Best Drama Films of 2005
Syriana
Oil drives greed in ... by planting the seeds of dissonance between the progressive prince and his money-minded younger brother Prince Meshal (Akbar Kurtha). [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Good Night, and Good Luck.
George Clooney pays homage ... Robert John Burke; the film won Best Film honors after its world premiere at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Proof
A woman struggles to ... of herself. Paltrow had previously played Catherine to stellar reviews during the original play's run in London's West End. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder's award-winning novel ... The Bridge of San Luis Rey also features Geraldine Chaplin, John Lynch, and brothers Mark Polish and Michael Polish. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Exonerated
Adapted by Jessica Blank ... Wind), The Exonerated was produced for the Court TV cable channel, and was first broadcast on January 27, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Lost City
Veteran actor Andy Garcia ... to face the prospect of having their lives forever changed despite their indifference to the violence that surrounds them. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Neverwas
A man seeks to ... by "Neverwas" when she was young. Neverwas is the first feature film from writer and director Joshua Michael Stern. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Mrs. Harris
The sensationalistic murder of ... Tarnower's shameless status as a ladies' man, Harris confronts her former lover in one violent, final act of desperation. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Broken Flowers
A man sets out ... of Don; and Carmen (Jessica Lange), a self-styled analyst for pets whose outward eccentricity disguises a firm inner stability. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
North Country
A fictionalized account of ... a position of scrutiny beyond her worst expectations. North Country also stars Sean Bean, Sissy Spacek, and Woody Harrelson. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
American Gun
Three stories of how ... who is now of high-school age. American Gun was the first feature film for writer and director Aric Avelino. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Lord of War
One man demonstrates how ... Inspired by a true story, Lord of War also features Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Bridget Moynahan, and Donald Sutherland. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Separate Lies
A damaged relationship is ... must step forward to protect the woman he wed. Separate Lies was the directorial debut from screenwriter Julian Fellowes. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The White Countess
James Ivory directed this ... family. The White Countess also co-stars Vanessa Redgrave, and Lynn Redgrave -- respectively Natasha Richardson's mother and aunt. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Pope John Paul II
One of several dramatized ... the older pope. Pope John Paul II was first telecast in two parts on December 4 and 7, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
An Unfinished Life
Two generations of a ... looking for new prey. An Unfinished Life was adapted from the novel of the same name by Mark Spragg. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Don't Come Knocking
Director Wim Wenders and ... days. Don't Come Knocking's distinguished supporting cast includes Tim Roth, George Kennedy, Fairuza Balk, Julia Sweeney, and Tim Matheson. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Two for the Money
D.J. Caruso's Two for ... Soon the two men are attempting to outwit each other, with Walter's wife (Rene Russo) caught in the middle. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Human Trafficking
For naïve audiences under ... the most expansive global conspiracies on the planet, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation of epic proportions. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Cinderella Man
The true story of ... powerful heavyweight champion Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in what was both literally and figuratively the fight of his life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
A man and his ... a year later came back to win the Arlington Heights Oaks, and in 1995 won the Turfway Breeder's Cup. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Heavens Fall
The tragic court case ... (Hutton) accepts the formidable task of representing the accused in the trial that will hold an entire nation spellbound. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Constant Gardener
A man discovers a ... Gardener was the first English-speaking feature from Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, who directed the international success City of God. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Warm Springs
In the tradition of ... Nelson as Tom Loyless, the man in charge of Warm Springs. Originally telecast by HBO on April 30, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Down in the Valley
A romance between a ... his actions become less charming and more worrisome. Leading man Edward Norton also served as producer on this project. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Missing in America
A reclusive Vietnam veteran ... into motion a healing process that will reach beyond Jake to affect an entire community of forgotten war veterans. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Capote
The creation of one ... Capote's longtime companion Jack Dunphy, and Amy Ryan as Mary Dewey, Alvin's wife who became a confidante of Capote's. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Edmond
David Mamet wrote the ... directed by Stuart Gordon, who worked often with David Mamet during their early days at Chicago's Organic Theater Company. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
In this blend of ... Germany who died in 1976 after priests in Wurzburg spent eight months attempting to exorcise demons from her body. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Squid and the Whale
Two boys learn the ... parents' divorce, The Squid and the Whale won prizes for writing and direction at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Secret Life of Words
Writer-director Isabel Coixet's (My ... Hanna, one step at a time, toward inner joy, self-expression, and revelation of her own sad and complex story. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Lonesome Jim
A less than auspicious ... that includes Tim's daughters, Jim begins to cautiously consider the notion that life might be worth all the trouble. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Our Very Own
The directing debut of ... Grant also appear in supporting performances. Janney was nominated for a 2005 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee's adaptation of ... their hidden relationship would cost them. The screenplay was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Carnivàle: Season 02
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Boss 'N' Up
An ambitious grocery clerk ... lifestyle to which he has become accustomed or forsaking it all to lead a meaning and truly fulfilling life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Munich
Much as Steven Spielberg ... morally justify his nation's acts of revenge. Munich also stars Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Ciarán Hinds. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Crash
Issues of race and ... a gun to defend his family. Crash was the first directorial project for award-winning television and film writer Haggis. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Loggerheads
Tim Kirkman wrote and ... the child she gave up for adoption years before. Loggerheads was a selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The true story of ... Ohio was based on the best-selling memoir by Terry Ryan, who was the sixth of Evelyn Ryan's ten kids. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Match Point
A clandestine love affair ... a family. Match Point received its world premiere in an enthusiastically received presentation at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Shooting Gallery
A billiard-savvy street kid ... if the plan doesn't go just as planned Hudson might not live long enough to call his next shot. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Memoirs of a Geisha
This film, based on ... new era and Sayuri must confront the possibility that history will leave all that she has worked for behind. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Little Fish
A former drug-addict in ... the hands of her skeptical mother and take one last trip into the past to confront her greatest fear. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Tenants
A pair of writers ... the deep-rooted racial animosity explodes into rage and the two writers become locked in a life-or-death struggle to survive. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The King
A young man exacts ... his family. The King was the first dramatic feature from director James Marsh, who previously distinguished himself in documentaries. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Asylum
