List of American films of 2002
A list of American films released in 2002. Chicago won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The Hours won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Far from Heaven won the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama. My Big Fat Greek Wedding won the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy.
Bowling for Columbine won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. The Kid Stays in the Picture won the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film.
' won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Daughter from Danang won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
Swept Away won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 13 Moons | Alexandre Rockwell | Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Bracco, Steve Buscemi | Comedy, Drama | |
| 25th Hour | Spike Lee | Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox | Drama | Based on a novel by David Benioff |
| 40 Days and 40 Nights | Michael Lehmann | Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo | Comedy | |
| 8 Mile | Curtis Hanson | Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Eugene Byrd, Omar Benson Miller | Drama, Musical | Universal Pictures |
| Abandon | Stephen Gaghan | Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel | Drama, thriller | Based on Adams Fall by Sean Desmond |
| About a Boy | Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz | Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette | Comedy, Drama | Based on a novel by Nick Hornby |
| About Schmidt | Alexander Payne | Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Len Cariou, Dermot Mulroney, June Squibb | Comedy, Drama | Based on a novel by Louis Begley |
| Adaptation. | Spike Jonze | Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper | Comedy, Drama | based on The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean; Oscar for Cooper |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Ron Underwood | Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, James Rebhorn, Jay Mohr, Burt Young, John Cleese | Comedy, Science fiction | Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures; 5 Razzie nominations |
| All About the Benjamins | Kevin Bray | Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Eva Mendes | Action, Comedy | |
| Analyze That | Harold Ramis | Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow | Comedy | Preceded by Analyze This |
| Antwone Fisher | Denzel Washington | Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Malcolm David Kelley | Biography, Drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures. Based on Finding Fish by Antwone Fisher |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Jay Roach | Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Caine | Comedy | Third film of series |
| Auto Focus | Paul Schrader | Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Maria Bello, Rita Wilson | Biography, Drama | based on a book by Robert Graysmith |
| Avenging Angelo | Martyn Burke | Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Quinn | Comedy, Crime | Quinn's final film |
| Back by Midnight | Harry Basil | Rodney Dangerfield, Phil LaMarr, Randy Quaid | Comedy | |
| Bad Company | Joel Schumacher | Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock | Action, Comedy | |
| ' | Wych Kaosayananda | Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto | Action | |
| The Banger Sisters | Bob Dolman | Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush | Comedy | |
| Barbershop | Tim Story | Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer | Comedy | |
| Below | David Twohy | Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Matthew Davis | War, Horror | |
| Better Luck Tomorrow | Justin Lin | Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang | Crime drama | |
| Big Fat Liar | Shawn Levy | Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes | Comedy, Family | |
| Big Trouble | Barry Sonnenfeld | Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina, Jason Lee, Tom Sizemore, Omar Epps, Zooey Deschanel, Ben Foster, Sofía Vergara | Comedy, Crime | based on a novel by Dave Barry |
| Biggie & Tupac | Nick Broomfield | deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur | Documentary | |
| Birthday Girl | Jez Butterworth | Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel | Crime | |
| Blade II | Guillermo del Toro | Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman | Action, horror | Sequel to Blade |
| Blood Work | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus | Crime drama | Based on a novel by Michael Connelly |
| Blue Crush | John Stockwell | Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis | Romance | |
| Book of Love | Jeffrey W. Byrd | Eric K. George, Treach, Richard T. Jones | Romance | |
| The Bourne Identity | Doug Liman | Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles | Action, Thriller | Based on a novel by Robert Ludlum |
| Bowling for Columbine | Michael Moore | the Columbine High School massacre | Documentary | won Academy Award for Best Documentary |
| Brown Sugar | Rick Famuyiwa | Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def | Romance | based on "I Used to Love H.E.R." by Common |
| Bubba Ho-tep | Don Coscarelli | Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce | Comedy, Horror | based on Bubba Ho-tep by Joe R. Lansdale |
| The Burial Society | Nicholas Racz | Rob LaBelle, Jan Rubeš, Allan Rich | Thriller | |
| Buying the Cow | Walt Becker | Jerry O'Connell, Bridgette Wilson, Alyssa Milano | Comedy | |
| Cabin Fever | Eli Roth | Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello | Horror | |
| Carrie | David Carson | Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer | Horror | |
| Catch Me If You Can | Steven Spielberg | Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, James Brolin | Comedy, Drama | based on a book by Frank Abagnale |
| Chance | Amber Benson | Amber Benson, James Marsters, Christine Estabrook, Andy Hallett | Comedy | |
