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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
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
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
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
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
Match Point (2005)
Plot Summary:
Match Point is Woody Allen’s satire of the British High Society and the ambition of a young tennis instructor to enter into it. Yet when he must decide between two women - one assuring him his place in high society, and the other that would bring him far from it - palms start to sweat and a dark psychological match in his head begins
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 226000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Luxembourg
Plot tags: infidelity, love triangle, couples, lust, adultery, seduction, destructive relationship, passionate interest, love and romance, fatal attraction, tennis, passion, sexy woman, sex, husband wife relationship, manipulation, murder, twists and turns, sexual attraction, social differences, marriage, society, character study, instructor, blind ambition
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
Munich (2005)
Plot Summary:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack
Duration: 164 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 236000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Plot tags: terrorism, espionage, vengeance, assassination, mossad, spy, judaism, politics, murder, terrorist, islamic terrorism, cia, tragedy, covert operation, revenge, olympics, vigilante, hitman, assassin, conflict, moral ambiguity, undercover, arab, conspiracy, secrets
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 Descent (2005)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: monster, creature, cave, survival horror, trapped, survival, expedition, claustrophobia, fear, gory, group of friends, gore, woman in danger, mutant, vacation, darkness, underground, supernatural, violence, panic, grief, death, isolation, blindness, infidelity
The Method (2005)
Plot Summary:
In Madrid seven candidates report for a job interview that uses "the Grönholm method" of selection, as protestors rise up in public protest in the street over the IMF-World Bank Summit attempting globalisation of workers' unions
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina, Italy
Plot tags: mind game, workplace intrigue, rivalry, ambition, office, manipulation, workplace, workplace situations, job seeking, trapped, career, uninhibited rivalry, contests and competitions, rise to the top, betrayal, globalization, mistrust, power relations, business, trap, economics, survival, isolation, locked in a room, escape room
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
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
Hard Candy (2005)
Plot Summary:
A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 167000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vengeance, torture, manipulation, age difference, pedophilia, sexual abuse, revenge, psychopath, pedophile, child abuse, justice, kidnapping, vigilantism, social network, older man younger woman relationship, castration, dangerous attraction, mind game, vigilante, violent woman, suicide, teenage girl, strong female lead, deception, female vigilante
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
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
Syriana (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 133000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Plot tags: terrorism, cia, corruption, capitalism, spy, espionage, politics, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, political conspiracy, islam, journalism, war on terror, undercover, danger, deal, political unrest, introspection, corporate world, secrets, international relations, social commentary, suicide
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
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