Directed by David Mackenzie, ... family, her sanity, and even her very life for Edgar. Asylum is based on a novel by Patrick McGrath. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Bee Season
Adapted from the novel ... as a new secret of her family's hidden turmoil seems to be revealed with each new word she spells. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Sisters
Screenwriter Richard Alfieri and ... siblings to realize that the only way to confront the brutal realities of life is through honesty and understanding. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Elvis
Seven years after playing ... was the first biopic of the star to allow the use of The King's original recordings, lip-synched by Rhys-Meyers. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Manderlay
The politics of slavery ... under "Mam's Law," implore the sympathetic Grace to help ease their turbulent transition toward democratic rule, with disastrous results. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Whiskey School
Drawing inspiration from the ... his alcoholism, everyone in this well-meaning group will have to face up to their own inner demons as well. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Numb3rs: Season 01
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Numb3rs: Season 02
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Havoc
A pair of naïve ... just how far out of their element they really are, it may already be too late to turn back. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Walk the Line
James Mangold's Walk the ... singing in the movie, just as Sissy Spacek and Beverly D'Angelo did in Coal Miner's Daughter a quarter-century before. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Where the Truth Lies
A reporter unexpectedly gets ... to a brief scene involving a ménage à trois; the film earned significantly more lenient rating in other countries. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Originally telecast March 6, ... however, could find fault with performance of the great Ruby Dee as Nanny, nor the film's lush production trappings. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Neo Ned
Ned (Jeremy Renner of ... aka Urban Jungle). It had its world premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition of the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tara Road
Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, ... for reflection provides them both with the courage to face their changed lives with a newfound sense of hope. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Constellation
An estranged African-American family ... inspire healing in a group whose hearts had been held hostage to their turbulent history for far too long. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tideland
Following the death of ... McTeer), who acts as Dickens' guardian and whose overly enthusiastic interest in the art of taxidermy borders on obsessive. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Law & Order: Trial by Jury [TV Series]
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Lemming
The charmed life of ... the once rational engineer struggling to maintain his sanity, and his marriage, against a malevolent and seemingly supernatural force. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Time to Leave
Diagnosed with terminal cancer ... the kindly Jany on his way to his ultimate fate, Romain and the waitress strike up an unusual bargain. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Candy
A free-spirited art student ... hopes that the clarity of separation will finally empower her to break free of the addiction that binds her. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Hawk is Dying
A man channels his ... has haunted him since Fred's passing. The Hawk Is Dying received its premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Pleasure Drivers
Lauren Holly, Lacey Chabert, ... an end to the well-intended kidnapping plot, all three stories come crashing together through a series of shocking coincidences. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Shadowboxer
A late-career change of ... make amends for their violent past by protecting Vickie's unborn child and allowing Rose one last chance at redemption. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dancing in Twilight
Erick Avari, Mimi Rogers, ... a heavy emotional toll as he is faced with one of the most important decisions of his entire life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Smile
Two girls born at ... with Doctor's Gift, and the producers have pledged to donate a portion of the film's profits to the organization [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
An eighteenth century female ... arriving at their destination Mary and William have another child while lamenting their future in such a punishing landscape. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Beyond the Gates
Two outsiders witness an ... film's story; Belton was a correspondent with the BBC who was assigned to Rwanda when the fighting broke out. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Gabrielle
A seemingly ideal marriage ... Trividic, and was shown at the 2005 New York Film Festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Reading Room
After the death of ... Family Literacy, The Reading Room was produced for cable's Hallmark Channel, where it first aired on November 26, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Quiet
A withdrawn, deaf, and ... is about to reveal that she has a few secrets of her own that are sure to complicate matters. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Circle
Yuri Zeltser's The Circle ... The killer takes mercy on her, and the two begin a harrowing journey into the harshest aspects of humanity. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Caché
Paranoia grips a bourgeois ... enraged father and husband begins tracking down his former friend, the line between victim and predator becomes increasingly blurred. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Black Widow
Not to be confused ... anything in Karl's life. Colagrande directs, from an original script that she and Dafoe (real-life husband and wife) co-authored. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The true story of ... father, Josh Flitter as the ten-year-old boy who becomes Francis' caddy, and Peyton List as Sarah Wallis, Francis' sweetheart. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Jarhead
A young man gets ... serve as a sniper in the 1991 Gulf War; the title comes from military slang for a Marine enlistee. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Four Brothers
Four men come together ... the first starring roles for Andre Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000 of the top selling hip-hop group OutKast. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Last Days
Filmmaker Gus Van Sant ... for the musical score; both were friends of Kurt Cobain and toured in tandem with Nirvana on several occasions. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Free Zone
A Jewish-American woman still ... named Leila (Hiam Abbass) agrees to lead the skeptical Hanna to both "The American" and Hanna's rightly due cash. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sweet Land
A European exile finds ... favorite tunes on her ever-present gramophone. Sweet Land was the first feature film from writer and director Ali Selim. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Le Petit Lieutenant
A young, inexperienced detective ... and was shown by the Film Society of Lincoln Center as part of their 2006 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
London
A party becomes a ... he decides it's time to confront her. London was the first feature film for writer and director Hunter Richards. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Californians
A battle between real ... was directed by Jonathan Parker, who when not busy with film projects is himself a California real estate developer. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Touched
When a tragic car ... release the pain of his past and open himself to the possibility of new love and a brighter future. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Grey's Anatomy: Season 01
Launched as a mid-season ... McDreamy's relationship by hiring a new pediatric surgeon (guest star Kate Walsh) with a surprising link to Derek's past. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Grey's Anatomy: Season 02
Following its nine-episode inaugural ... the producers of Grey's Anatomy went home with a stauette in the "outstanding casting for a drama series" category. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Oliver Twist
Director Roman Polanski gives ... after enjoying a major career resurgence following the international success of his Oscar-winning World War II drama The Pianist. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
House: Season 02
Season Two of House ... upon House during its second season on the air was the prestigious Peabody Award for "Best of Electronic Media." [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Mighty Celt
