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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
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
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
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
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
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Plot Summary:
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Kenya, France, USA, Switzerland
Plot tags: spy, conspiracy, investigation, corruption, murder, cover up, death, aids, politics, marriage, idealism, politician, obsession, espionage, political corruption, grief, uncover truth, diplomacy, garden, fighting the system, baby, airplane, pregnancy, female nudity, funeral
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
Hidden (2005)
Plot Summary:
A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Austria, Germany, Italy
Plot tags: suicide, childhood, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, videotaping, family in crisis, psychology, lie, voyeurism, great ending, nightmare, conscience, family secret, surveillance, storytelling, anonymous letter, parents and children, obsession, art, secrets, paranoia, found footage, guilt, animal abuse, revenge
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
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
Broken Flowers (2005)
Plot Summary:
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: midlife crisis, loneliness, travel, on the road, single parent, illegitimate son, road trip, flowers, quest, divorce, haunted by the past, anonymous letter, letter, teenage girl, sexuality, voyeur, complex characters, depression, melancholy, character study, old love, couples, lost, human nature, sex
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
Noroi (2005)
Plot Summary:
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: found footage, curse, investigation, disappearance, demon, fear, slow burn, journalist, danger, supernatural, uncover truth, curses spells and rituals, occult, folklore, supernatural horror, paranormal phenomena, ghost, mental institution, secret, hearing voices, eccentricity, macabre, haunting, folk horror, witch
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
Proof (2005)
Plot Summary:
Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father’s mental illness along with his mathematical genius. When Robert’s work reveals a mathematical proof of potentially historic proportions, it sets off shock waves in more ways than one
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: mathematics, mental illness, insanity, prodigy, university, paranoia, schizophrenia, illness, older woman younger man relationship, life, grief, depression, adaptation, character study, manic, father daughter relationship, parents and children, psychology, mental disorder, dementia, teacher, mental health, student, obsession, strong female lead
Stay (2005)
Plot Summary:
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: suicide, twists and turns, obsession, mental illness, psychiatrist, suicide attempt, death, unfulfillment, surrealism, parallel universe, mental institution, mentally unstable, doctors and patients, depression, suicidal, guilt, plot twist, patient, race against time, time warp, psychology, parallel world, student, memory, mind game
Saw II (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives and now it's time for Matthews to join the game
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 272000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: serial killer, torture, gory, trap, mind game, hostage, sadistic horror, twists and turns, psychopath, serial murder, brutality, violent, insanity, plot twist, antidote, blood, trapped, vigilante, survival, murder, gore, captivity, master criminal, danger, escape attempt
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Plot Summary:
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: plot twist, occult, ghost, supernatural, twists and turns, voodoo, supernatural horror, witchcraft, macabre, ritual, rite, black magic, mysterious character, sacrifice, magic, attic, evil wins, kidnapping, suspicion, paralysis, american south, haunted house, soul transference, workplace, conspiracy
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
The Interpreter (2005)
Plot Summary:
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA, South Africa
Plot tags: assassination, un, spy, investigation, murder, espionage, fbi, twists and turns, secret service, vengeance, chase, conspiracy, politics, state affairs, undercover, dishonesty, assassin, terrorism, chases and races, corruption, death, stalking, government, political conspiracy, military
Next Door (2005)
Plot Summary:
After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Plot tags: murder, obsession, neighbor, seduction, sexual relations, surrealism, couples, mentally unstable, dishonesty, breakup, voyeur, haunting, nordic, violent sex, ghost, rape, supernatural, time machine, mental disorder, puzzle, gory, spirit, conundrum, darkness, choice
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Plot tags: murder, sexualized violence, threesome, investigation, journalist, hotel, lesbian, male nudity, sex party, sexual obsession, extramarital affair, sex, lesbian cunnilingus, menage a trois, scandal, room service, obsession, revenge, sexuality, murder mystery, vengeance, plot twist, blackmail, false identity, prejudice
Revolver (2005)
Plot Summary:
Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Plot tags: gambling, gangster, chess, mob boss, criminal heroes, philosophy, ex convict, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, con artists, group of criminals, mafia, heist, brutality, organized crime, cash, revenge, psychology, existentialism, hustler, casino, narration, prison life, disease, released from prison
Flightplan (2005)
Plot Summary:
A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 170000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: airplane, twists and turns, kidnapping, missing child, conspiracy, disappearance, female protagonist, family relations, mother daughter relationship, little girl, airplane accident, grief, strong female character, child, pilot, rain, flight attendant, worried mother, lost child, family problems, plot twist, sanity, strong female lead, paranoia, aviation
Fragile (2005)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave. Amy tries to protect them and convince the other staffers of the evil that lurks there
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, hospital, afterlife, haunted, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, orphan, danger, rescue, little girl, imaginary friend, trapped, haunting, domestic disturbance, survival, children, paranormal, medical, spirit, possessed, fear, isolation, phantom, child
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
Hide and Seek (2005)
Plot Summary:
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: plot twist, imaginary friend, split personality, twists and turns, psychologist, mental illness, haunted by the past, murder, single father, serial killer, haunted house, small town, father daughter relationship, family relations, parents and children, family problems, child's point of view, child, supernatural horror, supernatural, death in the family, ghost, psychology, death, great ending
Cry Wolf (2005)
Plot Summary:
Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, masked killer, murder, prank, twists and turns, school, death, psycho killer, plot twist, high school, youth, murder mystery, friendship, nobody believes, internet, chess, chase, halloween, investigation, survival, killer, whodunit, teenager, teacher, student
Empire of the Wolves (2005)
Plot Summary:
When the young detective Paul Nerteaux finds the third slashed female corpse of illegal Turkish immigrants, he decides to ask for support to the experienced dark retired detective Jean-Louis Schiffer to chase the serial killer. Together, they infiltrate in the Turkish mafia trying to find the answer to the crimes. Meanwhile, the worker Anna Heymes is being submitted to a brain treatment and has severe headaches and glimpses of memories and visions. When these two parallel events collide, disclose that the Turkish organization "The Wolves" is behind them
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Turkey
Plot tags: uncover truth, memory loss, serial killer, murder, mind game, terrorism, life is a bitch, master criminal, danger, police detective, police officer, spy, female fighter, brainwashing, agent, investigation, religion, religious fanaticism, female fight, doctor, forensic, hallucination, professor, female police officer, police investigation
Dark Water (2005)
Plot Summary:
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: ghost, imaginary friend, supernatural horror, haunted, divorce, mother daughter relationship, spirit, supernatural, fear, paranoia, parents and children, danger, starting over, haunted by the past, family relations, single parent, haunted house, haunting, mother, single mother, hearing voices, slow burn, mysticism, paranormal phenomena, paranormal