2002 independent films

In America

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.7

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

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Interstate 60

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.6

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

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Whale Rider

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.5

On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding...

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Valentin

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Valentin, a 9-year-old boy living with his grandmother in late-1960s Buenos Aires, believes his family has problems that only he can solve. The youngster dreams of being reunited with his mother, who'...

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Sweet Sixteen

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

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Dirty Pretty Things

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.3

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.

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Antwone Fisher

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.3

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance...

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Far from Heaven

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.3

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

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Raising Victor Vargas

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he trie...

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