A young boy from ... that will change the lives of all involved, young Donal learns that not all stories have a happy ending. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sorry, Haters
An embittered television executive ... grasp Phoebe's true nature and realize that he has made a grave mistake in placing his trust in her. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Steel City
A young man struggles ... and director Brian Jun, Steel City was enthusiastically received during its premiere screening at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Peaceful Warrior
Jeepers Creepers director Victor ... to leave the past behind and follow the path of destiny and fulfill his transformation into the peaceful warrior. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Fielder's Choice
Ambitious young advertising man ... and heartwarming finale, though it definitely takes some doing! The film made its TV bow on June 18, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
ESL: English as a Second Language
An illegal day Mexican ... can find a common ground, they can finally defeat the demons that threaten to consume them body and soul. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Perception
Piper Perabo (Cheaper by ... to reexamine her self-centeredness. Mary Beth Hurt The World According to Garpand David Rasche Barbarians at the Gate co-star. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Notorious Bettie Page
Celebrated and vilified in ... Kefauver (David Strathairn). The Notorious Bettie Page had its North American premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
El Cortez
An autistic ex-con attempting ... of learning more, shifting alliances and deadly secrets thrust all involved into a murderous game of betrayal and death. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Desperate Housewives: Season 02
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Karla
Laura Prepon and Misha ... her sociopathic power of manipulation to convince authorities that she truly believed she was in mortal danger all along? [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Virgin of Juarez
The Virgin of Juarez ... town becomes engulfed in this religious hysteria, the reporter has a more and more difficult time completing her assignment. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tru Calling: Season 02
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The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
A pair of young ... the Assassins. The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam was the first feature film for Iranian-American director Kayvan Mashayekh. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Friends and Crocodiles
British helmer Stephen Poliakoff, ... ups and downs) over the following two decades, which myopically reflect the changes in the larger British corporate landscape. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Author James Patterson's critically ... heavy-hearted New York editor an opportunity to reflect on the love that slowly slipped out of her loving embrace. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Lords of Dogtown
The true story of ... and Z-Boys, directed by former Z-Boy Stacy Peralta, who like Tony Alva served as a consultant on this project. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Pope Dreams
A young dreamer and ... to recruit him for an upcoming production, Andy will do whatever it takes to fulfill his mother's dying wish. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
See Arnold Run
This made-for-cable biopic recounts ... Based on the book by Nigel Andrews, See Arnold Run ran on the A&E Network on January 30, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Nickel Children
Told from the vantage ... plight of Cat and Nolan as they become hopelessly ensnared in a dangerous world of sex, drugs, and violence. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
12 and Holding
A trio of troubled ... patient of her psychotherapist mother, and obese Leonard struggles about weight and health issues with his equally obese mother. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 06
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Alpha Male
The feature debut from ... Mark Wells. Years later, the family reunites and long-supressed feelings are finally revealed. Alpha Male also stars Danny Huston. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Green Street Hooligans
An American abroad is ... film ever to win both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
CSI: NY: Season 02
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Coach Carter
The true-life story of ... of the team, and R&B diva Ashanti in her film debut as the girlfriend of one of Carter's players. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sometimes in April
When the Hutu nationalists ... opposing sides of the conflict, and whose lives would never be the same following this tragic turn of events. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Heading South
A trio of lonely, ... sun and forget the troubles of their daily lives as the line between exploiter and exploited becomes increasingly blurred. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Four Minutes
Set largely in England ... run," Four Minutes was not seen until it was picked by the ESPN2 cable service on October 6, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sunflower
The tumultuous relationship between ... years that follow, Xiangyang's reputation as a talented artist grows while his relationship with his father remains forever troubled. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Codebreakers
Produced for cable's ESPN ... Hell on earth for telling what he knows. Filmed in Toronto, Codebreakers was first telecast on December 9, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tristan & Isolde
One of the great ... produced in part by Ridley Scott, who attempted to bring the story to the screen back in the 1970s. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Last Day
Rodolphe Marcnoi's The Last ... Louise are intimately involved with each other. Eventually, their interactions reveal buried truths about various members of the family. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Lost: Season 02
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Stoned
The final days of ... Stones as well as recently uncovered interviews with people who claim to have been involved in Brian Jones' death. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Laura Smiles
A woman haunted by ... Laura's affair with her husband's best friend Paul finds her harrowing journey careening to a dangerous and unpredictable end. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story
Spirit Bear: The Simon ... endangered. The boy grows out of his shell and begins a political campaign to save his large furry friends. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
One Tree Hill: Season 03
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Bleak House
A trio of orphans ... the series Best Drama Serial of 2005. A previous adaptation of Dickens' novel ran on Masterpiece Theatre in 1985. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Medium: Season 01
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Inside Out
A suburban homeowner becomes ... more about the mysterious new arrivals. Inside Out was the first feature film for writer and director David Ogden. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
CSI: Miami: Season 04
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Colditz
A courageous group of ... the well-fortified Colditz compound in this World War II adventure drama starring Jason Priestly, Damian Lewis, and Sophia Myles. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
River's End
A concerned grandfather gives ... appearance of two fugitives who are racing towards the Mexican border with a frightened hostage (Amanda Brooks) in tow. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Selling Innocence
Impulsively posting a few ... for Canadian television, Selling Innocence was first broadcast in the US by cable's Lifetime channel on June 1, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Fine Art of Love
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Dear Wendy
The contradictions of America's ... results. Scripted by Lars von Trier, Dear Wendy received its North American premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Medium: Season 02
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Lackawanna Blues
A young boy grows ... supporting cast, including Delroy Lindo, Louis Gossett Jr., Rosie Perez, Jimmy Smits, Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, and Ernie Hudson. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Life of the Party
A former high-school track ... tensions flare and bottled-up secrets spill Michael finally begins to realize just how dire his situation has truly become. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Moustache
