newsweek's the top 15 movies released in 2002 that you should not miss

#1 Y Tu Mama Tambien
Alfonso Cuarn's erotic, funny and poignant Mexican road movie is a coming-of-age classic.

#2 About Schmidt
Nicholson at his best in a Midwestern satire as funny as it is devastating.

#3 Spirited Away
Animation giant Hayao Miyazaki's enchanting magical mystery tour.

#4 Talk to her
Almodovar's moving meditation on love and friendship.

#5 The Pianist
Roman Polanski confronts the Holocaust and makes his best film since "Chinatown."

#6 Monsoon Wedding
Mira Nair's zesty multi-course Indian feast.

#7 Adaptation
Orchids, screenwriting, gators + 2 Nick Cages = one wild ride.

#8 About a Boy
Womanizing narcissist Hugh Grant rejoins the human race
in a sharp, hilarious comedy.

#9 Far From Heaven
Family values get revisited and revised in this sublime neo-'50s melodrama.

#10 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Another swirling, savage success.

#11 The Hours
Kidman, Streep and Moore in a luminous adaptation.

#12 Late Marriage
Tradition battles love: a fierce, sensual comedy from Israel.

#13 Chicago
A jazzy, snazzy Murder Row musical.

#14 Lovely and Amazing
This smart American indie tells things about women Hollywood never thought to ask.

#15 Minority Report
Bad ending aside, this future-shock thriller is a sensation.