2002

1. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle)
2. The Son (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
3. Japon (Carlos Reygades)
4. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
6. Time of the Wolf (Michael Haneke)
7. Stevie (Steve James)
8. The Pianist (Roman Polanski)
9. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami)
10. Heaven (Tom Tykwer)

Honorable Mentions:
Gerry (Gus Van Sant), Adaptation (Spike Jonze), Talk To Her (Pedro Almodovar), Punch Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson), Hero (Zhang Yimou), Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg), Russian Ark (Alexander Sokurov), In America (Jim Sheridan), Minority Report (Steven Spielberg), Femme Fatale (Brian De Palma)