"What would you think ... Us). The film was shown as part of The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2006 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Christmas Blessing
Made for television, The ... the title song and the new composition "Nobody But Me". The Christmas Blessing originally aired on December 18, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Hip-hop star 50 Cent ... for his tough but atmospheric stories of life in Ireland (In The Name of the Father, My Left Foot). [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Carambola
Diego Luna Daniel Martinez, ... high profile tournament, El Mexicano comes into possession of the steamy sex tape and flies into a vengeful fury. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Living 'til the End
Amanda Goodwin's Living 'Til ... The first challenge to his fear comes from a female neighbor, a pretty young woman who is also dying. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Beautiful People: Season 01
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Ghost Whisperer: Season 01
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The Game of Their Lives
In 1950, most Americans ... and Patrick Stewart as a journalist covering the games. David Anspaugh, who made the acclaimed basketball drama Hoosiers, directed. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
A man finds his ... De Battre Mon Coeur S'Est Arrêté) was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Shackles
The drama Shackles stars ... idea of bettering oneself through education. The teacher stands up to a variety of forces that are against him. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Cayo
As young children, Ivan, ... to Cayo, these three former friends will find out that it's never too late to set the record straight. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
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Berkeley
A young man is ... lifestyle. Nick Roth wrote and sang his own songs for Berkeley; he's also the son of director Bobby Roth. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Al Otro Lado
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Angel Rodriguez
Cultural conflicts threaten to ... that childbirth will have on her identity, the pair's already fragile relationship threatens to crumble amidst these weighty issues. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Knights of the South Bronx
Inspired by the true-life ... what a difference one teacher can make if they simply become more attuned to the needs of their students. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Blue Rose
A successful real estate ... despair, the frightening reality of their situation threatens to destroy everything they have worked to hard to build together. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Silsiilay
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Backstage
Celebrity obsession leads a ... over emotional instability, she gradually begins to realize that the celebrity world is much different than she ever imagined. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The War Within
The war on terror ... has a different agenda in mind. The War Within was screened as part of the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Method
The question as to ... the coveted position will ultimately depend on which applicant is willing to employ the most diabolical techniques of manipulation. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Hard Times
When the troubled son ... their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Unseen
Upon returning to his ... him with hope for a brighter future, old friend begin to reconnect over promising dreams of a brighter future. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Steal Me
A family goes through ... to win the attentions of Lily Rose (Paz de la Huerta), a neighborhood girl he has a crush on. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sabah
When a devout, forty ... they must reconsider the rules of their culture if they are ever to find happiness in a foreign land. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Good Humor Man
Lost's Jorje Garcia stars ... dangerous, and as the two grow closer Jay quickly realizes that both his loyalties and lifestyle are rapidly shifting. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Little Jerusalem
An orthodox Jewish teen ... defies her youthful age, Laura vows to avoid romance before finding that fate doesn't always play by the rules. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
A Simple Curve
A belated rite of ... business afloat, Caleb decides to take his fate into his own hands and finally strike out on his own. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Flannel Pajamas
When a blind date ... find that the heartbreak of their failing romance is as emotionally devastating as their early moments together were intoxicating. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
While the major American ... its straight-on portrayal of the pontiff, and the commendably sincere, unadorned performances of virtually every actor in the cast. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Thieves and Liars
Functioning as an unofficial ... Paniagua) teeters on the verge of self-destruction with illegal drug use, despite the constant admonitions of his concerned mother. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Richard Rossi's low-budget, direct-to-video ... been kidnapped. Rossi chronicles these events with the assist of a cast that includes Rance Howard and Joe Gonzalez. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Heart of the Beholder
Heart of the Beholder ... that would not only turn his life around, but also expose the corruption and hypocrisy that nearly destroyed him. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Point Pleasant [TV Series]
The small New Jersey ... 13 episodes filmed, only 11 ever aired on FOX; however, the entire package was later assembled for DVD release. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Supercross: The Movie
Two siblings find themselves ... stars Sophia Bush and Cameron Richardson as the brothers' love interests, and Robert Carradine as a determined race coach. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Hard Pill
A gay man takes ... writer/director John Baumgartner, Hard Pill played the festival circuit before airing on Logo, the nascent, Viacom-owned gay cable network. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Wassup Rockers
Photographer and filmmaker Larry ... leads to no small share of drama. Wassup Rockers received its world premiere at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Crossing Paths
Jeremy (Antonio Sabato Jr.) ... lifestyles, leading them to a converging path that will involve the girl that Jeremy lost long ago (Amy Smart). [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Fuego En El Alma
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Room
A middle-aged Texas mother ... toward an uncertain future that seems strangely tied to the constant reports of violence which saturate the nightly news. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Remedy
Christian Maelen served as ... co-stars Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore, Rick Aiello, and former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, who also contributes to the soundtrack. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Transit
The underground world of ... narrow. Unfortunately, one of his pals tempts him back into the troubled life he thought he'd left for good. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
El Rey
Antonio Dorado Z. directs ... - a Cuban troublemaker who stirred up incendiary political conflicts in the mid-fifties; and Pulgarín, a corrupt-to-the-bone police lieutenant. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Fateless
One young man's devastating ... a novel by Imre Kertesz, a Nobel Prize-winning author who is himself a survivor of the Nazi death camps. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
State Property 2
Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash ... features supporting performances from Mariah Carey, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Cam'ron, and a handful of other hip-hop and R&B stars. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Paradise Now
Said (Kais Nashef) is ... it was selected for inclusion in the 2005 New York Film Festival by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Magdalena, the Unholy Saint
A wayward young woman ... but to her great surprise, the prayers she's been paid to recite start coming true on a regular basis. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Pitcher and the Pin-Up ... his childhood sweetheart who has grown into a celebrated model known for her alluring pictorials in popular men's magazines. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Adictos
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Filmmaker Marc Rothemund utilizes ... calling for freedom and personal responsibility and never once backing down even in the face of certain, inescapable death. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Wiz Kid Of Osbourne St.
