# List of French films of 2002

A list of films produced in France in 2002.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 8 Women | François Ozon | | Comedy mystery | 5 wins & 19 nominations |
| Adolphe | Benoît Jacquot | Isabelle Adjani | Drama | 1 win |
| The Adversary | Nicole Garcia | | | Entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| Aram | Robert Kechichian | Simon Abkarian | Drama | 1 win, 1 nomination |
| Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Alain Chabat | Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier | Adventure comedy | 1 win & 4 nominations |
| L'Auberge espagnole | Cédric Klapisch | Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Audrey Tautou | Drama | |
| Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | Dai Sijie | Zhou Xun, Liu Ye | Period drama | |
| Carnage | Delphine Gleize | Chiara Mastroianni | Drama | Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| La cité de Dieu | Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund (co-director) | Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino Da Hora, Jonathan Haagensen, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Daniel Zettel, Seu Jorge | Epic crime | Brazilian-French-German co-production |
| Demonlover | Olivier Assayas | Connie Nielsen | Thriller drama | Nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes, +3 wins, +2 nom. |
| Décalage Horaire | Danièle Thompson | Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno | Romantic comedy | Nominated for César Awards |
| Les Diables | Christophe Ruggia | Adèle Haenel, Vincent Rottiers | Drama | |
| Femme Fatale | Brian De Palma | Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas | Crime thriller | |
| Filles perdues, cheveux gras | Claude Duty | Amira Casar, Marina Foïs, Olivia Bonamy, Charles Berling | Musical comedy-drama | Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, Best French Script at the 2002 Deauville Film Festival |
| Glowing Eyes | Jacques Nolot | Jacques Nolot | Drama | Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not | Laetitia Colombani | Audrey Tautou | Romance thriller | 1 nomination |
| L'homme du train | Patrice Leconte | Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday | Crime drama | Nominated for Golden Lion, +6 wins, +2 nom. |
| Irréversible | Gaspar Noé | Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel | Crime drama | Nominated for Palme d'Or, +2 wins, +4 nom. |
| A Loving Father | Jacob Berger | Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu | Drama | |
| Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers | Robert Guédiguian | Ariane Ascaride | | Entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| A Piece of Sky | Bénédicte Liénard | Séverine Caneele | | Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| Rue des plaisirs | Patrice Leconte | Vincent Elbaz, Laetitia Casta | Romance | |
| Secret Things | Jean-Claude Brisseau | Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou | Drama | |
| Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard | Christophe Honoré | Béatrice Dalle | | Screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival |
| Summer Things | Michel Blanc | Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet, Karin Viard | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 1 win & 3 nominations at the César Awards |
| The Son | Dardenne brothers | Olivier Gourmet | Drama | 8 wins & 7 nominations |
| The Soul Keeper | Roberto Faenza | Emilia Fox, Iain Glen, Craig Ferguson | romance-drama | Italian-French-British co-production |
| The Spanish Apartment | Cédric Klapisch | Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche | Romantic comedy | 7 wins & 8 nominations |
| Speak to Me of Love | Sophie Marceau | Judith Godrèche | Drama | 1 win & 1 nomination |