2003 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner
![21 Grams](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/21-grams-image.jpg)
21 Grams
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
![Cold Mountain](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cold-mountain-image.jpg)
Cold Mountain
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
![House of Sand and Fog](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/house-of-sand-and-fog-vadim-perelman-image.jpg)
House of Sand and Fog
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house’s new owners.
![In America](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/in-america-jim-sheridan-image.jpg)
In America
A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
![Lost in Translation](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lost-in-translation-sofia-coppola-image.jpg)
Lost in Translation
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
![Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world-peter-weir-image.jpg)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
![Mystic River](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mystic-river-clint-eastwood-image.jpg)
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.
![Seabiscuit](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/seabiscuit-gary-ross-image.jpg)
Seabiscuit
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
![The Last Samurai](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-last-samurai-edward-zwick-image.jpg)
The Last Samurai
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.
![The Station Agent](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-station-agent-tom-mccarthy-image.jpg)
The Station Agent
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.