Best Comedy Movies of 2005

1.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

6.0
7.5/10 IMDB

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

Starring: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Smith, Liz Smith, John Thomson, Vincent Ebrahim, Geraldine McEwan, Edward Kelsey, Dicken Ashworth ..
Directed by: Steve Box, Nick Park
Release date: 2005-09-04
2.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

6.0
7.5/10 IMDB

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, Larry Miller, Rockmond Dunbar, Shannyn Sossamon, Angela Lindvall, Indio Falconer Downey ..
Directed by: Shane Black
Release date: 2005-09-05
Best Comedy Movies of 2005 : Thank You for Smoking
3.

Thank You for Smoking

6.0
7.5/10 IMDB

Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, David Koechner ..
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Release date: 2005-09-09
4.

Madagascar

5.9
6.9/10 IMDB

Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends—Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo—have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape—with the help of some prodigious penguins—to explore the world.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Paco León, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights ..
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Release date: 2005-05-25
5.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

5.9
6.7/10 IMDB

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry ..
Directed by: Tim Burton
Release date: 2005-07-13
6.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

5.8
9.3/10 IMDB

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. But then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he still has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world.

Starring: Zach Tyler, Jack De Sena, Mae Whitman, Dante Basco, Mako Iwamatsu, Michaela Jill Murphy, Grey DeLisle, Jennie Kwan, Olivia Hack, Cricket Leigh ..
Directed by: Ethan Spaulding, Giancarlo Volpe, Lauren MacMullan
Release date: 2005-02-21
7.

Broken Flowers

5.8
7.2/10 IMDB

As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

Starring: Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jessica Lange, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Alexis Dziena, Heather Simms, Brea Frazier ..
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Release date: 2005-08-05
8.

Just Like Heaven

5.7
6.7/10 IMDB

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey-Waters, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder, Ivana Mili?evi?, Caroline Aaron, Rosalind Chao, Ron Canada ..
Directed by: Mark Waters
Release date: 2005-09-16
9.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

5.6
6.5/10 IMDB

After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz, Rachael Huntley, Michelle Monaghan, Stephanie March ..
Directed by: Doug Liman
Release date: 2005-06-07
10.

Hitch

5.6
6.6/10 IMDB

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.

Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Julie Ann Emery, Adam Arkin, Robinne Lee, Nathan Lee Graham, Michael Rapaport, Jeffrey Donovan ..
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Release date: 2005-02-11
11.

Wedding Crashers

5.6
7.0/10 IMDB

John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

Starring: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Bradley Cooper, Henry Gibson, Keir O'Donnell, David Conrad ..
Directed by: David Dobkin
Release date: 2005-07-13
12.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

5.5
6.7/10 IMDB

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Starring: Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Anna Chancellor, Bill Bailey, Dominique Jackson ..
Directed by: Garth Jennings
Release date: 2005-04-28
13.

The 40 Year Old Virgin

5.5
7.1/10 IMDB

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.

Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Jane Lynch, Leslie Mann, Elizabeth Banks, Kat Dennings, Mindy Kaling ..
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Release date: 2005-08-11
14.

A Lot Like Love

5.5
6.6/10 IMDB

On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to ... lovers?

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Aimee Garcia, Taryn Manning, Ali Larter, Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Gabriel Mann, Jeremy Sisto, Moon Bloodgood ..
Directed by: Nigel Cole
Release date: 2005-04-21
15.

The Longest Yard

5.5
6.4/10 IMDB

Pro quarter-back, Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach, Nate Scarboro are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Michael Irvin, Nelly, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Bob Sapp, Nicholas Turturro, Dalip Singh ..
Directed by: Peter Segal
Release date: 2005-05-27
16.

Nanny McPhee

5.4
6.6/10 IMDB

Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.

Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Raphaël Coleman, Samuel Honywood, Angela Lansbury, Celia Imrie, Imelda Staunton ..
Directed by: Kirk Jones
Release date: 2005-10-21
17.

Robots

5.4
6.4/10 IMDB

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

Starring: Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Paula Abdul, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge, Lucille Bliss, Terry Bradshaw ..
Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Release date: 2005-03-10
18.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

5.3
6.5/10 IMDB

Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Jenna Boyd, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Mike Vogel, Michael Rady ..
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Release date: 2005-06-01
19.

Everything Is Illuminated

5.3
7.4/10 IMDB

A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.

Starring: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Jana Hrab?tova, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Samudovsky, Oleksandr Choroshko, Gil Kazimirov, Zuzana Hodková, Ljubomir Dezera ..
Directed by: Liev Schreiber
Release date: 2005-09-16
20.

One Man Band

5.3
7.6/10 IMDB

With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. The little girl, Tippy, is caught in the middle as a musical duel ensues between the one-man-bands.

Starring: Mark Andrews ..
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez
Release date: 2005-06-21
21.

The Wedding Date

5.3
6.1/10 IMDB

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

Starring: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Jeremy Sheffield, Peter Egan, Sarah Parish, Holland Taylor, Jay Simon, Danielle Lewis ..
Directed by: Clare Kilner
Release date: 2005-02-04
22.

Little Manhattan

5.3
7.4/10 IMDB

Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson, J. Kyle Manzay, Josh Pais, John Dossett, Talia Balsam, Jonah Meyerson ..
Directed by: Mark Levin
Release date: 2005-09-26
23.

Fun with Dick and Jane

5.2
6.2/10 IMDB

After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.

Starring: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Carlos Jacott, Aaron Michael Drozin, Gloria Garayua ..
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Release date: 2005-12-21
24.