An ambitious young entrepreneur ... financed a large part of his crumbling business begins to turn up the heat on the increasingly desperate entrepreneur. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
1st Time
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Kissed by Winter
With her uncommonly gentle, ... own deeply personal, emotional crisis and grapples with the need to take responsibility for the young man's tragic end. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
20 Funerals
This police drama about ... law. The officers want to take killers off the street, but is it the solution to become killers themselves? [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dare To Dream: The Alan Kulwicki Story
Brad Weber, Bryan Madson ... and - of course - Kulwicki's tragic death, en route to a race, in an April 1993 plane crash. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Main Aisa Hi Hoon
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Aussie Park Boyz
This urban gang drama ... and pride faced by a number of warring gangs fighting for survival on the streets of the inner city. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Iron Island
An abandoned ship anchored ... with eyes for an attractive young lass (Neda Pakdaman) whose overprotective father keeps her on a decidedly short leash. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Border Café
An independently minded Iranian ... Greek trucker Zakariyo (Nikolas Padapopoulos), whose relationship with the determined restaurateur may provide an exit from her current crisis. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Weeping Willow
After years of refusing ... knows, finds his bitterness evolving into aggression that threatens to destroy both himself and those who love him most. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Gettin' Grown
A twelve year old ... into the night in order to carry out a task that would be better suited to a responsible adult. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Night Watch
Argentinean filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky's ... dark night of his own soul. Night Watch co-stars Rafael Ferro and Moro Anghileri. Cozarinsky wrote the original script. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Malice Aforethought
An episode of the ... drugs that will knock the poor woman out forever. Malice Aforethought co-stars Phyllis Ryan, Fiona O'Shaugnessy, and Barbara Flynn. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dawn Anna
Debra Winger made a ... and teaches herself to lead a normal life again, but another tragedy is waiting for her around the corner. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Stolen Life
A young woman finds ... makes him the focal point of her universe, and may even sacrifice collegiate enrollment simply to be with him. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Rock the Paint
A high school basketball ... lead them to true victory? Wyclef Jean provides original music for this gritty sports drama from director Phil Bertelsen. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Red Doors
The retired patriarch of ... soon discovers that the stories and images from the past may provide new hope for the future as well. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Conventioneers
Mora Stephens' Conventioneers details ... to the arrest of some of the filmmakers when they ended up capturing some of their footage without permission. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Bunny
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The Italian
An abandoned Russian child ... is a universe unto itself, a universe where the longings of the heart often overpower the ability to reason. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Goal!
One young man's dream ... a sequel was already in production before the film opened in the United States in the spring of 2006. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Melinda's World
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Unveiled
A woman assumes a ... woman, a situation made all the more difficult when she learns "Siamak" must return to Iran in two weeks. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Gamblers
The young French writer-director ... struggles to determine his values and his loyalties, before all hell breaks loose. Simon Abkarian and Isaac Sharry co-star. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Reception
Anger, desire, and jealousy ... who reportedly shot the film using digital video equipment in only eight days on a budget of 5,000 dollars. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
L'Enfant
After learning he has ... tragically learns that one avaricious decision, made in an instant, can affect the lives of everyone in his orbit. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Two outcasts wander the ... Aspirins and Vultures (aka Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus) was the first feature film from writer and director Marcelo Gomes. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Over There: Pilot
Producer Steven Bochco, who ... episode of Over There was released on home video shortly before it was aired on the FX cable network. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Habana Blues
Benito Zambrano's musical drama ... States. But soon their label asks them to compromise their musical integrity in order to hit the big time. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Be With Me
Produced by the gifted ... make himself known with a letter. Be With Me co-stars Ezann Lee, Lynn Poh, Chiew Sung-Ching, and Samantha Tan. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Yakeen
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Lower City
A simple cruise turns ... the kindly prostitute to realize that Deco isn't the only one with intentions of claiming her as his own. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
I Am Guilty
A handsome but disaffected ... begins anymore, and the danger that lurks beneath his innocent surface is about to get the best of him. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Bow
A crusty old man ... wrath of mother nature, but the introduction of a teenage boy whose presence quickly upsets the pending wedding plans. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Mr. Lazarescu (Ion Fiscuteanu) ... Puiu. It was shown at the 2005 New York Film Festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Unwanted Woman
The Iranian drama Unwanted ... current girlfriend in order to avoid trouble from a society that punishes unmarried couples for being together in public. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Cold Showers
A trio of French ... of sacrifices and emotional revelations that will result in a profoundly affecting sexual encounter for all three conflicted teens. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
WTC View
A young photographer living ... the secrets of downtown life and the strange reality that appeared when the smoke cleared on a national tragedy. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Race You to the Bottom
A bisexual travel writer ... to an affair that raises numerous questions as to the fragility of intimate relationships when love knows no gender. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Water
Following the sudden and ... their fate and some bitterly resentful -- the preadolescent widow's spirit remains unbroken and hopeful for a brighter future. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Gospel
Close friends become unexpected ... Gospel features musical contributions from a number of leading gospel artists, including Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, and Yolanda Adams. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Rouleman
Dreams of success haunt ... undying devotion in the most deadly way imaginable, Loula's dreams of success turn into a nightmarish struggle for survival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Our Fathers
Based on the book ... the sexual skeletons in his own closet revealed. Our Fathers made its Showtime cable debut on May 21, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tsotsi
An amoral teenager develops ... street had stripped away. Tsotsi was adapted from a novel by the award-winning South African writer Athol Fugard. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Viruddh
A grieving parent wants ... strategy is unexpectedly successful. Will Vidyadhar have to take the law into his own hands to avenge his son? [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Obaba
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Over There [TV Series]
