Films of 2005

I followed a rule for years that movies either had to have limited/wide releases in the U.S. or played at film festivals in Cannes, Sundance, Toronto or Telluride for inclusion on yearly lists. Documentaries were eligible regardless of release method. T.V. movies and direct-to-video releases were not eligible for the list. Non-U.S. releases could be eligible depending on critical or popular acclaim in their home country. I try to be consistent when applying this rule, but my application may occasionally drift.

★★★★

King Kong Batman Begins Walk the Line Broken Flowers

★★★½

Grizzly Man Sin City Keane Shopgirl Junebug Unleashed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing The 40-Year-Old Virgin Four Brothers Grizzly Man Junebug Keane Munich Oldboy Shopgirl Sin City Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 3-Iron Unleashed

★★★

Aeon Flux The Amityville Horror Coach Carter Domino Elizabethtown The Exorcism of Emily Rose Flightplan Guess Who Gunner Palace Havoc Herbie: Fully Loaded Hostel House of Wax The Interpreter The Island Just Like Heaven Kung Fu Hustle Red Eye Sahara Saw II Serenity Sky High Team America: World Police Transporter 2 Wolf Creek Zathura

★★½

Assault on Precinct 13 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Chicken Little Fantastic Four The Fog Hide and Seek High Tension Hostage Land of the Dead March of the Penguins The Perfect Man Robots Wedding Crashers White Noise

★★

Bewitched Brokeback Mountain The Cave Doom Election Elektra Fun With Dick and Jane Just Friends The Ring Two Stealth Waiting... War of the Worlds XXX: State of the Union

★½

Boogeyman The Dukes of Hazzard Racing Stripes Rebound Yours, Mine & Ours

★

Because of Winn-Dixie Hustle & Flow The Man Undead

½ star

The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl Alone in the Dark Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

zero stars

Are We There Yet?

2005 movies not listed here: The T.V. movies Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave and the direct-to-video release American Pie Presents: Band Camp.