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Cinderella Man (2005)
Plot Summary:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, biopic, boxer, athlete's life, poverty, depression, motivation, financial problem, family bonds, fight, rise to the top, prizefighter, lifestyle, comeback, boxing champion, follow your dream, career, life is a bitch, vengeance, inspiration, redemption, family drama
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Plot Summary:
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: New Zealand, Japan, USA
Plot tags: motorcycle, human spirit, against the odds, follow your dream, motorcycle race, racing, race, car race, elderly, auto mechanic, goodhearted, ambition, philosophy, eccentricity, transformation, biker, on the road, honest, hitchhiker, friendship, optimism, obstacle, obsessive quest, supportive friend, motivation
Walk the Line (2005)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 262000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, addiction, marriage, biopic, accident, prison, drug, rise and fall, singer, concert, rags to riches, drug abuse, drug addiction, rock, love story, music business, profanity, childhood, rising to stardom, destiny, redemption
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Plot Summary:
True story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling, dramatic life. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Plot tags: nazism, politics, world war two, nazi germany, resistance, death sentence, gestapo, nazi, historical character, trial, lawyer, rebellion, fighting the system, holocaust, war, freedom, idealism, treason, courtroom, human spirit, world war, biopic, justice, social activist, martyr
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Plot Summary:
A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: golf, rags to riches, underdog, working class, athlete's life, prodigy, human spirit, social differences, ambition, lifestyle, rivalry, society, contests and competitions, championship, talented, struggle, motivation, entrepreneur, usa president, game, world war one, friendship, summer, leader, lady
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Plot Summary:
The story of journalist, Edward R Murrow's stand against Senator McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Plot tags: media, politics, television, journalist, reporter, fighting the system, mccarthyism, cold war, journalism, communism, propaganda, politician, government, patriotism, american history, society, investigation, workplace, state affairs, political activism, media coverage, american politics, conspiracy, corruption, usa history
Capote (2005)
Plot Summary:
A biopic of the writer, Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book, 'In Cold Blood'
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: writers, prison, biopic, literature, journalism, murder, moral dilemma, murderer, investigation, manipulation, eccentricity, friendship, lgbt, book, moral ambiguity, obsession, loneliness, trial, lgbtq, journalist, lifestyle, jail, death penalty, gay, serial killer
Coach Carter (2005)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: basketball, teacher, high school, teachers and students, underdog, athlete and trainer, mentor, life philosophy, athlete's life, human spirit, teenager, dedicated educator, sport team, college, african american, hip hop, friendship, coach, black, fighting the system, transformation, motivation, ambition, lifestyle, hopes
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: surfing, skateboard, extreme sport, coming of age, friendship, fame, extreme sports, rise and fall, first love, rise to the top, follow your dream, athlete's life, underdog, teenage life, ambition, talented, teenager, surf, youth, rivalry, contests and competitions, buddies, art, punk rock, motivation
Jarhead (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Plot tags: gulf war, war, iraq war, marines, military, u.s. military, anti war, boot camp, american soldier, desert, death, basic training, sniper, pride and honor, army, wartime, adaptation, soldier, military training, dishonesty, state affairs, battle zone, power relations, politics, conflict
The New World (2005)
Plot Summary:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: indians, culture clash, new world, power of love, communication problem, native american, colonialism, american history, adventurer, self discovery, native, unlikely relationship, love triangle, fall in love, society, danger, fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, age difference, innocence, historical character, love story, colonial america, survival, nature
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: rape, sexual abuse, photographer, photography, female nudity, bdsm, fetishism, photograph, female protagonist, investigation, model, sexuality, religion, gang rape, sexual awakening, female pubic hair, bare butt, women, sex, showbiz, rise and fall, bondage, individuality, ambition, life is a bitch
The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: India, UK, USA
Plot tags: rebellion, revolution, betrayal, fighting the system, leadership, rebelliousness, military life, military, battles, intrigue, rivalry, society, culture clash, political unrest, state affairs, freedom, patriot, british empire, independence, struggle, indian history, war, medieval, breast feeding, indian war
Domino (2005)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of actor, Laurence Harvey turns away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: bounty hunter, lifestyle, strong female character, fbi, twists and turns, violence, mentor, drug, female agent, strong female lead, gangster, woman, lap dance, strip club, kickass women, model, female hero, rebellion, media, rebelliousness, human nature, dishonesty, media satire, partners in crime, mafia
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Plot Summary:
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: hip hop, ghetto, rapper, rap, gangster, urban ghetto life, music, redemption, urban, rags to riches, gang, going straight, hip hop culture, black, rise to the top, ambition, lifestyle, musician's life, drug, heist, youth, life is a bitch, drug dealing, addiction, rich and poor