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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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Plot Summary:
Harry starts his fourth year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Triwizard Tournament and faces the evil Lord Voldemort. Ron and Hermione help Harry manage the pressure – but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that he stands for
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 666000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: magic, magical, witch, harry potter, boarding school, friendship, dragon, teenager, wizard, good versus evil, school, chosen one, wizards and magicians, contests and competitions, supernatural ability, supernatural, black magic, maze, curses spells and rituals, boarding school life, coming of age, bullying, teacher, magic wand, fantasy world
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
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
Plot Summary:
The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college. Written by pepperann210
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: dark humor, time travel, twists and turns, stereotypes, storytelling, family relations, family life, friends, on the road, parents and children, self discovery, disorder, existence paradox, fan, death, male nudity, television, drinking, stoner, moving, profanity, virginity, talking animal, misfit, accident
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Plot Summary:
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: dog, stop motion, cartoon rabbit, competition, garden, experiment gone awry, rabbit, eccentricity, monster, love triangle, rivalry, transformation, wilhelm scream, fall in love, ambition, inventions and discoveries, partner, disorder, cartoon dog, turned into an animal, halloween, werewolf, love, children, animal
Transamerica (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bree is about to get a sex change operation that will finally allow her to actually be what she’s already been in her mind for a long time: a transitioned woman. Yet before this happens she suddenly runs into her son who ends up coming for the trip across the United States
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: transsexual, transgender, gay, transsexuality, road trip, gender bending, psychiatrist, therapist, gender, lgbtq, self discovery, male nudity, lgbt, hidden identity, lgbtqi, female impersonator, pornographic video, porn actor, trans woman, family relations, parenthood, coming of age, loneliness, stereotypes, character study
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
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Plot Summary:
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: France, Mexico, USA
Plot tags: friendship, redemption, vengeance, desert, cowboy, revenge, small town, murder, justice, promise, loss of friend, on the road, racial slur, last wish, reluctant partners, twists and turns, confined, wilderness, partner, dishonesty, obsessive quest, hopes, modern western, modern west, immigrant
The Descent (2005)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: monster, creature, cave, survival horror, trapped, survival, expedition, claustrophobia, fear, gory, group of friends, gore, woman in danger, mutant, vacation, darkness, underground, supernatural, violence, panic, grief, death, isolation, blindness, infidelity
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
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 420000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: fantasy world, witch, good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, magical, medieval, imaginary kingdom, parallel world, winter, heroes, talking animal, children, young heroes, danger, battles, sword fight, creature, prophecy, queen, self sacrifice, christian, magical creature, curses spells and rituals, animal
Madagascar (2005)
Plot Summary:
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape -- with the help of some prodigious penguins -- to explore the world
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 429000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: jungle, friendship, unlikely friendships, penguins, island, animal life, zebra, escape, lion, rescue, animal, wilderness, talking animal, journey, buddies, friends, giraffe, freedom, verbal byplay, jungle adventure, uptight character, predator, surrealism, sarcasm, anthropomorphic animal
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 513000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: childhood, chocolate, children, fantasy world, contests and competitions, imaginary, magic, social differences, child protagonist, factory, imagination, poverty, transformation, parents and children, mysterious character, society, boy, cooking and food, psychiatrist, psychotherapy, food, greed, young heroes, overweight child, eccentricity
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Plot Summary:
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 206000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: space travel, alien, outer space, space and aliens, robot, fantasy world, end of the world, benign alien, sarcasm, space, spacecraft, buddies, friends, androids, space opera, hitchhiker, beast, artificial intelligence, post apocalypse, apocalypse, distopia, book, space exploration, trippy, spaceship
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
Hoodwinked (2005)
Plot Summary:
The recipes of candies of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business. While the police are chasing the criminal, there is a mess at Granny's house evolving Little Red Hiding Hood, The Wolf, The Woodsman and Granny, disturbing the peace in the forest and they are all arrested by the impatient Chief Grizzly
