2005
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1. Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, ... See full summary »
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Aya Ueto, Yûma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shun Oguri
Votes: 5,715
08.02.2005
DVD: Azumi 2: Death or Love (german) (Starmedia)
2. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
R | 117 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford
Votes: 13,572 | Gross: $0.25M
EA: 18.03.2005
DVD: Dominion The Prequel (german) (on Box "The Complete Anthology - The Exorzist" / Warner Bros.)
3. Courting Controversy (2005 Video)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about British horror filmmaker Pete Walker, who discusses at length his films Die Screaming Marianne (1971), House of Whipcord (1974), Frightmare (1974), and The Confessional (1976).
Director: Jake West | Stars: Pete Walker, David McGillivray, Peter Jessop, Susan Penhaligon
Votes: 22
EA: 21.03.2005
Media Book: Haus der Peitschen (german) ( Wicked-Vision Media / Pete Walker Collection Nr. 1, Cover C)
4. The Amityville Horror (2005)
R | 90 min | Horror
Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
Director: Andrew Douglas | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jimmy Bennett, Jesse James
Votes: 117,347 | Gross: $65.23M
EA: 07.04.2005
DVD: Amityville Horror, The (german) (MGM / 20th Century Fox)
5. Blood Rain (2005)
Not Rated | 119 min | Mystery, Thriller
Blood Rain tells the story of a slew of grisly murders plaguing a small, fairly isolated island village. However, it's not just the mounting death toll that's causing residents to worry, ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Dae-seung | Stars: Cha Seung-won, Park Yong-woo, Ji Sung, Yun Se-ah
Votes: 1,278
EA: 04.05.2005
DVD: Blood Rain (german) (Amasia)
6. A History of Violence (2005)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
Votes: 252,801 | Gross: $31.49M
EA: 16.05.2005
DVD: History of Violence, A (german) (Warner Brothers)
7. Pit Fighter (2005)
R | 83 min | Action
Jack Severino has no memory, all he knows is the brutal sport of Pit Fighting. When his past catches him up, he realizes he is not who he thought he was. For some men must fight for redemption.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Dominique Vandenberg, Steven Bauer, Fernando Carrillo, Stephen Graham
Votes: 1,229
EA: 07.06.2005
DVD: Pit Fighter (german) (on Box "Action Superstars Box" / MIG)
8. Land of the Dead (2005)
R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 100,789 | Gross: $20.70M
EA: 18.06.2005
DVD: Land of the Dead (german) (Kinowelt / together with "Dawn of the Dead")
9. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005 Video)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford, Ed Marinaro
Votes: 9,542
EA: 19.07.2005
DVD: Urban Legends Bloody Mary (engl.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
10. The Skeleton Key (2005)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Gena Rowlands
Votes: 122,972 | Gross: $47.81M
EA: 29.07.2005
DVD: Verbotene Schlüssel, Der (german) (Universal Pictures)
11. Seven Swords (2005)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Leon Lai, Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Honglei Sun
Votes: 9,916
EA: 29.07.2005
DVD: Sieben Schwerter, Die (german) (Universum Film)
12. Lady Vengeance (2005)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Nam-mi Kang, Jeong-nam Choi, Hye-Sook Go, Bok-hwa Baek
Votes: 86,092 | Gross: $0.21M
EA: 29.07.2005
BluRay: Lady Vengeance (engl. UT) (Arrow Video / Box "Vengeance Trilogy)
13. The Protector (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Xing Jin, Phetthai Vongkumlao
Votes: 38,998 | Gross: $11.91M
EA: 11.08.2005
DVD: Revenge of the Warrior (german) (e-m-s)
14. Takeshis' (2005)
108 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyôno, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 4,042
EA: 02.09.2005
MediaBook: Takeshis' (dt. UT) (Bonus on Capelight(3-Disc Limited Collector's E.of "Dolls")
15. Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Votes: 265,815 | Gross: $119.52M
EA: 04.09.2005
DVD: Walk the line (german) (20th Century)
16. Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Votes: 18,593 | Gross: $0.07M
EA: 14.09.2005
DVD: Beowulf & Grendel (german) (Universum Film)
17. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,197
EA: 16.09.2005
DVD: Kill Zone (german) (Ascot Elite)
18. The King Maker (2005)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
Fernando De Gama, a Portuguese mercenary, sets sail for the Orient, where he reaches the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya, in a bid to find the man that murdered his father.
Director: Lek Kitaparaporn | Stars: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Sirinya Bishop, Yoe Hassadeevichit
Votes: 746
EA: 20.10.2005
DVD: Ritter des Königs, Der (on Box "Ritter Box" /Schröder Media) -> Actionfilms
19.
Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode:
Dreams in the Witch-House
(2005)
TV-MA | 55 min | Horror
A graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam within the walls.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Ezra Godden, Campbell Lane, Jay Brazeau, Chelah Horsdal
Votes: 5,377
EA: 04.11.2005
DVD: Masters of Horror Episode: Dreams in the Witch-House (german) (splendid)
20. Shadowless Sword (2005)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, History
So-ha, a deadly female warrior, is sent to find a exiled prince after the Killer Blade Army killed the royal family.
Director: Young-jun Kim | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Yoon So-yi, Lee Seo-jin, Ki-yong Lee
Votes: 2,968
EA: 18.11.2005
DVD: Shadowless Sword (german) (Splendid)
21. The Promise (2005)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Empowered by the love of a slave (Jang), a royal concubine (Cheung) is given the chance to make an extraordinary decision.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-Gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nicholas Tse
Votes: 9,489 | Gross: $8.19M
EA: 15.12.2005
DVD: Wu Ji - Die Reiter der Winde (german) (Warner Bros)
22. A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A love story between an alien and a monk.
Director: Jeffrey Lau | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Bingbing Fan, Chen Bo-lin
Votes: 1,124
EA: 22.12.2005
DVD: Chinese Tall Story, A (german) (Splendid)
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