Executive produced by Steven ... of the series' excess of violence and bad language), Over There launched its 13-week run on July 27, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Secreto de Amor
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Allegro
Drawing inspiration from famed ... will soon discover that there are limits to what one can accomplish by visiting this mysterious and magical landscape. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
7 Days
A guy on the ... cash will require little short of a miracle. 7 Días also stars Julio Bracho, Jaime Camil, and Martha Higareda. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Don't Tell
Dark shadows from a ... Cascio). Originally released in Italy as La Bestia nel Cuore, Don't Tell premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Regular Lovers
Touted in many circles ... The Dreamers came by default; his son, Louis, starred in that earlier work, and plays François in this film. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Lady Vengeance
A woman looks for ... (aka Chinjeolhan Geum-ja-ssi) was the third film in a series, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Old Boy. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Bubble
Steven Soderbergh followed up ... Frontal. It was shown at the 2005 New York Film Festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
On the heels of ... will also have a profound impact on the troubled opera singer and the man's long-lost illegitimate son as well. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Zameer: The Fire Within
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David Hemmings: Be My Guest
An ambitious young band ... crowd cheering if they plan on taking home the top prize and breaking big with the Brighton Beat sound. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
David Hemmings: Live It Up
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Hit Man File
A lone wolf assassin ... guys. When you can't tell who to trust from who to kill, the only option left is to run. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys tells the ... of African-American brothers who must survive many daily stresses by trusting, relying on, and loving each other. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Shadow Dragon
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What Iva Recorded On October 21, 2003
An innocent birthday celebration ... of Croatian culture as personified through the actions of her squabbling and argumentative, but ultimately loving and affectionate family. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) ... four of five with the names of key characters, each of whom narrates his or her "chapter" in voice-over. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Gypo
Jan Dunn's drama Gypo ... new friend has a positive impact on Helen, while her foreignness causes Paul to react negatively to her presence. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Colt
The made-for-cable The Colt ... innocence in the midst of America's bloodiest war, The Colt made its Hallmark channel debut on July 9, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Ghetto Dawg II
The main character in ... is to blame. Donte looks to a professional killer for help, and soon sets off to settle the score. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek
It is said that ... streetlights flicker and come to life, though no one is there to light them, and the devilish game begins. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Work and the Glory: American Zion
The true story of ... sequel to the 2004 film The Work and the Glory, also based on a novel by Gerald N. Lund. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Mother of Mine
The plight of displaced ... when his resentful foster mother takes it upon herself to act as a filter for his mother's incoming letters. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The White Masai
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Sinner's Prayer
A ruthless crime boss ... the street, he soon sets about turning over a new leaf and dedicating his existence to a higher calling. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
You Are Alone
A broken middle-aged man ... imaginable to test the limits of her advertised promise to fulfill even the most extreme and depraved sexual fantasies. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Seesaw
A well-to-do family is ... half a million pounds, the rash decisions made by Hannah's father, Morris, threaten to destroy the once-happy family forever. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Fratricide
The quest for identity ... street thugs Ahmet and Zeki, setting into motion a harrowing cycle of violence that rapidly spirals out of control. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Erosion
A bored housewife whose ... Gabe in a series of strange settings soon finds her joining her lover for a series of risky rendezvous. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Confession
Father Kelly treasures his ... a perilous crossroads and must decide if allowing justice to be done is worth sacrificing the life he loves. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
James
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Fall to Grace
A high-school-aged Eastern European ... lives in the story crisscross, the characters' intersections and interactions ironically generate hope and shared compassion for one another. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed
A 40-year-old Christian woman ... over a new leaf enters her life and the faint sound of wedding bells begin to fill the air. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Mr. Capon-E: A Soldier's Story
The West Coast gangsta ... how to run the scene as Mr. Capone-e takes it back to the streets in this gritty hip-hop drama. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Amnésie: L'Énigme James Brighton
Inspired by true events, ... in criminology named Sylvie begins to study it, only to discover that even her own identity is becoming elusive. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The House of Sand
Three generations of women ... she's come to hate. The House of Sand received its North American premiere at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
End of the Spear
An indigenous people are ... Saint and Steve Saint, which was previously brought to the screen in the documentary Beyond the Gates of Splendor. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Ryna
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Pusher III
In the third and ... Milo's notorious street reputation can't hold a candle to his reputation for being quite a softie around the house. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Hit Me
Michael Kinney's gambling drama ... Soon cracks start to appear in the plan, and the various players have no idea who they can trust. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Murder in the Hamptons
Produced for the Lifetime ... is ultimately served figures into the climax of Murder in the Hamptons, which first aired on July 11, 2005. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Man Push Cart
A former Pakistani rock ... in Ahmad's past soon prompts the struggling New York newcomer to question the true nature of his current relationships. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
15 Park Avenue
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Away (A)wake
Four Memphis residents with ... to be alive, their search for the truth intensifies and their diverse stories slowly reveal a compelling common thread. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Princesas
A middle-class prostitute strikes ... discovery of self-determination leads Caye and Zule on a journey of self-discovery that will leave both women forever changed. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Blessed By Fire
The near-death of an ... Iluminados por el Fuego (aka Blessed by Fire) was named Best Narrative Feature at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Day Break
A convicted Iranian murderer ... execution forces the convicted killer into a personal purgatory of doubt and angst more torturous than any death sentence. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Perfect Stranger
Filmmakers Shane Sooter and ... a dejected attorney who receives a curious dinner invitation from an man who claims to be Jesus of Nazareth. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dominos
A lifelong hustler discovers ... whatever it takes to set his life straight and get back to the things that truly matter in life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Murder on the Border
