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Anniyan (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ambi, a meek lawyer, ends up being a vigilante named Anniyan, and a supermodel named Remo, after suffering with multiple personality disorder due to the society
Duration: 181 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: split personality, vigilante, lawyer, multiple personality disorder, alter ego, unrequited love, punishment, vigilantism, anguish, mental illness, love affair, psychiatrist, life is a bitch, irony of fate, murder, disguise, superhero, exploitation, dual role, fight, kung fu, police officer, violence, model, internet
Batman Begins (2005)
Plot Summary:
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, double life, corruption, disguise, martial arts, good versus evil, social decay, justice, vigilante, comic book, crime fighter, fight, organized crime, ninja, gotham city, redemption, superpower, violence, dark hero, chase, billionaire, deception
V for Vendetta (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Plot tags: revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, dystopia, fighting the system, freedom, vigilante, anti hero, society, protest, rebellion, vigilantism, mysterious character, masked vigilante, superhero, dark hero, moral ambiguity, fascist, conspiracy, mentor, disguise, totalitarianism, masked man, oppression
Cheetah The Power Of One (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nandu, an orphan, is a top-notch professional killer in town. He manoeuvres his operations with the help of his buddy. In one such operation, he falls into the eyes of the cops. While fleeing from the crime scene, he unintentionally becomes the cause for the death of a stranger called Pardhoo, a run-away youngster who wants to return home after 12 years. Nandu assumes the identity of Pardhoo and enters his household in a remote village to escape from the cops. The rest of the story is all about how Nandu solves all the problems
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: assassination, on the run, hidden identity, dishonesty, chases and races, assassination attempt, frame up, police, betrayal, gunfight, accidental killing, fashion, exploitation, village, murder, church, politics, village life, skyscraper, one against many, sniper, bank robbery, fight, train, wedding
Serenity (2005)
Plot Summary:
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 303000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: space travel, space opera, dystopia, outer space, alien, spaceship, space, spacecraft, space and aliens, space wars, friendship, future war, mechanic, rebel, captain, psychic, team, smuggler, female warrior, distopia, martial arts, escapades, cannibal, space adventure, planet
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Plot Summary:
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice – Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring – the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 831000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand
Plot tags: star wars, alien, sword fight, space wars, robot, space opera, spaceship, heroic mission, outer space, space, tragic villain, personality change, space battle, war, good versus evil, space and aliens, betrayal, battles, cloning, wilhelm scream, emperor, duel, marriage, space travel, fight
Ghajini (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film's story is around a rich business entrepreneur falling in love with an ad film actress. The entrepreneur and the actress fall in love, though she does not know that he is an entrepreneur. When she successfully saves a bunch of children who were in danger, she is brutally murdered by a gang leader and the entrepreneur himself gets hit hard on the head when he tries to save his lover, eventually leading him into a state of short term memory loss. He is later studied about and helped by a psychology student to take revenge on the one who murdered his lover
Duration: 175 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: murder, memory loss, revenge, injustice, tragic event, life is a bitch, fall in love, danger, disorder, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, uncover truth, tragic love, love and romance, escapades, vengeance, dishonesty, kidnapping, amnesia, exploitation, mental health, model, chases and races, love affair, rivalry
Munich (2005)
Plot Summary:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack
Duration: 164 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 236000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Plot tags: terrorism, espionage, vengeance, assassination, mossad, spy, judaism, politics, murder, terrorist, islamic terrorism, cia, tragedy, covert operation, revenge, olympics, vigilante, hitman, assassin, conflict, moral ambiguity, undercover, arab, conspiracy, secrets
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Plot Summary:
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-Woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Heesoo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with another, younger man, with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: hitman, gunfight, organized crime, revenge, vengeance, mafia, betrayal, gangster, fall in love, gang, brutality, character study, asian, asian gangster, rivalry, violent, mob boss, martial arts, hotel, tragic hero, dying, infidelity, buried alive, darkness, gang war
A History of Violence (2005)
Plot Summary:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 250000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Germany
Plot tags: small town, gangster, self defense, mafia, sex scene, violent, revenge, mobster, attempted robbery, organized crime, bullying, redemption, twists and turns, female nudity, vigilantism, family relations, robbery, attempted murder, irish mob, diner, double life, nudity, violence, vengeance, serial killer
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005)
Plot Summary:
Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gipsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: alchemy, imaginary, heroic mission, heroes, danger, master villain, curses spells and rituals, army, ethnic slur, body swapping, nazi occultism, steampunk, escapades, rivalry, siblings relations, nazi, hitler, secret society, surrealism, biplane, brother brother relationship, wrath, interdimensional travel, tornado, alchemist
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: heroic mission, danger, motorcycle chase, video game, rescue, fantasy world, creature, androids and robots, fight, enemy, heroes, dystopian future, warrior, monster, plague, technology, city in ruins, distopia, moving, threat, sword fight, chase, superhero, hacker, martial arts
King Kong (2005)
Plot Summary:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady
Duration: 187 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 441000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Plot tags: creature, jungle, dinosaur, king kong, beast, monster, gorilla, giant ape, island, rescue, giant animal, monkey, dangerous animal, lost world, human animal relationship, survival, filmmaking, giant spider, giant, adventurer, expedition, escape, danger, creature feature, human sacrifice
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Plot Summary:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 307000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Plot tags: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, battles, siege, crusade, warrior, christianity, muslim, crusader, sword and shield, king, knights templar, military, religion, islam, fortress, aristocracy, rise to the top, pride and honor, journey, ambition, arabic history, freedom
