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Top 5 movies
By Times staff
© St. Petersburg Times
published December 26, 2002
1. Gangs of New York -- Martin Scorsese revisits a dark chapter of American history, when Civil War draft laws and intolerance of immigrants caused riots in 19th-century New York. Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz share a Titanic-style romance against that backdrop while Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show as Bill the Butcher.
2. Antwone Fisher -- Derek Luke's wonderful debut performance in the title role is the lynch pin of a moving directorial debut by co-star Denzel Washington. One of the best films of 2002.
3. Far From Heaven -- Those Technicolor tear-jerkers of the 1950s are recalled by director Todd Haynes. National Board of Review award winner Julianne Moore plays a housewife coping with her husband (Dennis Quaid) being gay. Nominated for four Golden Globe awards.
4. The Lion King -- Take your choice of local IMAX venues to see Disney's 1994 animated classic again: Channelside Cinemas or the Museum of Science and Industry, both in Tampa.
5. Catch Me If You Can -- Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a true-life teenage con artist, and Tom Hanks plays the no-nonsense FBI agent on his trail. Directed in casual fashion, sometimes sluggishly, by Steven Spielberg.
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