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V for Vendetta (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Plot tags: revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, dystopia, fighting the system, freedom, vigilante, anti hero, society, protest, rebellion, vigilantism, mysterious character, masked vigilante, superhero, dark hero, moral ambiguity, fascist, conspiracy, mentor, disguise, totalitarianism, masked man, oppression
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
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
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
The Island (2005)
Plot Summary:
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 325000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: distopia, cloning, escape, clone, conspiracy, fugitives, technology gone awry, island, lookalikes, utopia, dystopian future, on the run, life is a bitch, genetics, isolation, escape attempt, freedom, post apocalyptic, cyberpunk, fish out of water, dystopia, human clone, survival, car chase, end of the world
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
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
Sky High (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, high school, young heroes, friendship, supernatural ability, heroes, superhuman powers, coming of age, good versus evil, teenage life, school, super powers, best friends in love, parents and children, best friend, transformation, heroism, teenage superhero, heroic mission, rivalry, adaptation, comic book, superpower, teenager, family relations
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Plot Summary:
Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with Lilo and to short him out for good!
Duration: 68 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: benign alien, friendship, good versus evil, heroes, danger, space and aliens, rivalry, pets, love, teenager, nightmare, friends, misfit, rescue, orphan, family relations, creator, chases and races, escapades, imaginary, contests and competitions, partner, disorder, siblings relations, fish out of water
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
Land of the Dead (2005)
Plot Summary:
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Plot tags: zombie, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, post apocalypse, zombie attack, gory, virus, end of the world, violence, cannibalism, post apocalyptic, zombie outbreak, dystopian future, survival, monster, humanity, gore, infection, heroic mission, living dead, arson, heroes, soldier, escapades, danger
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
Aeon Flux (2005)
Plot Summary:
400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil, Italy
Plot tags: female protagonist, strong female character, secret movement, woman with a gun, strong female lead, cyberpunk, dystopia, rebelliousness, rebellion, dystopian future, superhero, female killer, martial arts, one against many, female martial artist, utopia, mysterious character, post apocalyptic, assassin, kick-butt women, superheroine, wilhelm scream, kickass women, apocalypse, alternate reality
Doom (2005)
Plot Summary:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Plot tags: monster, mars, creature, deadly creature, alien, zombie, military, virus, danger, video game, dystopian future, genetics, transformation, survival, blood, good versus evil, future war, gory, quarantine, chase, first contact, teleportation, fight scenes, space, massacre
Stealth (2005)
Plot Summary:
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, military, u.s. navy, fighter plane, aerial combat, aviation, warplane, robot, profanity, fighter pilot, airplane, computer game, fighter jet, spy, cyborgs, female fighter, love interest, aeroplane, man versus machine, war, alien, combat, ghetto, intelligence agency, androids and robots
The Cave (2005)
Plot Summary:
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Australia
Plot tags: cave, survival, diver, deadly creature, danger, creature, supernatural, monster, underwater, parasite, diving, transformation, disaster, obsessive quest, infection, mutation, confined, scuba diving, travel, expedition, underground, gory, stranded, killer animal, characters killed one by one
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert (played by Willem Dafoe)
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 4.5/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, espionage, secret agent, betrayal, gunfight, u.s. president, heroes, conspiracy, coup d'etat, undercover, daring rescue, heroic mission, rivalry, danger, political conspiracy, race against time, government agency, save the day, agent, 007, manhunt, fight, politics, murder, rapper
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 4.2/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Plot tags: time travel, dinosaur, time machine, evolution, danger, alternate reality, heroic mission, jungle, experiment gone awry, race against time, laboratory, killer animal, time loop, natural disaster, technology, changing the past or future, time, escapades, scientist, survival, apocalypse, butterfly, disorder, monster, past
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)
Plot Summary:
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks and a girl with the force of a volcano -- were real. Now, these two pint-sized action masters will show Max that even an ordinary kid has what it takes to be extraordinary
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 3.7/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, fantasy becomes reality, shark, school, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, child protagonist, heroes, imaginary friend, imaginary, coming of age, escapades, young heroes, friendship, youth, battles, heroine, showdown, magic, good versus evil, teenager, parent child relationship, dream world, teacher, villain
Alone in the Dark (2005)
Plot Summary:
Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 2.4/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Plot tags: monster, supernatural, good versus evil, alien, investigation, obsessive quest, heroic mission, paranormal, danger, female warrior, curses spells and rituals, computer game, video game, fight scenes, zombie, creature feature, cave, death, brutality, exploitation, superhero, mutant, alien invasion, killer animal, paranormal phenomena