| Changing Lanes | Roger Michell | Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette | Thriller | |
| Chat Room | Barry Bowles | Brian Hooks, Christopher Richards | Comedy | |
| Chelsea Walls | Ethan Hawke | Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman | Drama | |
| Chicago | Rob Marshall | Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Taye Diggs | Musical | based on the Broadway musical won Academy Award for Best Picture |
| Ciao America | Frank Ciota | Eddie Malavarca, Maurizio Nichetti, Violante Placido, Giancarlo Giannini, Paul Sorvino | Comedy | |
| City by the Sea | Michael Caton-Jones | Robert De Niro, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Frances McDormand | Crime drama | |
| City of Ghosts | Matt Dillon | Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone | Drama | |
| Civil Brand | Neema Barnette | LisaRaye McCoy, Lark Voorhies, Mos Def | Action | |
| Clockstoppers | Jonathan Frakes | Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart, Michael Biehn, Robin Thomas | Science fiction | |
| The Cockettes | Bill Weber, David Weissman | the career of The Cockettes | Documentary | |
| Collateral Damage | Andrew Davis | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo, John Turturro | Action | |
| ' | John Stainton | Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, Neil Fanning | Adventure | |
| Comedian | Christian Charles | the stand-up comedy of Jerry Seinfeld | Documentary | |
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | George Clooney | Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts | Biography | based on a book by Chuck Barris |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Kevin Reynolds | James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Dagmara Domińczyk, Richard Harris | Adventure | based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père |
| The Country Bears | Peter Hastings | Don Henley, Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Christopher Walken | Family | based on Country Bear Jamboree |
| Crazy as Hell | Eriq La Salle | Eriq La Salle, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, Tia Texada | Horror | |
| Crossroads | Tamra Davis | Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Kim Cattrall, Dan Aykroyd | Comedy, Drama | 8 Razzie nominations |
| Cypher | Vincenzo Natali | Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu, Nigel Bennett | Science-fiction | |
| The Dancer Upstairs | John Malkovich | Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante | Crime drama | based on The Dancer Upstairs by Nicholas Shakespeare |
| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Peter Care | Emile Hirsch, Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone | Comedy, Drama | based on a book by Chris Fuhrman |
| Darkness | Jaume Balagueró | Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen | Horror | |
| Daughter from Da Nang | Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco | the life of a child from Operation Babylift | Documentary | winner of Grand Jury Prize: Documentary |
| Death to Smoochy | Danny DeVito | Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart | Comedy | |
| Demon Island | David and Scott Hillenbrand | Nicholas Brendon, Jaime Pressly, Eugene Byrd | Horror | |
| Deuces Wild | Scott Kalvert | Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk | Action | |
| Die Another Day | Lee Tamahori | Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens | Action | |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Callie Khouri | Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock, James Garner, Ashley Judd, Maggie Smith | Comedy | based on a book by Rebecca Wells |
| Dragonfly | Tom Shadyac | Kevin Costner, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Linda Hunt, Kathy Bates | Drama | |
| Drumline | Charles Stone III | Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones | Drama, Musical | |
| Easy Listening | Pamela Corkey | David Ian, Traci Crouch, Timothy Crow | Comedy | |
| Eight Crazy Nights | Seth Kearsley | Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Jack Giarraputo | Animation | |
| Eight Legged Freaks | Ellory Elkayem | David Arquette, Kari Wührer, Scarlett Johansson | Comedy, Horror | |
| The Emperor's Club | Michael Hoffman | Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow, Harris Yulin, Jesse Eisenberg | Drama | based on The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin |
| Empire | Franc. Reyes | John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Delilah Cotto | Crime drama | |
| Enough | Michael Apted | Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Juliette Lewis, Noah Wyle | Thriller | |
| Equilibrium | Kurt Wimmer | Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Bean, William Fichtner | Science fiction | |
| Evelyn | Bruce Beresford | Sophie Vavasseur, Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn | Drama | |
| Far from Heaven | Todd Haynes | Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert | Drama | winner of Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama |
| FeardotCom | William Malone | Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea | Crime, Horror | |
| The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Mick Jackson | Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jake Busey | Comedy | |
| Frida | Julie Taymor | Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush | Biography, Drama | based on a biography by Hayden Herrera |
| Friday After Next | Marcus Raboy | Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon | Comedy | Sequel to Next Friday |
| The Four Feathers | Shekhar Kapur | Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson | Drama, War | based on a book by A. E. W. Mason |
| Full Frontal | Steven Soderbergh | David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener, Julia Roberts, Blair Underwood | Comedy | |
| Gangs of New York | Martin Scorsese | Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Henry Thomas, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson | Crime drama | based on a book by Herbert Asbury; 10 Oscar nominations |
