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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
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
Sin City (2005)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 788000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: corruption, vengeance, justice, gory, hitman, revenge, dark hero, comic book, vigilante, killings, distopia, redemption, tough heroes, violent, organized crime, urban, woman with a gun, dystopia, superhero, anti hero, castration, night, fictional city, maniac, violence
Adam's Apples (2005)
Plot Summary:
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Plot tags: church, priest, religion, funeral, skinhead, racial slur, belief, cynic, existentialism, disability, prejudice, good versus evil, society, clergy, hopes, religious, nordic, neo nazi, christianity, dark humor, melancholy, redemption, god, anger, faith
Lord of War (2005)
Plot Summary:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 332000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, France, Zambia, Italy, Denmark, UK
Plot tags: business, greed, corruption, arms dealer, cold war, arms dealing, millionaire, gunrunner, rags to riches, smuggling, rise and fall, human nature, cynic, notoriety, pride and honor, organized crime, interpol, russian mafia, mafia, gangster, drug, success, drug addiction, criminal heroes, ambition
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
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
Lady Vengeance (2005)
Plot Summary:
After a 13-year imprisonment for the kidnap and murder of a 6 year old boy, beautiful Lee Guem-ja starts seeking revenge on the man that was really responsible for the boy's death. With the help of fellow inmates and reunited with her daughter, she gets closer and closer to her goal. But will her actions lead to the relief she seeks?
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: vengeance, revenge, serial killer, violence, prison, vigilantism, torture, murder, female vigilante, violent, kidnapping, female protagonist, women's prison, vigilante, ex convict, parents and children, rape and revenge, heroine, asian, macabre, storytelling, femme fatale, extreme, redemption, mother daughter relationship
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Plot Summary:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 235000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: private detective, investigation, murder, actor, dark humor, buddy, twists and turns, thief, gay, murder mystery, kidnapping, cheerleader, buddy cop, satire, lifestyle, disorder, whodunit, mistaken identity, dishonesty, nightclub, accidental killing, christmas, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, dialogue
The Child (2005)
Plot Summary:
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Plot tags: homeless, poverty, youth, dysfunctional family, baby, black market, social decay, going straight, life is a bitch, society, family problems, petty criminal, regret, human nature, street kid, change of heart, adolescence vs adulthood, money, social realism, loser, european, realism, money problems, theft, adoption
Paradise Now (2005)
Plot Summary:
Paradise Now is filmed from the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel. This is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Netherlands, Israel, Germany, France
Plot tags: terrorism, politics, freedom, friendship, suicide, muslim, conflict, israeli palestinian conflict, islam, manipulation, self sacrifice, israeli, bomb, occupation, introspection, mission gone awry, civil war, danger, deal, political unrest, destiny, life is a bitch, suffering, hopes, arab
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Plot Summary:
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: soccer, gang, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, subculture, friends, buddies, skinhead, football, bar fight, uninhibited rivalry, lifestyle, obsession, rivalry, hooligan, society, student, american abroad, revenge, gangster, social relations, social decay, loyalty, respect
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
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
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
13 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos behind closed doors in which men gamble on the lives of others men
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Plot tags: overdose, murder, life is a bitch, depression, visceral, profanity, danger, contests and competitions, fish out of water, reward, social decay, survival, trapped, sacrifice, character study, revenge, russian roulette, surveillance, mafia, chess, torture, puzzle, claustrophobia, city, night
Pusher III (2005)
Plot Summary:
In this third installment of the 'Pusher' trilogy, we follow Milo ('Zlatko Buric'), the drug lord from the two first films. He is aging, he is planning his daughter's 25th birthday and his shipment of heroin turns out to be 10.000 pills of ecstasy. When Milo tries to sell the pills anyway, all Hell breaks loose and his only chance is to ask for help from his ex-henchman and old friend Radovan
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Plot tags: heroin, organized crime, drug, heroin addict, family relations, gangster, drug addict, dark humor, parents and children, master criminal, aging, nordic, drug lord, drug dealer, drug smuggling, drug abuse, drug deal, crime boss, drug dealing, gang, gangster boss, violence, criminal, ghetto, caper
The Proposition (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic brother, or else they'll hang his younger mentally slow brother on Christmas Day
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: Australia, UK
Plot tags: aborigine, brutality, rape, psychopath, cowboy, outlaw, gory, wilderness, modern western, violence, bounty hunter, savagery, civil war, tragic event, deal, modern west, corporal punishment, captain, killings, sadism, antisocial behavior, revenge, murder, capture, sheriff
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Plot Summary:
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: hip hop, rapper, midlife crisis, music, hip hop culture, career, friendship, drug abuse, black, ghetto, musician, singer, drug dealing, urban, human spirit, life is a bitch, lifestyle, hopes, unfulfillment, once in a lifetime opportunity, weed, destiny, poverty, character study, gangster
Tsotsi (2005)
Plot Summary:
The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just stolen. He decides that it his responsibility to take care of the baby and in the process learns that maybe the gangster life isn’t the best way
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Plot tags: baby, poverty, urban ghetto life, society, slum, friendship, childhood, murder, coming of age, street life, robbery, african, life is a bitch, bully, gangster, haunted by the past, violence, organized crime, black, redemption, urban, compassion, afrikaans, drinking, ghetto
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
Plot Summary:
Like his father, Tom is a real estate agent who makes his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, deals. But a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist. He auditions with the help of a beautiful, young virtuoso pianist who cannot speak French - music is their only exchange. But pressures from the ugly world of his day job soon become more than he can handle
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: France
Plot tags: piano, male nudity, going straight, violence, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, storytelling, pianist, teachers and students, family relations, follow your dream, gang war, hopes, parent child relationship, parents and children, lifestyle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, criminal heroes, power relations, music, character study, musician, classical music, friendship
Brick (2005)
Plot Summary:
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, investigation, teenager, twists and turns, murder, murder mystery, drug lord, whodunit, coming of age, adolescence, youth, drug dealing, amateur detective, melancholy, hipster, gangster, mind game, loner, school, puzzle, chaos, college, unrequited love, drug addiction, rage
Romanzo Criminale (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Lebanese has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this feat without precedent he puts together a ruthless and highly organized gang. Their progress and changes in leadership take place over 25 years, from the 1970s into the 90s, and are inseparably intertwined with the dark history of modern Italy: terrorism, kidnappings and corruption at the highest levels of government
Duration: 152 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, UK
Plot tags: gangster, gang, police investigation, criminal heroes, leadership, rivalry, law enforcement, partner, ransom, drug dealing, organized crime, inspector, mafia, italian mafia, mobster, police, sex scene, ghetto, criminal, real world, making love, cash, infection, gang of thieves, kidnapping
Election (2005)
Plot Summary:
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Plot tags: organized crime, election, rise to the top, rivalry, ambition, ego clash, triad, uninhibited rivalry, rules and policies, asian gangster, elimination, temperamental, merciless, gangster, power struggle, murder, undercover, crime boss, underworld, brotherhood, mafia, martial arts, kung fu, gang, yakuza
The Aura (2005)
Plot Summary:
In neo-noir fashion El Aura narrates in the first person the hallucinating voyage of Espinoza, a quiet, cynical taxidermist, who suffers epilepsy attacks, and is obsessed with committing the perfect crime
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France
Plot tags: epilepsy, betrayal, murder, hunting, taxidermy, weekend, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, robbery, heist, accidental killing, survival, nature, caper, macabre, casino, underdog, phd, armored truck, european, love and romance, couples, museum, couple relations, accidental death
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
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
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
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