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My Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
Surprise hit comedy written by its lead performer, Nia Vardalos, marries her own experience growing up a “plain Jane” in a Greek immigrant family…
One and Only, TheOne and Only, The (2002)
Dir. Simon Cellan Jones
Feat. Justine Waddell, Richard Roxburgh
Based on a 1999 romantic comedy by Susanne Bier (OPEN HEARTS), this relocates the original film’s star–crossed predicament to Newcastle,…
Pipe DreamPipe Dream (2002)
Dir. John C Walsh
Feat. Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart
Snubbed as a serious romantic partner because he is a plumber, Martin Donovan decides to masquerade as a film director in order to attract women and…
Punch-Drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love (2002)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…
Raising Victor VargasRaising Victor Vargas (2002) Recommended
Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte
A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
SecretarySecretary (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies
A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
Sex, Politics and CocktailsSex, Politics and Cocktails (2002)
Dir. Julien Hernandez
Feat. Julien Hernandez, Marisa Petroro
West Hollywood’s gay dating scene is the setting for this comedy–romance of queer encounters. Julien Hernandez takes on the acting,…
Spanish Apartment, TheSpanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002)
Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Judith Godreche
Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…
Summer ThingsSummer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez) (2002)
Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet
Rom–com with an ensemble cast led by Charlotte Rampling as an unhappily married woman who is off to stay at a seaside resort, where she…
TadpoleTadpole (2002) Recommended
Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth
Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…

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