| Ghost Ship | Steve Beck | Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington, Karl Urban, Emily Browning | Horror | |
| The Good Girl | Miguel Arteta | Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly | Romance | |
| Groom Lake | William Shatner | William Shatner, Dan Gauthier, Amy Acker | Horror | |
| The Guru | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei | Musical comedy | |
| The Guys | Jim Simpson | Sigourney Weaver, Anthony LaPaglia, Jim Simpson | Drama | based on a book by Ann Nelson |
| Half Past Dead | Don Michael Paul | Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule | Action | |
| ' | Rick Rosenthal | Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tyra Banks, Sean Patrick Thomas | Horror | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Chris Columbus | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Kenneth Branagh | Family, Fantasy | based on a novel by J. K. Rowling |
| Hart's War | Gregory Hoblit | Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard | War | based on a book by John Katzenbach |
| ' | Tuck Tucker | Spencer Klein, Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith | Animation | |
| High Crimes | Carl Franklin | Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel | Thriller | based on a book by Joseph Finder |
| Highway | James Cox | Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Selma Blair | Drama | |
| Hollywood Ending | Woody Allen | Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing | Comedy | |
| Home Room | Paul F. Ryan | Erika Christensen, Busy Philipps, Victor Garber | Drama | |
| The Hot Chick | Tom Brady | Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris | Comedy | |
| The Hours | Stephen Daldry | Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris | Drama | based on a book by Michael Cunningham winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama |
| Hysterical Blindness | Mira Nair | Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara | Drama | TV movie |
| I Spy | Betty Thomas | Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell | Action | based on television series |
| Ice Age | Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha | Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary | Animation | |
| Igby Goes Down | Burr Steers | Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon | Comedy, Drama | |
| Impostor | Gary Fleder | Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Mekhi Phifer, Vincent D'Onofrio | Science fiction | based on a story by Philip K. Dick |
| Interstate 60 | Bob Gale | James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart | Comedy, Drama | |
| Insomnia | Christopher Nolan | Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank | Thriller | based on 1997 film of same name |
| ' | Jeff Tremaine | Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O | Reality | based on television series |
| Jason X | James Isaac | Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder | Horror | Sequel to ' |
| John Q | Nick Cassavetes | Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Ray Liotta | Crime drama | |
| ' | Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki | Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Tim Hodge, Lisa Vischer | Animation | |
| Juwanna Mann | Jesse Vaughan | Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Harrison Finkea | Comedy | |
| ' | Kathryn Bigelow | Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson | Historical drama | |
| ' | Richard J. Lewis | James Belushi | Comedy | |
| The Kid Stays in the Picture | Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen | the life of film producer Robert Evans | ||
| Killing Me Softly | Chen Kaige | Drama, Mystery, Romance | ||
| Kiss the Bride | Vanessa Parise | Amanda Detmer, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brooke Langton | Romance | |
| Kung Pow! Enter the Fist | Steve Oedekerk | Steve Oedekerk, Jennifer Tung, Lung Fei | Comedy | |
| The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | Nestor Carbonell, Christina Ricci, Dylan Baker | Crime drama | based on a book by Moisés Kaufman |
| Last Call | Henry Bromell | Jeremy Irons, Neve Campbell, Sissy Spacek | Drama | based on Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald by Frances Kroll Ring |
| Laurel Canyon | Lisa Cholodenko | Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsalee | Drama | |
| Life or Something Like It | Stephen Herek | Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Stockard Channing | Comedy | |
| Like Mike | John Schultz | Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki | Comedy | |
| Lilo & Stitch | Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois | Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere | Animation | |
| ' | Peter Jackson | Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett | Adventure, Fantasy | based on The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Maid in Manhattan | Wayne Wang | Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson | Romance | |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | George Hickenlooper | Andy García, Mick Jagger, Olivia Williams, James Coburn | Drama | |
| The Master of Disguise | Perry Andelin Blake | Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould | Comedy | |
| Men in Black II | Barry Sonnenfeld | Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson | Comedy, Science fiction | Sequel to Men in Black |
| Minority Report | Steven Spielberg | Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow | Science fiction | based on a story by Philip K. Dick |
| Moonlight Mile | Brad Silberling | Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon | Romance | |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Mark Pellington | Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing | Drama | based on a book by John Keel |
| Mr. Deeds | Steven Brill | Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Peter Gallagher | Comedy | based on film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town |