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA, Serbia and Montenegro
Plot tags: little red riding hood, imaginary kingdom, anthropomorphic animal, grandparent and grandchild, animal, chase, grandmother, suspicion, dishonesty, woods, kids and family, satire, investigation, criminal, disguise, conspiracy, who done it, pig, love, new year, psychology, winter, myth, stoner, girl
Casanova (2005)
Plot Summary:
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: casanova, womanizer, unlikely couple, masquerade, beefcake, happy ending, runaway, farce, inquisition, duchess, love story, renaissance, sex, brother sister relationship, seduction, dating, nobility, carnival, seducing, lovers, sword fight, chase, swashbuckler, mistaken identity, marriage
Robots (2005)
Plot Summary:
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: inventor, robot, androids and robots, kids and family, cyborgs, misfit, social misfits, destiny, creativity, technology, redemption, life philosophy, partner, fighting the system, escapades, androids, battles, villainess, fight scenes, love, batman, artificial intelligence, occupation, migration, inspiration
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Plot Summary:
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: robot, space travel, brother brother relationship, board game, alien, outer space, sibling rivalry, stranded, childhood, child, game, space, youth, human in outer space, time travel, alternate world, when the parents are away, getting home, brother sister relationship, space exploration, house, jealousy, escapades, astronaut, anger
Seven Swords (2005)
Plot Summary:
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Australia, Netherlands
Plot tags: martial arts, samurai, swordsman, sword, wuxia, leadership, heroic mission, emperor, vengeance, rivalry, good versus evil, mercenary, medieval, frame up, kung fu, ancient, dynasty, camel, flying guillotine, traitor, swashbuckler, fight scenes, swordplay, village, heroes
The Myth (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: martial arts, great wall of china, reincarnation, supernatural, archaeologist, exotic locale, adventurer, good versus evil, heroic mission, superhero, legends and myths, fight scenes, warrior, treasure hunt, research, one man army, medieval, sword fight, chase, sacrifice, fight, holy man, kung fu fighting, wuxia, time travel
Sahara (2005)
Plot Summary:
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA
Plot tags: treasure, treasure hunt, adventurer, treasure hunter, desert, obsessive quest, archaeology, escapades, civil war, good versus evil, danger, buddy, friendship, characters in danger, fight scenes, damsel in distress, beach, tyrant, afrikaans, road trip, riddles and clues, american civil war, chase, camel, scuba diving
Into the Blue (2005)
Plot Summary:
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, as a ruthless gang of criminals gets word of what they have uncovered
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: diving, treasure hunt, shark, underwater, ocean, shipwreck, expedition, island, cocaine, sunken treasure, scuba diving, danger, hostage, profanity, escapades, dangerous attraction, drug dealing, water, fish, car chase, beach, sea, shark attack, archaeology, treasure
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Plot Summary:
Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn't: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States. And so, with his marriage and the county's future at stake, it's up to Zorro to save two unions before it's too late
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: zorro, swashbuckler, superhero, sword fight, heroes, folk hero, swordsman, good versus evil, treasure hunt, tough guy, heroic mission, spy, sorcery, legends and myths, rescue, family relations, parents and children, political intrigue, danger, divorce, conspiracy, alternate history, fencing, cowboy, robin hood
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Plot Summary:
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK
Plot tags: supernatural, medieval, magic, witch, curses spells and rituals, fantasy world, wizard, brothers, danger, legends and myths, snow white, creativity, spell, fairy, transformation, good versus evil, sorceress, imagination, steampunk, writers, sorcery, myth, forest, sibling relationship, kidnapping
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
Plot Summary:
Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Philippines
Plot tags: friendship, father son relationship, rivalry, love, competition, friends, leadership, heroes, chaos and mayhem, male protagonist, emperor, summer camp, child, villainess, flashback, love interest, breaking the fourth wall, transformation, rescue, danger, contests and competitions, peplum, old age, rabbit, squirrel
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Plot Summary:
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK, Iceland, USA, Australia
Plot tags: medieval, sword fight, viking, good versus evil, norse mythology, mythology, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, heroes, troll, myth, supernatural, danger, monster, pagan, sword, vengeance, sorcery, legend, ancient, kingdom, sword and shield, wizard, revenge, chivalry
Chicken Little (2005)
Plot Summary:
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, chicken, father son relationship, friendship, young heroes, furry, parents and children, danger, rescue, alien invasion, cornfield, nobody believes, bird, fish, single father, pig, animal, space and aliens, superhero, spaceship, small town, baseball, save the world, coming of age, love