August 2002
August 2
    Wide
    Master of Disguise
     
Main Cast: Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Mark Devine
Director: Perry Andelin Blake
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: PG
Running Time: 80 min
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    Signs
     
Main Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 106 min
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    Limited
    Full Frontal
     
Main Cast: Blair Underwood, Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, Erika Alexander, Rainn Wilson, David Duchovny, Enrico Colantoni, Nicky Katt
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Distributor: Miramax
Rating: R
Running Time: 101 min
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August 7
    Wide
    Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
     
Main Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Dale Dudley
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Distributor: Dimension Films
Rating: PG
Running Time: 99 min
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    Limited
    The Good Girl
     
Main Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly, Tim Blake Nelson, Zooey Deschanel
Director: Miguel Arteta
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Rating: R
Running Time: 93 min
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August 9
    Wide
    Blood Work
     
Main Cast: Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lifford
Director: Clint Eastwood
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Running Time: 110 min
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    Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
     
Main Cast: Martin Lawrence
Director: David Raynor
Distributor: Paramount
Rating: R
Running Time: 113 min
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    xXx
     
Main Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Joe Bucaro III
Director: Rob Cohen
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 124 min
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    Limited
    24 Hour Party People
     
Main Cast: Steve Coogan, Keith Allen, Rob Brydon, Enzo Cilenti, Ron Cook, Chris Coghill, Paddy Considine, Danny Cunningham
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Distributor: United Artists
Rating: R
Running Time: 117 min
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    Secret Ballot
     
Main Cast: Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi, Youssef Habashi
Director: Babak Payami
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: G
Running Time: 123 min
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    The Chateau
     
Main Cast: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Sylvie Telstud, Didier Flamand
Director: Jesse Peretz
Distributor: IFC Films
Rating: R
Running Time: 91 min
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August 14
    Limited
    Gang Tapes
     
Main Cast: Trivell, Darontay McClendon, Darris Love, Don Cambell, Six Reasons
Director: Adam Ripp
Distributor: Lions Gate
Rating: R
Running Time: 91 min
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August 16
    Wide
    Blue Crush
     
Main Cast: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem
Director: John Stockwell
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 104 min
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    The Adventures of Pluto Nash
     
Main Cast: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Jay Mohr, Randy Quaid
Director: Ron Underwood
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 95 min
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    Limited
    Mostly Martha
     
Main Cast: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste, August Zirner, Ulrich Thomsen
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Distributor: Paramount Classics
Rating: PG
Running Time: 109 min
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    Possession
     
Main Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Trevor Eve, Toby Stephens, Anna Massey
Director: Neil LaBute
Distributor: USA Films
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 102 min
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August 21
    Limited
    One Hour Photo
     
Main Cast: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, Dylan Smith, Eriq LaSalle, Erin Daniels
Director: Mark Romanek
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Rating: R
Running Time: 96 min
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August 23
    Wide
    S1m0ne
     
Main Cast: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jay Mohr, Tony Crane, Jason Schwartzman
Director: Andrew Niccol
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 117 min
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    Serving Sara
     
Main Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Distributor: Paramount
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 99 min
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    Undisputed
     
Main Cast: Ving Rhames, Wesley Snipes
Director: Walter Hill
Distributor: Miramax
Rating: R
Running Time: 94 min
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    Limited
    Little Secrets
     
Main Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Blair Treu
Distributor: IDP
Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 min
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August 30
    Wide
    fear dot com
     
Main Cast: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Udo Kier, Amelia Shankley, Jeffrey Combs, Nigel Terry, Gesine Cukrowski
Director: William Malone
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Running Time: 101 min
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    Limited
    Love and a Bullet
     
Main Cast: Anthony "Treach" Criss, Kent Masters King, Freez Luv
Director: Kantz, Ben Ramsey
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: R
Running Time: 85 min
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    Mad Love (Juana La Loca)
     
Main Cast: Jo-yun Hwang, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor, Giuliano Gemma, Roberto alvarez, Eloy Azorin, Guillermo Toledo
Director: Vicente Aranda
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: R
Running Time: 115 min
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