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2005 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 2005, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

2005 Academy Awards

Batman Begins
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
Country: United States of America
Outline: After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
War of the Worlds
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto
Country: United States of America
Outline: As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.
Superman Returns
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden
Country: United States of America
Outline: Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination.
Million Dollar Baby
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel
Country: United States of America
Outline: A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.
Hotel Rwanda
Directed by: Terry George
Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
Country: United States of America
Outline: Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
Match Point
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Country: United States of America
Outline: At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Munich
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Country: United States of America
Outline: Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.
The Illusionist
Directed by: Neil Burger
Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
Country: United States of America
Outline: In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
Saw
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Leung
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two strangers, who awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
The Aviator
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Country: United States of America
Outline: A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Kingdom of Heaven
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Martin Hancock
Country: United States of America
Outline: Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Hard Candy
Directed by: David Slade
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae
Country: United States of America
Outline: A teenage girl raids a man's home in order to expose him under suspicion that he is a pedophile.
Kinsey
Directed by: Bill Condon
Starring: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard
Country: United States of America
Outline: A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.