| Murder by Numbers | Barbet Schroeder | Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt | Crime drama | |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Joel Zwick | Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Joey Fatone | Comedy | winner of Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy |
| Narc | Joe Carnahan | Jason Patric, Ray Liotta, Chi McBride | Crime drama | |
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Walt Becker | Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn | Comedy | |
| New Best Friend | Zoe Clarke-Williams | Mia Kirshner, Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain | Thriller | |
| The New Guy | Ed Decter | DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel | Comedy | |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Douglas McGrath | Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell, Anne Hathaway | Drama | based on Charles Dickens story |
| Night at the Golden Eagle | Adam Rifkin | Donnie Mantemarano, Vinny Argiro, Natasha Lyonne | Drama | |
| On Line | Jed Weintrob | Josh Hamilton, Harold Perrineau, Vanessa Ferlito | Drama | |
| One Hour Photo | Mark Romanek | Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan | Thriller | |
| Orange County | Jake Kasdan | Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk | Comedy | |
| Paid in Full | Charles Stone III | Wood Harris, Regina Hall, Kevin Carroll | Crime drama | |
| Panic Room | David Fincher | Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Dwight Yoakam | Thriller | |
| Path to War | John Frankenheimer | Michael Gambon, Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Felicity Huffman, Tom Skerritt, Frederic Forrest, Diana Scarwid | Drama, Biography | made for TV; Golden Globe award for Sutherland; Frankenheimer's final film |
| ' | Rebecca Miller | Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk | Drama | winner of Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic |
| Pinocchio | Roberto Benigni | Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Kim Rossi Stuart | Family | based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi; 6 Razzie nominations |
| Poolhall Junkies | Mars Callahan | Mars Callahan, Alison Eastwood, Chazz Palminteri | Thriller | |
| Possession | Neil LaBute | Aaron Eckhart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle | Drama | based on a book by A. S. Byatt |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Craig McCracken | Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, E.G. Daily | Animation | |
| Prisoner of Paradise | Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender | the life of Kurt Gerron | Documentary | |
| Pumpkin | Anthony Abrams, Adam Larson Broder | Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn | Comedy | |
| Punch-Drunk Love | Paul Thomas Anderson | Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán | Comedy, Drama | |
| Queen of the Damned | Michael Rymer | Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau | Horror | based on a novel by Anne Rice |
| The Quiet American | Phillip Noyce | Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser | Drama | based on a novel by Graham Greene |
| R.S.V.P. | Mark Anthony Galluzzo | Rick Otto, Lucas Babin, Glenn Quinn | Comedy | |
| Real Women Have Curves | Patricia Cardoso | America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros | Comedy | based on a play by Josefina Lopez |
| Red Dragon | Brett Ratner | Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mary-Louise Parker | Crime drama | based on a novel by Thomas Harris; prequel to Silence of the Lambs |
| Reign of Fire | Rob Bowman | Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler | Adventure | |
| Return to Never Land | Robin Budd, Donovan Cook | Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett | Animation | preceded by Peter Pan |
| The Ring | Gore Verbinski | Naomi Watts, Daveigh Chase, Martin Henderson | Horror | |
| Ripley's Game | Liliana Cavani | John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone | Thriller | based on Patricia Highsmith novel |
| Road to Perdition | Sam Mendes | Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tyler Hoechlin, Dylan Baker, Stanley Tucci | Crime drama | Based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins; 6 Oscar nominations |
| Roger Dodger | Dylan Kidd | Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini | Comedy | |
| Rollerball | John McTiernan | Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews | Science fiction | based on 1975 film of same name |
| The Rookie | John Lee Hancock | Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox | Biography | |
| The Rules of Attraction | Roger Avary | James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder | Comedy | based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis |
| S1m0ne | Andrew Niccol | Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts | Science fiction | |
| The Salton Sea | D. J. Caruso | Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard | Crime drama | |
| The Santa Clause 2 | Michael Lembeck | Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz | Comedy | Sequel |
| Scooby-Doo | Raja Gosnell | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini | Family | based on TV show |
| The Scorpion King | Chuck Russell | Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Facinelli | Action | |
| The Secret Lives of Dentists | Alan Rudolph | Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary | Drama | based on The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley |
| Secretary | Steven Shainberg | James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal | Drama | based on Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill |
| Serving Sara | Reginald Hudlin | Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell | Romance | |
| Showboy | Christian Taylor | Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann, Joe Daly | Mockumentary | |
| Showtime | Tom Dey | Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner | Crime comedy | |
| The Singles Ward | Kurt Hale | Will Swenson, Connie Young, Daryn Tufts | Comedy | |
