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Best of 2005

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  • Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher in The New World (2005)

    1. The New World

    20052h 15mPG-1373Metascore
    6.7 (92K)
    The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsColin FarrellQ'orianka KilcherChristopher Plummer
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)

    2. Batman Begins

    20052h 20mPG-1370Metascore
    8.2 (1.7M)
    After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen Watanabe
  • Natalie Mendoza, Shauna Macdonald, Saskia Mulder, Alex Reid, Nora-Jane Noone, and MyAnna Buring in The Descent (2005)

    3. The Descent

    20051h 39mR71Metascore
    7.2 (262K)
    A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
    DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex Reid
  • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)

    4. War of the Worlds

    20051h 57mPG-1373Metascore
    6.6 (493K)
    An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim Robbins
  • Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

    5. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    20051h 43mR73Metascore
    7.5 (245K)
    After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.
    DirectorShane BlackStarsRobert Downey Jr.Val KilmerMichelle Monaghan
  • Nicolas Cage in Lord of War (2005)

    6. Lord of War

    20052h 2mR62Metascore
    7.6 (351K)
    An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsNicolas CageEthan HawkeJared Leto
  • Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello in A History of Violence (2005)

    7. A History of Violence

    20051h 36mR82Metascore
    7.4 (266K)
    A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd Harris
  • Jarhead (2005)

    8. Jarhead

    20052h 5mR58Metascore
    7.0 (217K)
    A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsJake GyllenhaalJamie FoxxLucas Black
  • Brick (2005)

    9. Brick

    20051h 50mR72Metascore
    7.1 (113K)
    A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
    DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittLukas HaasEmilie de Ravin
  • Wolf Creek (2005)

    10. Wolf Creek

    20051h 39mR56Metascore
    6.2 (82K)
    Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
    DirectorGreg McLeanStarsNathan PhillipsCassandra MagrathKestie Morassi
  • Bill Murray in Broken Flowers (2005)

    11. Broken Flowers

    20051h 46mR79Metascore
    7.1 (109K)
    As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayJessica LangeSharon Stone
  • Caché (2005)

    12. Caché

    20051h 57mR87Metascore
    7.3 (88K)
    A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsDaniel AuteuilJuliette BinocheMaurice Bénichou
  • David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

    13. Good Night, and Good Luck.

    20051h 33mPG80Metascore
    7.4 (104K)
    Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
    DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsDavid StrathairnGeorge ClooneyPatricia Clarkson
  • Lee Yeong-ae in Lady Vengeance (2005)

    14. Lady Vengeance

    20051h 55mR75Metascore
    7.5 (90K)
    After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLee Yeong-aeChoi Min-sikYea-young Kwon
  • Lee Byung-hun in A Bittersweet Life (2005)

    15. A Bittersweet Life

    20051h 59mNot Rated
    7.5 (45K)
    Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunShin Min-aKim Yeong-cheol
  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

    16. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    20052h 1mR77Metascore
    7.3 (43K)
    Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
    DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesBarry PepperDwight Yoakam
  • Feast (2005)

    17. Feast

    20051h 35mR43Metascore
    6.2 (35K)
    Patrons locked inside a bar are forced to fight monsters.
    DirectorJohn GulagerStarsNavi RawatKrista AllenBalthazar Getty
  • Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale (2005)

    18. The Squid and the Whale

    20051h 21mR82Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
    DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsOwen KlineJeff DanielsLaura Linney
  • Anthony Hopkins in The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

    19. The World's Fastest Indian

    20052h 7mPG-1368Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsAnthony HopkinsDiane LaddIain Rea
  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)

    20. The Proposition

    20051h 44mR73Metascore
    7.3 (57K)
    A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
    DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsRay WinstoneGuy PearceEmily Watson
  • Nicolas Bro, Ali Kazim, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen, and Ulrich Thomsen in Adam's Apples (2005)

    21. Adam's Apples

    20051h 34mR51Metascore
    7.7 (57K)
    A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
    DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenNicolas Bro
  • Factotum (2005)

    22. Factotum

    20051h 34mR71Metascore
    6.6 (15K)
    This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
    DirectorBent HamerStarsMatt DillonLili TaylorMarisa Tomei
  • Pusher III (2005)

    23. Pusher III

    20051h 48mNot Rated72Metascore
    7.3 (20K)
    Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.
    DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsZlatko BuricMarinela DekicSlavko Labovic
  • Edmond (2005)

    24. Edmond

    20051h 22mR61Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    A fortune-teller's teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld.
    DirectorStuart GordonStarsWilliam H. MacyJulia StilesJoe Mantegna
  • Tristram Shandy (2005)

    25. Tristram Shandy

    20051h 34mR80Metascore
    6.7 (13K)
    Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."
    DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsSteve CooganJeremy NorthamRob Brydon

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