Filmed on a shoestring ... comes to Eduardo's aid by warning everyone of the threats posed by Scalo. Gabriel Traversari and Alpha Acosta star. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Secreto de Cabaret
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Pehchan
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Hum Jo Keh Na Paye
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La Mujer de mi Hermano
A woman bored with ... Mujer de mi Hermano (aka My Brother's Wife) was the first feature length film from director Ricardo de Montreuil. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
October Moon
A shy young man ... a murderous resolve to win Corwin's heart and vows not let anyone stand in the way of true love. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
7 Virgins
The plight of marginalized ... of crime is truly leading him forces Tano to reevaluate his violent past and take control of his future. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dam Street
A teenage pregnancy leads ... student Xiao-yong (Huang Xingrao) shows her that even beneath society's scorn the warmth of human emotion can still radiate. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Journey From the Fall
The true story of ... emigrated to America with his family in 1982; this was his first feature after a handful of award-wining shorts. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Something To Remember Me By
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Rang De Basanti
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Luella Miller
The arrival of a ... each passing day, Lydia determines to confront Luella without giving consideration to the potentially tragic results of her actions. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
In Between Days
Upon learning that the ... her growing feelings to herself even as Tran shows increasing signs of affection for another, more Americanized Korean girl. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Comrade
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Family
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Threat
When a non-racially motivated ... fascination with sex and death and a young poet named Kat considers turning the tables on her obsessive stalker. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Grbavica
A woman sees her ... tell her daughter the truth about her father. Grbavica received its world premiere at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
An effeminate 12-year-old who ... torn between the criminal behavior of his family and his desire to follow a more honorable path in life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Project 313
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Sehar
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Kasak
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Maseeha
The Indian crime drama ... instant, Shiva immediately grasps the need for a hero to step in and bring Surajbhan tumbling from his throne. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Second Round
Daniel Cebrian's gritty coming-of-age ... values and goals and the direction of his life, and thus gain the inner strength necessary to move forward. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Thicker Than Water
While going through the ... veterinarian Sam Nelson (Brian Wimmer). Made for cable, Thicker Than Water debuted March 12, 2005 on the Hallmark channel. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
White Air
A once-promising snowboarder who ... soon realizes that he may have what it takes to win the upcoming pro-jam super pipe event after all. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Like a Puppet Out of Strings
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Tan Lines
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FAQs
A handful of budding ... express affection as they wish without accepting the role of victim that many are eager to hang on them. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Irresistible
A paranoid housewife finds ... grip of paranoia continues to tighten its constricting grip, her acute obsession finds Sophie becoming her own worst nightmare. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dreams... Do Come True
Small town girl Pooja ... that Pooja's dreams are no longer beyond her grasp, but are they worth the hardships that she never anticipated? [ best drama films - 2005 ]
A Love to Hide
A young Jewish girl ... Nazi labor camp as a tragic result of a bad decision made by Jean's troublesome brother Jacques (Nicholas Gob). [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dreamland
A selfless teen who ... when the only way to be true to your feelings is to go against everything you've ever stood for? [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Beach Girls
Two generations of friends ... her mother strolled upon years ago, the memories of the past prove invaluable to the growth of the future. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Meri Aashiqui
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Sheesha
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Maa Where Are You...
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Kissing on the Mouth
The low-budget, direct-to-video erotic ... coital behavior. For added realism and authenticity, the directors work in a number of documentary-style interviews with college graduates. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dubai
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Birhen Ng Manaoag
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Lamat
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Lisensyadong Kamao
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Nasaan Ka Man
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Night Job
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Tag-ulan Ngayon... Ang Bukid ay Basa 2
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Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai
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Distortion
The drama Distortion concerns ... writer becomes embroiled in a personal and political quagmire that leads to stimulating work, but may undo the man. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
House of Grace
The drama House of ... an act of such desperation that he wakes up and begins to climb his way out of the gutter. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
A Soap
A dejected beauty salon ... lonely Charlotte eventually finds herself developing strong feelings for her neighbor despite her longstanding preference for the opposite sex. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Old Joy
Old Joy is writer/director ... of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2006 edition of New Directors/New Films. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sunday Driver
Take a look past ... these devoted gear-heads are interviewed on their club and on the streets about their one great passion in life. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dreaming Lhasa
A Tibetan-American filmmaker seeking ... in Tibetan Buddhist culture and forming a close bond with a handsome young Tibetan adventurer named Jigme (Tenzin Jigme). [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Special Ed
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Devaki
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Angel in Love
Artur Wiecek's comedy Angel ... in Krakow, concerns Angel Giordano searching for true love so that he can return to his home in heaven. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
BootLeggers
David is a hustler ... a scheme that will have David off the streets in no time, and find Bulldog reaping all the benefits. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
La Tragedia de Macario
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Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Two men imprisoned for ... and one inmate strangles another to death, the guards are shocked to find Jun sitting on Shiro's lifeless body. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
El cielo dividido
Mexican short-film specialist Julian ... ending his romance with Jonas despite the rapidly deepening chasm that seems to be splitting the once-happy pair apart. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Vacationland
A homosexual high-school senior ... scene, he is soon confronted with a painful memory from the past that threatens to derail his newfound happiness. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Amor Fulminante
A troubled teen longing ... forced to consider the prospect that his father may have played a key role in his mother's untimely death. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Two Drifters
