Louise Parker, Brett Ratner, Anthony Heald

44% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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Released Friday, October 25th

30%

3 / 5

(2)

The Truth About Charlie

Based on the Motion Picture "Charade" Screenplay by Peter Stone. Regina Lambert (Thandie Newton) meets the charming Joshua Peters (Mark Wahlberg) while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to the enigmatic Charlie (Stephen Dillane). But upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been mysteriously murdered. A trio of his old cohorts (Joong-Hoon Park, Ted Levine, Lisa Gay Hamilton) has begun shadowing her in hopes of answering their own questions about Charlie and recovering a bundle of missing cash. Joshua is in Paris now, too, and ready to offer any help he can. The more Reggie learns, the more she must find out to fill in the missing pieces of this puzzle and to protect herself from ever-increasing danger. Joshua lays a growing claim on her affection, even as disturbing information about him surfaces and undermines her trust. Hard-edged Commandant Dominique (Christine Boisson) thinks Reggie herself is the most likely suspect. The attentions of a straight-laced embassy official (Tim Robbins) make Reggie's situation even more complicated. But all she can do is carry on with the knowledge that in life, as in love, nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

Mark Wahlberg, Tim Robbins, Jonathan Demme, Christine Boison, Jim Brooks, Stephen Dillane, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Ted Levine

PG-13

30% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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Released Wednesday, September 4th

82%

4 / 5

(4)

Snipes

Director Rich Murray puts the Philadelphia hip-hop scene on the map with "Snipes", an urban crime thriller that breathes fresh life into the genre. Erik (Sam Jones III) is an ambitious teenager who spends more time posting flyers for his favorite rapper, Prolifik (Nelly), than sitting in the classroom. When he and his best friend stumble across a dead body one night, they trigger a series of tragic events. It turns out Prolifik, as well as the master tapes for his new record, have been kidnapped by a gang of thugs who want Bobby Starr (Dean Winters), the ruthless president of Prolifik's label, to dish out a meaty ransom. If he doesn't, they promise to make sure Bobby's uncle and chief investor, the dangerous Johnny Marandino (Frank Vincent), knows just how carelessly Bobby has been spending his money. Through a misunderstanding, Erik becomes the target of Bobby Starr, as well as the kidnappers. Fearful for his own life, as well as his father's, Erik must find a way to get his hands on the master tapes, before Bobby Starr gets his hands on him. Murray's energizing film boasts credible performances¯especially from rap superstar Nelly¯and a pulsating hip-hop soundtrack.

This film screened in April 2002 in New York City as part of the Gen Art Film Festival.

Zoe Saldana, Mpho Koaho, Nelly, Sam Jones III, Dean Winters, Rashaan Nall, Schooly-D

82% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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Released Friday, September 6th

38%

2.2 / 5

(5)

Swimfan

Ben Cronin is a high school senior who has just about everything going for him. He has a great girlfriend, Amy, and a swimming scholarship to Stanford in the works. Ben's life seems almost perfect. Then Madison, the alluring new girl in town, develops a crush on Ben, although she says she just wants to be friends. But it seems that Madison has an odd way of defining "friends." As Madison's obsession with Ben grows, his life begins to unravel. First, he is kicked off the swim team for using steroids that he swears he's never taken. Then, his best friend runs into troubled times and all clues lead to Ben. Finally, Ben is accused of endangering Amy's life and putting her in the hospital. Ben suspects that Madison is behind all of it. With no one on his side, Ben dives into investigating her past and finds some incredibly dark secrets. Convinced that Madison will do anything to ruin his life as well as the lives of those around him, Ben decides to set the record straight.

John Polson, Clayne Crawford, Charlie Bohl, Shiri Appleby, Kia Goodwin, Allison Lyon Segan, John Penotti, Philip Schneider

PG-13

38% WILL SEE

2.2 / 5

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Released Friday, September 20th

1.3 / 5

(4)

Ecks vs. Sever

Haunted by the mysterious death of his wife, reclusive former FBI manhunter Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas) is blackmailed back into service to track down an unstoppable ex-Defense Intelligence Agency operative, code-named Sever (Lucy Liu), who has kidnapped the young son of the head of a secret committee of international security agencies.

Aidan Drummond, Talisa Soto, Lucy Liu, Terry Chen, Gregg Henry, Ray Park

0% WILL SEE

1.3 / 5

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Released Friday, August 16th

57%

2 / 5

(3)

Possession

Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow), a brilliant English academic given to doing things by the book, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel LeMotte (Jennifer Ehle). Roland Mitchell (Aaron Eckhart) is an upstart American scholar in London on a fellowship to study the great Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Northam), now best known for a collection of rapturous, late-life poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to LaMotte, they follow a trail of clues across England to the Continent, echoing the journey of the impassioned couple a century earlier.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Headey, Neil LaBute, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Graham Crowden, Trevor Eve

PG-13

57% WILL SEE

2 / 5

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Released Wednesday, August 21st

27%

1.8 / 5

(5)

One Hour Photo

Robin Williams portrays Sy Parrish, a lonely photo technician at the local SavMart one-hour photo counter who develops an unsettling obsession with long time customers, the Yorkin family, with whom he invents a familial connection.

Stan Wlodkowski, Pamela Koffler, Connie Nielsen, Mark Romanek, Michael Vartan, Christine Vachon, Robin Williams, Gary Cole

27% WILL SEE

1.8 / 5

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Released Friday, August 30th

47%

2.2 / 5

(11)

fear dot com

When four bodies are discovered in New York City, brash detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dorff) teams with Department of Health researcher Terry Huston (Natascha McElhone) to uncover the cause of their inexplicable deaths. The only link between the dead is that they each died exactly 48 hours after logging on to feardot.com.

William Malone, Udo Kier, Amelia Shankley, Nigel Terry, Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Jeffrey Combs, Gesine Cukrowski

47% WILL SEE

2.2 / 5

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Released Friday, July 12th

100%

Road to Perdition

Theaters

A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, leading to a journey of revenge and redemption.

Tom Hanks, David Self, Dean Zanuck, Jude Law, Stanley Tucci, Richard D. Zanuck, Sam Mendes, Paul Newman

100% WILL SEE

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Released Friday, May 10th

87%

2.7 / 5

(14)

Unfaithful

Edward and Connie Summer (Richard Gere, Diane Lane) have the perfect life: a happy marriage, an eight year old son, and a beautiful house in the suburbs. But when Connie's chance encounter with a handsome stranger (Olivier Martinez) erupts into a full-blown affair, desire becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.

Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Adrian Lyne, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Erik Per Sullivan, Olivier Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Chad Lowe

87% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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