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Whatever Love Means
Whatever Love Means (2005) on 5 december 2005
, 1h35
Directed by David Blair
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Olivia Poulet, Laurence Fox, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Egan, Alexandra Moen, Richard Johnson
Rating52% 2.624532.624532.624532.624532.62453
In 1971, Camilla Shand (Olivia Poulet) meets Charles Windsor, The Prince of Wales (Laurence Fox) at a polo match. They get to know each other and begin dating. The relationship fizzles out when Charles travels overseas to join the Royal Navy in early 1973. Camilla immediately marries her ex-boyfriend Andrew Parker Bowles (Simon Wilson). Though Charles is hurt upon hearing about her marriage, they remain friends. Throughout their friendship Charles and Camilla hide their feelings for each other until 1979 when Lord Mountbatten (Richard Johnson) is murdered and Charles visits her more for emotional support. They re-ignite their romantic relationship during this period. Charles is now in his early 30s and his family and the British media begins calling him out to find a suitable bride. He meets Diana Spencer (Michelle Duncan) who the media falls in love with and they eventually get engaged. Although everyone is happy Charles is about to settle down, Charles and Camilla are not due to their feelings for each other, however, they end their relationship. The story ends with Charles and Camilla getting ready for his wedding in 1981, both looking grim while dressing up for the occasion.
Painkiller Jane
Painkiller Jane (2005) on 10 december 2005
, 1h30
Directed by Sanford Bookstaver
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action
Themes Superhero films
Actors Emmanuelle Vaugier, Eric Dane, Walker Howard, Richard Roundtree, Richard Harmon, Callum Keith Rennie
Rating51% 2.5559052.5559052.5559052.5559052.555905
A Special Forces unit, known as the Painkiller Unit, is exposed to a biochemical weapon while on a mission in Sovetskaia, Chechnya. After attempting to retreat, the entire unit is ambushed and executed by a group of armed men in protective hazmat suits. One member of the unit, Captain Jane Browning (Emmanuelle Vaugier), not only survives the execution, but recovers from the viral infection, and develops an abnormally rapid healing factor, increased dexterity, speed, strength, enhanced senses, mental abilities and a photographic memory.
Insecticidal
Insecticidal (2005) on 5 december 2005

Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Meghan Heffern, Samantha McLeod, Vicky Huang
Rating33% 1.6779851.6779851.6779851.6779851.677985
Cami est une étudiante qui passe son temps sur des recherches sur les insectes dans une maison d'étudiantes. Quand sa colocataire Josi pulvérise un insecticide sur ses insectes, Cami est bouleversée. Mais bientôt elle découvre que les insectes ont grandi et attaquent leur communauté.
Anytown, USA
Anytown, USA (2005) on 8 december 2005
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Rating72% 3.610733.610733.610733.610733.61073
In August 2003, cuts to funding by the Bogota Borough Council threaten the Bogota High School football team, enraging many residents. With a mayoral election ahead, the stage is set for a close election between the incumbent, Republican Steve Lonegan, and former Borough Council Democrat Fred Pesce. Then, in late September, former high school athlete Dave Musikant announces he will run for mayor as a write-in candidate. The three-way race garners national attention, particularly because both Lonegan and Musikant are legally blind. As election day draws near, Musikant scores a coup by hiring Doug Friedline, Jesse Ventura's former campaign manager. In the week before election day, a rumor develops that Pesce is ill and will drop out of the race. However, Pesce continues to the end.
