31. The Squid and the Whale
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Noah Baumbach
Actors: Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Jesse Eisenberg
32. Hustle & Flow
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Craig Brewer
Actors: Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris
Plot: A fresh setting for a traditional tale of an American dreaming of making it big, but this time he is a down on his luck pimp who used to rap in high school. With the help of a friend he gives it his best shot to make a hit.
33. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy
Plot: Amidst the bombings of WWII, four siblings are sent to a relative's country home for protection. They discover a magical world hidden in a wardrobe under the control of evil White Witch and her minions.
34. Corpse Bride
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Albert Finney, Christopher Lee
Plot: A nervous groom flubs his arranged marriage and finds himself in the forest where he practices his vows only to end up with a corpse bride in the land of the dead.
35. Oliver Twist
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Barney Clark, Jeremy Swift, Ian McNeice, Teresa Churcher, Harry Eden, Ben Kingsley
36. Match Point
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Brian Cox, Emily Mortimer, Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode
37. Junebug
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Phil Morrison
Actors: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Benjamin McKenzie, Amy Adams, Scott Wilson, Celia Weston
Plot: A Chicago art gallery owner travels to the south to meet a local artist, while on their way they stop at her husband's old home to meet the parents.
38. Lord of War
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrew Niccol
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Jared Burke, Eric Uys
Plot: See the rise and fall of Ukrainian arms dealer Yuri Orlov (Cage). Yuri wants money and success and justifies his lifestyle of selling weapons to mobsters and dictators in order to live with himself.
39. We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tim Irwin
Actors: Mike Watt, George Hurley, D. Boon, Flea, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins
40. Perfect Crime, The ( Crimen ferpecto )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Actors: Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Luis Varela, Enrique Villén, Fernando Tejero, Javier Gutiérrez
