Looking back at 2002, it was a year that brought boxoffice riches to Hollywood and also gave moviegoers their money's worth. Beyond the blockbuster franchises that kept rewriting boxoffice history, Hollywood delivered a bumper crop of awards-worthy movies. After sorting through memories, DVDs and tapes of what came our way in 2002, I'm happy to play Santa again today and deliver some early Christmas gifts to the films and filmmakers on my 2002 Top Ten List (ranked here in reverse order).

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