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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
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
Corpse Bride (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 294000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: afterlife, corpse, supernatural, goth, stop motion, wedding, marriage, death, disagreement, fear, love, loneliness, escape attempt, hopes, fall in love, couples, shyness, dark humor, love and romance, supernatural romance, fiance fiancee relationship, halloween, getting home, unrequited love, children
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
The Jacket (2005)
Plot Summary:
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: time travel, psychology, time loop, mental institution, supernatural, murder, hallucination, mental illness, memory loss, butterfly effect, supernatural ability, parallel universe, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, haunted by the past, destiny, lucid dream, experiment, existentialism, disorder, amnesia, gulf war, imaginary, false accusation, alternate reality
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
Angel-A (2005)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together...but is their meeting purely coincidence?
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Plot tags: angel, love story, life philosophy, loneliness, gangster, disorder, relationships, redemption, transformation, twists and turns, destiny, existentialism, pimp, supernatural romance, love, dialogue, suicide attempt, love and romance, church, low self esteem, sex, alien, time travel, life after death, heaven and hell
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
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
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: ghost, afterlife, love story, unlikely couple, impossible love, coma, initially antagonists, supernatural romance, supernatural, doctor, happy ending, opposites attract, psychic, waking up from a coma, love, life after death, heaven, female ghost, magic, destiny, women, life & death, fall in love, hospital, love and romance
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
Mirrormask (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: fantasy world, circus, magic, imaginary kingdom, trippy, coming of age, alternate reality, alternate dimension, parallel universe, good versus evil, imaginary, save the kingdom, surrealism, drawing, dream world, juggling, magic realism, mythology, dream, mother daughter relationship, youth, artist, hospital, superhero, teenager
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Plot Summary:
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: witch, magic, childhood, nanny, family values, single father, mischievous children, children, parents and children, widower, prank, family relations, curses spells and rituals, mentor, wizards and magicians, wizard, governess, dysfunctional family, bully, witchcraft, life philosophy, family bonds, secrets, stepmother, teenager
The Dilemma (2005)
Plot Summary:
Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after the wedding, he leaves on business for five years. When Kishanlal reappears only a few days later, Lachchi is delighted, but this new Kishanlal is in fact a spirit who has taken the form of Lachchi's husband, after having seen her by chance and fallen in love with her. Four years later, the real Kishanlal returns and the townsfolk must determine who is who
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: magic, impossible love, fall in love, hidden identity, supernatural, supernatural ability, couples, curses spells and rituals, pregnancy, camel, hindu, love story, magic realism, wedding night, father in law, village chief, village, family relations, love and romance, supernatural romance, passion, cheating wife, desire, adultery, childbirth
Tideland (2005)
Plot Summary:
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, Canada
Plot tags: heroin, isolation, imagination, mental illness, surrealism, child neglect, mentally challenged, imaginary friend, addiction, insanity, drug addiction, abandoned house, girl, imaginary, loneliness, childhood, drug abuse, life is a bitch, secret, death, friendship, drug use, dead father, child in peril, taxidermy
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
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
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 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
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
Fantastic Four (2005)
Plot Summary:
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 341000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: superhero, supernatural ability, imaginary, interracial romance, superhuman powers, flying, dna, comic book, good versus evil, superpower, vigilante, tough girl, fantasy world, multiverse, invisibility, transformation, villain, space, marriage proposal, mutant, teenage girl, radiation, love, end of the world, alien
Santa's Slay (2005)
Plot Summary:
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways
Duration: 78 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: killer santa claus, christmas, holiday horror, grandfather grandson relationship, small town, santa claus, serial killer, strip club, angel, murder, good versus evil, vengeance, stripper, reindeer, christmas present, xmas, winter, holiday, supernatural, wrestler, new year's eve, save the day, snow, new year, killings
The Dark (2005)
Plot Summary:
Adèle and her daughter Sarah are traveling on the Welsh coastline to see her husband James when Sarah disappears. A different but similar looking girl appears who says she died in a past time. Adèle tries to discover what happened to her daughter as she is tormented by Celtic mythology from the past
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, suicide, missing person, child abuse, haunted by the past, uncover truth, mind game, family in danger, mysterious character, afterlife, sect, folk horror, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, secret, spirit, abuse, shark, nature, women, youth, heaven and hell, occult, lookalikes
Tamara (2005)
Plot Summary:
Tamara, an unattractive girl who is picked on by her peers, returns after her death as a sexy seductress to enact revenge
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: afterlife, witchcraft, high school, gory, obsession, curses spells and rituals, seduction, supernatural ability, youth, frame up, vampire, serial killer, prank, manslaughter, bullying, back from the dead, supernatural, revenge, voyeur, social misfits, resurrection, characters killed one by one, magic, girl, school
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Plot Summary:
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 4.9/10
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: car, car race, auto racing, father daughter relationship, college, racing, underdog, teenager, teenage girl, friendship, rivalry, family relations, chases and races, partner, ambition, contests and competitions, victory, parents and children, car chase, against the odds, herbie, girl power, driving, strong female lead, single father
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Plot Summary:
The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Oregon. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom dates, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: children, road trip, mischievous children, on the road, family relations, parents and children, nothing goes right, couple relations, family life, love and romance, single parent, disorder, new year, fish out of water, black, love, youth, man child, hip hop, urban, car journey, violence, african american, teenager, railway
Bewitched (2005)
Plot Summary:
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched"
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: witch, magic, wizards and magicians, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, supernatural romance, disorder, witchcraft, misfit, hidden identity, actor's life, fish out of water, couple relations, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, sorcerer, warlock, secret, couples, actress, audition, talent agent, wizard, spectacle, halloween