| Signs | M. Night Shyamalan | Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin | Science fiction | |
| Slackers | Dewey Nicks | Jason Schwartzman, Devon Sawa, Jason Segel | Comedy | |
| Snow Dogs | Brian Levant | Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Nichelle Nichols | Family | |
| Solaris | Steven Soderbergh | George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis | Science fiction | based on Solaris by Stanisław Lem |
| Sorority Boys | Wallace Wolodarsky | Barry Watson, Michael Rosenbaum, Harland Williams | Comedy | |
| Spellbound | Jeffrey Blitz | the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee | Documentary | |
| Spider-Man | Sam Raimi | Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons | Superhero | Based on the Marvel Comics character |
| ' | Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook | Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi | Animation | |
| Spun | Jonas Åkerlund | Jason Schwartzman, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke | Comedy | |
| ' | Robert Rodriguez | Alexa Vega, Emily Osment, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas | Action | Sequel |
| ' | George Lucas | Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen | Science fiction | preceded by '; 7 Razzie nominations |
| Star Trek Nemesis | Stuart Baird | Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Tom Hardy | Science fiction | |
| State Property | Abdul Malik Abbott | Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z, Damon Dash | Crime drama | |
| Stealing Harvard | Bruce McCulloch | Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Megan Mullally, Tammy Blanchard | Comedy | |
| Stevie | Steve James | the long-term relationships of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America | Documentary | |
| Stolen Summer | Pete Jones | Adiel Stein, Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt | Drama | Project Greenlight winner |
| Stuart Little 2 | Rob Minkoff | Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Michael J. Fox, Melanie Griffith, Nathan Lane, James Woods, Steve Zahn | Family | Sequel |
| The Sum of All Fears | Phil Alden Robinson | Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell | Thriller | Based on a novel by Tom Clancy |
| Sunshine State | John Sayles | Angela Bassett, Edie Falco | Drama | |
| The Sweetest Thing | Roger Kumble | Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair | Comedy | |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Andy Tennant | Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen | Comedy | |
| Swept Away | Guy Ritchie | Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Jeanne Tripplehorn | Adventure | Based on Lina Wertmüller film of same name; Winner of 5 Razzie awards; Remake of 1974 film |
| Swimfan | John Polson | Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby | Thriller | |
| Tadpole | Gary Winick | Aaron Stanford, Bebe Neuwirth, Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter | Comedy | |
| They | Robert Harmon | Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry | Horror | |
| Time Changer | Rich Christiano | D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod | Science fiction | |
| The Time Machine | Simon Wells | Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons, Mark Addy | Science fiction | Based on a novel by H. G. Wells |
| Timequest | Robert Dyke | Victor Slezak, Caprice Benedetti, Bruce Campbell | Science fiction | |
| The Transporter | Corey Yuen | Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze | Action | |
| Trapped | Luis Mandoki | Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Fanning | Crime | based on 24 Hours by Greg Iles |
| Treasure Planet | Ron Clements, John Musker | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce | Animation | Based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| The Trials of Henry Kissinger | Eugene Jarecki | the alleged war crimes of Henry Kissinger | Documentary | based on a story by Christopher Hitchens |
| The Truth About Charlie | Jonathan Demme | Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins | Thriller | Based on film Charade |
| Tuck Everlasting | Jay Russell | Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Jackson, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek | Drama | based on a book by Natalie Babbitt |
| The Tuxedo | Kevin Donovan | Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs | Action, Comedy | |
| Two Weeks Notice | Marc Lawrence | Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant | Comedy | |
| Undercover Brother | Malcolm D. Lee | Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Dave Chappelle | Action | |
| Undisputed | Walter Hill | Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk | Drama | |
| Unfaithful | Adrian Lyne | Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez | Thriller | |
| Waking Up in Reno | Jordan Brady | Natasha Richardson, Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze | Comedy | |
| A Walk to Remember | Adam Shankman | Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah | Romance | Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks |
| We Were Soldiers | Randall Wallace | Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott, Madeleine Stowe | War | based on We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Hal Moore and Joseph L. Galloway |
| Welcome to Collinwood | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Michael Jeter | Crime, Comedy | based on film Big Deal on Madonna Street |
| White Oleander | Peter Kosminsky | Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright, Renée Zellweger | Drama | based on a novel by Janet Fitch |
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath | Lacey Chabert, Tom Kane, Tim Curry, Ice-T | Animation | |
| Windtalkers | John Woo | Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach | War | |
| xXx | Rob Cohen | Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas | Action | |
| Zig Zag | David S. Goyer | John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Oliver Platt | Drama | based on Zig Zag by Landon Napoleon |