9th Company (2005)
Plot Summary:
The picture opens in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in late 1988, when military trainees Petrovsky, Ryaba, Chugun, Stas, Pinochet, Lyutev and Vorobyev are whipped into shape at a training camp by the brutal, sadistic commander, Warrant Officer Dygalo - prior to being sent off to the front lines. After several one-by-one dalliances with the local whore, Snow White, and a cautionary lecture on the history, geography and culture of Afghanistan (which most of the men sleep through), the trainees head off to battle - first to the Bagram air base, then to the Afghani province of Khost to secure supply lines. But nothing can begin to prepare them for the brutal devastation into which they are plunged, or the relentless tide of slaughter that scatters thousands of Soviet victims in its wake
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine, Finland
Plot tags: war, military, death, friendship, basic training, officers and cadets, soldier, war in afghanistan, ambush, military life, wartime life, escapades, danger, boot camp, battles, last stand, killed in action, courage, great war, heroes, glory, state affairs, holocaust, genocide, cavalry
The Protector (2005)
Plot Summary:
In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, France, Australia
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, muay thai, elephant, revenge, chase, gangster, fight scenes, fight, heroes, robbery, power struggle, kickboxing, kickboxer, fighter, hand to hand combat, fistfight, buddhism, sword fight, battles, gang, medieval, vengeance, combat, martial artist
Unleashed (2005)
Plot Summary:
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, vengeance, pianist, slavery, haunted by the past, violence, friendship, self discovery, kidnapping, organized crime, revenge, fight, wuxia, fistfight, warrior, fighter, gangster, badass, redemption, tough guy, piano, mixed martial arts, kung fu fighting, dog
Constantine (2005)
Plot Summary:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: supernatural, demon, devil, occult, angel, exorcism, good versus evil, demonic possession, heaven and hell, superhero, hell, suicide, mysticism, lucifer, mythology, supernatural ability, god or devil, evil, sacrifice, fantasy world, religion, satan, psychic, supernatural power, redemption
SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
Plot Summary:
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Macao
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, gangster, police investigation, fight, drug lord, vengeance, rivalry, law enforcement, police corruption, dishonesty, retirement, triad, revenge, martial artist, brain tumor, mafia, samurai, hardcore, exploitation, tumor, fight scenes, cop, godparent, uninhibited rivalry
The Island (2005)
Plot Summary:
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 325000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: distopia, cloning, escape, clone, conspiracy, fugitives, technology gone awry, island, lookalikes, utopia, dystopian future, on the run, life is a bitch, genetics, isolation, escape attempt, freedom, post apocalyptic, cyberpunk, fish out of water, dystopia, human clone, survival, car chase, end of the world
Four Brothers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vengeance, revenge, robbery, vigilante, violence, funeral, adoption, murder, gangster, uncover truth, sibling relationship, parents and children, mob boss, criminal heroes, death of mother, burglary, death of brother, gay brother, guard dog, adoptive mother, black, orphan, rivalry, loss of family member, ghetto
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Plot Summary:
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: samurai, ninja, master warrior, tragic love, martial arts, supernatural ability, state affairs, forbidden love, heroes, battles, uninhibited rivalry, supernatural, dishonesty, medieval, love and romance, tribe, elimination, imaginary, japanese history, asian history, superhero, fight, karate, ballet, assassin
Harsh Times (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: drug, violence, corruption, addiction, transformation, gangster, depression, redemption, culture clash, street gang, gang, weed, hip hop, mental illness, police corruption, lapd, ghetto, urban, friend, profanity, unemployment, anger, mafia, danger, humiliation
The Great Raid (2005)
Plot Summary:
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: military, war, rescue mission, pow, world war two, prison, special forces, prison escape, world war, escape attempt, human spirit, military life, against the odds, massacre, behind enemy lines, daring rescue, occupation, danger, ambition, holocaust, soldier, wartime, prisoner of war camp, husband wife relationship, burned alive
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
Plot Summary:
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?
Duration: 83 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, vampire, batman, dracula, good versus evil, secret identity, heroic mission, supernatural, rivalry, danger, fighting crime, imaginary, heroes, penguins, multiverse, superpower, gory, escapades, master villain, terrorizing, tombs and skeletons, monster, treasure, psychopath, train
Hostage (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: kidnapping, hostage, home invasion, hostage negotiator, twists and turns, organized crime, one man army, fbi, police investigation, swat team, kidnapped, rescue, family problems, family in danger, crime gone awry, revenge, trapped, police, trap, father son relationship, serial killer, secret service, die hard, manipulation, violence
War of the Worlds (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop of his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 469000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Russia
Plot tags: apocalypse, alien invasion, alien, end of the world, survival, disaster, invasion, space and aliens, destruction, catastrophe, evil alien, creature, distopia, humanity in peril, human versus alien, ufo, fate of humanity, extraterrestrial, natural disaster, first contact, monster, disintegration, evacuation, alien abduction, robot
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Plot Summary:
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 528000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, hitman, secret agent, secret service, couples, cia, battle of the sexes, strong female lead, female killer, tough girl, secret identity, female assassin, double life, undercover, assassin, couple relations, agent as target, marriage, fight scenes, chases and races, love and romance, danger, husband wife relationship, hot and sexy, woman with a gun
Chaos (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Plot tags: robbery, bank robbery, police detective, investigation, twists and turns, police investigation, hostage, gangster, police, surveillance, heist, vengeance, conspiracy, brutality, corruption, buddy cop, dirty cop, kidnapping, fbi, law enforcement, fan, bank robber, plot twist, swat team, police officer
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Plot Summary:
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: siege, police corruption, police station, gunfight, survival, criminal's revenge, police, danger, snow, attempted murder, master criminal, sniper, unlikely partners, undercover cop, shootout, prison, swat team, winter, conspiracy, organized crime, violent, christmas, death, corrupt cop, black