Ek Ajnabee
Ek Ajnabee (2005) on 9 december 2005
, 2h23
Directed by Apoorva Lakhia
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian, Daya Shankar Pandey, Akhilendra Mishra, Rajendranath Zutshi
Rating53% 2.6524452.6524452.6524452.6524452.652445
Suryaveer "Surya" Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bitter man and ex-Army officer, hired by his friend Shekhar Verma (Arjun Rampal) to protect a little girl, Anamika R. Rathore (Rucha Vaidya), who resides in Bangkok, Thailand with her Non-resident Indian (NRI) family. He drinks alcohol frequently, and is not interested in befriending the girl. Eventually, she wins his heart and he helps her to prepare for a swim meet. One day Anamika gets kidnapped and Surya receives serious injuries in his attempt to prevent the kidnapping. Her father is not able to pay the sum to release his daughter. So Suryaveer uses all his skills to save the life of the child, only to find out about the conspiracy that is behind the little girl's kidnapping. Surya learns that Chang, Shekhar's lawyer, is behind some of this. The real mastermind behind this is Chang's brother. Surya holds Chang hostage, while Chang's brother holds Anamika hostage. When they come to exchange the people, Chang's brother reveals a great secret to Surya. Surya learns that Shekhar was all behind this. Surya kills Chang's brother's men. A great fight between Shekhar and Surya starts. Shekhar is killed, and Surya spends the rest of his life with Anamika and her mother. In the end, Anamika gets a new bodyguard and the film shows her during her swimming practice, with Surya and her new bodyguard 15 years later.
The Triangle
The Triangle (2005) on 5 december 2005

Directed by Craig R. Baxley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison, Sam Neill, Michael E. Rodgers
Rating64% 3.2478153.2478153.2478153.2478153.247815
Une équipe d'experts venus d'horizons différents est chargée par un richissime homme d'affaires de découvrir la vérité sur le triangle des Bermudes où ont disparu plusieurs de ses navires. Leur enquête les mènera à rencontrer des réalités alternatives perturbantes pour chacun d'entre eux.
The Blue Umbrella
The Blue Umbrella (2005) on 11 december 2005
, 1h30
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Pankaj Kapur, Deepak Dobriyal, Shreya Sharma, Shriya Saran, Rahul Kumar, Dolly Ahluwalia
Rating72% 3.6441053.6441053.6441053.6441053.644105
The story is set in a small village near Banikhet, Himachal Pradesh and revolves around a young girl Biniya and village's only shop owner Nand Kishore Khatri. Biniya lives with her mother and elder brother. One day she comes across a blue color Japanese umbrella while herding her family cows. The umbrella is revealed to be belonging to a group of Japanese tourists. Biniya develops a liking for the umbrella and trades it with her bear claw necklace called Yantra with the Japanese tourists. Wearing a bear claw necklace is considered to be auspicious and bring good luck. For that she is scolded by her mother. Everyone in the village is amazed by the beauty of the umbrella and Biniya acquires a celebrity like status. This makes some people jealous of her. The shopkeeper Khatri and Lajvanti (wife of village school teacher) covet for such an umbrella but find themselves unable to buy due to its high cost. Lajvanti even hints toward the possibility of stealing Biniya's umbrella. Khatri tries to buy it from Biniya but she refuses.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) on 6 december 2005
, 2h25
Directed by Rob Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Suzuka Ōgo, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Samantha Futerman
Rating73% 3.6532053.6532053.6532053.6532053.653205
The film tells the story of Chiyo Sakamoto, a poor Japanese girl who has been sold along with her older sister Satsu into a life of servitude by her parents. Chiyo is taken in by the proprietress of a geisha house, Mother, but Satsu is rejected and is sold to another house in the "pleasure district" of the Hanamachi. At the okiya, she meets another young girl named Pumpkin, and also has numerous unpleasant run-ins with the okiya's senior geisha Hatsumomo.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2h23
Directed by Andrew Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about lions, Witches in film, Serial killer films, Political films, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Santa Claus in film
Actors William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton
Rating69% 3.4527353.4527353.4527353.4527353.452735
In the London suburb of Finchley, the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are endangered by a Second World War attack of German bombers. They are then evacuated to the country home of Professor Digory Kirke, who is not accustomed to having children in his house, as Mrs Macready, the strict housekeeper, explains.
Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue (2005) on 7 december 2005
, 1h48
Directed by Ira Sachs
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, Darren E. Burrows, Jenny O'Hara, Stuart Greer, Red West
Rating60% 3.043013.043013.043013.043013.04301
À Memphis, Tennessee, Alan et Laura forment un couple original, mais dont la passion semble pour le moins éteinte : producteur de légende, Alan est un des rares Blancs à avoir produit de la soul dans les années 1960. Beaucoup plus jeune et fraîchement débarquée de sa Russie natale, Laura passe l'essentiel de son temps à s'occuper de leur jeune fils, alors qu'Alan mène une vie très débridée.
Getting Played
Getting Played (2005) on 10 december 2005
, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Vivica A. Fox, Carmen Electra, Bill Bellamy, Stacey Dash, Kathy Najimy, Joe Torry
Rating46% 2.3150252.3150252.3150252.3150252.315025
The film centers around three very attractive women who, after having many guy troubles themselves, decide to play a prank on a random man. Their goal is to seduce the man while catching the whole sequence on tape and ultimately humiliating him with the footage. Their plan runs into some snags, as the man they choose to prank knows what they are trying to do to him.
The Graveyard of Death
The Graveyard of Death (2005) on 11 december 2005
, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Rating67% 3.3933453.3933453.3933453.3933453.393345
A reporter of a small newspaper investigates a Toxic Waste Dump which the British military have tested viruses. The dead bodies of murder victims come back to life and attack the military and the reporter.
Knights of the South Bronx
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) on 6 december 2005
, 1h30
Directed by Albert et Allen Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Films about chess
Actors Ted Danson, Malcolm David Kelley, Keke Palmer, Clifton Powell, Devon Bostick, Kate Vernon
Rating66% 3.3457053.3457053.3457053.3457053.345705
The movie is based on the true story of David MacEnulty who taught schoolchildren of the Bronx Community Elementary School 70 to play at competition level, eventually winning New York City and the New York State Chess Championships. The screenplay portrays whistle-blowing and a mid-life crisis that combine to remove Richard Mason (played by Ted Danson) from his old life. He becomes a substitute teacher and is assigned to a fourth-grade class in a South Bronx school. In the class are students with parents who are drug addicts or in jail or just scrambling to pay the bills. Few of them see a purpose in school other than meeting society's requirements, and he struggles, mostly in vain, to reach them.
Witches of the Caribbean
Witches of the Caribbean (2005) on 10 december 2005
, 1h22
Directed by David DeCoteau
Genres Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Joanna Cassidy, Kelli Giddish, Helene Udy
Rating30% 1.5159451.5159451.5159451.5159451.515945
Seventeen-year-old Angela suffers from a recurring nightmare about a 16th-century witch burned to death on a dark and mysterious beach. To find an explanation to this nightmare and reclaim her life, she flies to a two-week retreat for troubled teens on the Caribbean island of Matau, run by noted child psychologist Professor Avebury. Little does Angela realize that Matau hides a horrific secret history, nor does she know that her nightmares stem from this very spot.
Aaru
Aaru (2005) on 9 december 2005
, 2h48
Directed by Hari
Genres Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Suriya, Trisha Krishnan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Aishwarya
Rating58% 2.9009752.9009752.9009752.9009752.900975
Aarumugam, nicknamed Aaru (Surya Sivakumar), is a thug and dealmaker with a band of boys handpicked from the slums of Chennai. Aaru’s mentor Viswanathan (Ashish Vidyarthi) protects him, because Aaru gives him the violent undercover he needs. When Vishwanthan declares war on his bitter rival Reddy (Jaiparakash Reddy), Aaru assists him. But Vishwanthan betrays him, resulting in the deaths of Aaru's subordinates. Aaru thus realises Vishwanathan's true, evil nature and vows to destroy his power. There is also a subplot involving Aaru's romance with the college student Maha (Trisha Krishnan).