A heartbroken Portuguese man ... see his deceased lover in the eyes of a woman whose singular goal in life is to give birth. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dansh
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A Díos Momo
An illiterate newspaper boy ... his attempt at penning an original tune pays off when a mysterious Carnival band agrees to perform the composition. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Down in New Orleans
A riverboat pilot whose ... do their best to hasten the troubled pilot's fall by encouraging Jack to go back to his old ways. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
1:1.6 - An Ode to Lost Love
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Real: The Movie
Helmed by Borja Manso, ... and Barcelona. Throughout the effort, Manso intercuts a substantial amount of never-before-seen footage that depicts Real off the field. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Hunt for the BTK Killer
Actor Greg Henry stars ... end to the killings, and the rampant fear that has gripped the quiet Kansas town, once and for all. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Jigyaasa
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The Passion of Joshua the Jew
A child born under ... forced to move on to Sicily, his subsequent fascination with Catholic rituals raises the ire of the local clergy. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Yours Emotionally
Sridhar Rangayan's flamboyant Bollywood ... is counseled in his pursuit by Murthy and Anna, two gay male proprietors of the hotel where he's staying. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Tournament of Dreams
When an inner-city basketball ... their coach to fight for the future and build a history that they can look back on with pride. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story
World famous hockey dad ... in the ice in this biographical drama based on the best-selling book Walter Gretzky: On Family, Hockey, and Healing. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Innocent
Independent filmmaker Simon Chung ... the struggling teen as he sets his sights on New York and a wondrous new world of vast possibilities. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The O.C.: Season 03
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Ofrenda Desnuda
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Adolescentes y Rebeldes
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El Escape de los Santos
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The Goal
The inspiring sports drama ... get through the physical and mental fallout of their new circumstances, they become part of a quadriplegic rugby team. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Si Desearas La Mujer de Tu Narco
The Spanish language film ... farm. When a stranger comes to investigate how well the farm is operating, he soon comes between the couple. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Hunt for Justice
Hunt for Justice tells ... about and punish those responsible for a variety of war crimes that transpires during the genocide in the Balkans. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Dil Apna Punjabi
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Out of Sight
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Ekpal Pyar Ka
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Pasiones Escondidas
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Valentina's Tango
A beautiful dancer whose ... to salvage the damaged woman's mental health as they too become caught up by the madness that consumes her. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Baabul
A woman is uncertain ... decide if she's ready for a new love while her life with Avi is still fresh in her mind. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Mi Pa Es un Teporocho
An alcoholic who once ... menacing abuser in this south of the border crime drama starring Luis E. Oarra, Flavio Peniche, and Ernesto Yanes. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Si Mentiras
An inexperienced young hoodlum ... powerful drug kingpin in this gritty Mexican crime drama starring Juan Alcantara, Magno Farwell, Jorge Lucke, and Alejandro Faugier. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Time of Her Life
The gothic romantic thriller ... Smith cuts back and forth between two time periods, and laces the film with supernatural sequences and hair-raising suspense. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
90 Millas
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1888: The Extraordinary Voyage of the Santa Isabel
Pioneering science fiction author ... the Santa Isabel was Venezuela's official submission for the "Best Foreign Language Film" category of the 2005 Academy Awards. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Resistance[S]
A collection of Middle ... exile in this compilation of films by such acclaimed directors as Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mounir Fatmi, Taysir Batniji, and Lamya. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Section 8
When a dysfunctional family ... in a film that shows just how hard life can be when society seems to have written you off. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
The Theory of Everything
A family man experiencing ... their separate missions merge as they reconnect with family and seek comfort and hope in the glory of God. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Love Trap
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Strange Circus
From the director of ... Yuji launches a clandestine investigation into Taeko's background while simultaneously being forced to satisfy her deepest and darkest fantasies. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Mi Mujer Me Jugo Sucio
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Heroína
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Shivakashi
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Flirting with Anthony
A hedonistic couple embarks ... across one of his former captors on the road, Anthony is caught between feelings of desire, fear and doom. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Out of Hand
The drama Out of ... to do with their victim. As Paul begins to care for their prey, Sebastian develops strong feelings of jealousy. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Beaten
A Newcastle dockworker haunted ... where a pivotal episode from Michael's childhood resurfaces to reveal just how he became the man he is today. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Virginia
When an unstable drug ... both Griffin and Ginny will soon learn just how important it is to stick together when times get tough. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Short Fuse
When a temperamental boxer ... of a lifetime, the odds are good that this will be the final fight of his already abbreviated career. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Falling
Miraculously rescued by a ... man who once tried to take his own life realizes that he may finally have a shot at redemption. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
A Couple of Days and Nights
A singer, a wannabe ... soon discover precisely what it takes to remain afloat in a town where the waters can be particularly rough. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Wounded
Kidnapped as a child ... her child, the authorities go back on their agreement to set her free in exchange for a full confession. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
La Noche del Hermano
The Spanish-language psychodrama La ... piece of it and begins to wield a deadly and disturbing level of control over Jaime's feelings and actions. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Sangre de Valientes
The tense, Spanish-language drama ... peaceful relationship may lie in the enduring friendship between the patriarchs, Señor Alfredo Altamirano and Señor Jose Guadalupe Perez. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Paradise
A former television anchorwoman ... in, this unlikely pair finds that they never really knew themselves until everything they knew was suddenly stripped away. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Running Deep
Consumed by guilt following ... Before they have a chance to do so, however, a startling revelation will lead to tragedy for all involved. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
Black and White Milk Cow
A young student returns ... surrounding his return to the village, the newly arrived teacher vows to make the most of his current situation. [ best drama films - 2005 ]
