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Movies released in 2002

Rating: 74 %
Awards: 19 wins & 22 nominations.
Length: 107 mins
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Bloody Sunday (2002)

  • January 30th, 1972, paratroopers shoot dead 13 protesters

Rating: 73 %
Awards: Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 124 nominations.
Length: 167 mins
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Gangs of New York (2002)

  • February 3rd, 1848, Priest Fallon is killed by Bill the Butcher

  • July 5th, 1857, the Dead Rabbits fight the Natives

  • July 13th, 1863, the Draft Riots break out

Rating: 76 %
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 40 wins & 12 nominations.
Length: 120 mins
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)

  • April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murder twelve students and a teacher at their school

Rating: 65 %
Awards: 3 nominations.
Length: 109 mins
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Joe and Max (2002)

  • June 19th, 1936, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling fight for 12 rounds in the boxing ring

  • June 22nd, 1938, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling meet in the ring for a historic rematch

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 3 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 138 mins
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We Were Soldiers (2002)

  • June 24th, 1954, a French unit is ambushed by the Viet Minh

  • November 14th, 1965,

  • November 15th, 1965, Lt. Col. Moore orders 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings to call in "Broken Arrow"

  • November 16th, 1965, American forces take the landing zone

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 23 wins & 24 nominations.
Length: 94 mins
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Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

  • July 1st, 1931, Molly, Daisy and Grace are taken from their family

Rating: 66 %
Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination.
Length: 135 mins
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11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)

  • September 11th, 2001, the US is attacked by terrorists

Rating: 63 %
Awards: 6 nominations.
Length: 90 mins
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Sins of the Father (2002)

  • September 15th, 1963,

    Rating: 64 %
    Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations.
    Length: 111 mins
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    Callas Forever (2002)

    • September 16th, 1977, Maria Callas dies

    Rating: 73 %
    Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations.
    Length: 95 mins
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    The Laramie Project (2002)

    • October 6th, 1998, Matthew Shepard is beaten and left to die

    • October 12th, 1998, Matthew Shepard dies in hospital

    Rating: 45 %
    Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
    Length: 94 mins
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    Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

    • October 19th, 1957, Michael Myers is born

    Rating: 83 %
    Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 73 nominations.
    Length: 150 mins
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    The Pianist (2002)

    • October 31st, 1940, Władysław Szpilman is forced to move into a Jewish Quarter