Zathura: A Space Adventure

5.2
6.2/10 IMDB

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz, Derek Mears, Douglas Tait, Joe Bucaro III, Jeff Wolfe ..
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Release date: 2005-11-06
25.

The Squid and the Whale

5.2
7.3/10 IMDB

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, David Benger, Elizabeth Meriwether, Alexandra Daddario, Halley Feiffer ..
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Release date: 2005-10-05
26.

Hoodwinked!

5.2
6.5/10 IMDB

Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, but there's more to every tale than meets the eye. Before you judge a book by its cover, you've got to flip through the pages. In the re-telling of this classic fable, the story begins at the end of the tale and winds its way back. Chief Grizzly and Detective Bill Stork investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage, involving a karate-kicking Red Riding Hood, a sarcastic wolf and an oafish Woodsman.

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, Andy Dick, Cory Edwards ..
Directed by: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech
Release date: 2005-12-16
27.

In Her Shoes

5.2
6.5/10 IMDB

Irresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer, Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Burgi, Candice Azzara, Anson Mount, Brooke Smith, Mark Feuerstein, Terrance Christopher Jones, Nicole Randall Johnson ..
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Release date: 2005-10-07
28.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

5.2
6.2/10 IMDB

Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ?ohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with Lilo and to short him out for good!

Starring: Tia Carrere, Matt Corboy, Dakota Fanning, Jillian Henry, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin McDonald, David Ogden Stiers, Chris Sanders, Kunewa Mook, William J. Caparella ..
Directed by: Michael LaBash, Tony Leondis
Release date: 2005-01-22
29.

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

5.2
7.5/10 IMDB

The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college. Written by pepperann210

Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Patrick Warburton, Lori Alan, Drew Barrymore, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, Noel Blanc ..
Directed by: Pete Michels
Release date: 2005-07-23
30.

Imagine Me & You

5.2
6.7/10 IMDB

During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.

Starring: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie, Darren Boyd, Sharon Horgan, Sue Johnston, Boo Jackson, Vinette Robinson, Eva Birthistle ..
Directed by: Ol Parker
Release date: 2005-05-16
31.

Sky High

5.2
6.3/10 IMDB

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Starring: Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Steven Strait, Kelly Vitz, Dee Jay Daniels, Nicholas Braun, Lynda Carter ..
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Release date: 2005-07-29
32.

Breakfast on Pluto

5.1
7.2/10 IMDB

In the 1970s, a foundling lass, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her transgender nature is beyond the town's understanding.

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Conor McEvoy, Bryan Ferry, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Eamonn Owens ..
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Release date: 2005-09-03
33.

Just Friends

5.1
6.2/10 IMDB

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Chris Marquette, Julie Hagerty, Giacomo Beltrami, Amy Matysio, Fred Ewanuick, Wendy Anderson ..
Directed by: Roger Kumble
Release date: 2005-11-23
34.

Me and You and Everyone We Know

5.1
7.2/10 IMDB

A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life.

Starring: Miranda July, John Hawkes, Brandon Ratcliff, Miles Thompson, Carlie Westerman, Brad William Henke, Natasha Slayton, Najarra Townsend, Ellen Geer, Colette Kilroy ..
Directed by: Miranda July
Release date: 2005-06-17
35.

Kinky Boots

5.1
7.1/10 IMDB

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett, Jemima Rooper, Robert Pugh, Ewan Hooper, Stephen Marcus, Mona Hammond ..
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
Release date: 2005-08-30
36.

Chicken Little

5.0
5.7/10 IMDB

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

Starring: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Dan Molina, Steve Zahn, Garry Marshall, Amy Sedaris, Mark Walton, Don Knotts, Sean Elmore, Matthew Josten ..
Directed by: Mark Dindal
Release date: 2005-11-04
37.

Kronk's New Groove

5.0
5.8/10 IMDB

Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of his father. Kronk's father always disapproved of young Kronk's culinary interests and wished that Kronk instead would settle down with a wife and a large house on a hill.

Starring: Patrick Warburton, Tracey Ullman, Eartha Kitt, John Goodman, Wendie Malick, John Mahoney, John Fiedler, David Spade, Jeff Bennett, Bob Bergen ..
Directed by: Saul Blinkoff, Elliot M. Bour, Robin Steele
Release date: 2005-12-05
38.

Sahara

4.9
6.0/10 IMDB

Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt.

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy, Lennie James, Lambert Wilson, Rainn Wilson, Glynn Turman, Clint Dyer, Delroy Lindo ..
Directed by: Breck Eisner
Release date: 2005-04-06
39.

The Pacifier

4.9
5.6/10 IMDB

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

Starring: Vin Diesel, Morgan York, Max Thieriot, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Chris Potter, Brittany Snow, Brad Garrett, Carol Kane, Tate Donovan ..
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Release date: 2005-03-04
40.

Mrs. Henderson Presents

4.9
7.0/10 IMDB

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Kelly Reilly, Thelma Barlow, Natalia Tena, Sarah Solemani, Toby Jones, Samuel Barnett ..
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Release date: 2005-09-08
41.

The Chumscrubber

4.9
6.9/10 IMDB

The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days.

Starring: Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Glenn Close, Kathi Copeland, Rory Culkin, Thomas Curtis, Tim DeKay, David Ellison, William Fichtner ..
Directed by: Arie Posin
Release date: 2005-06-08
42.

Keeping Mum

4.9
6.8/10 IMDB

A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Liz Smith, Emilia Fox, Terry Alderton, James Booth ..
Directed by: Niall Johnson
Release date: 2005-12-02
43.

The Brothers Grimm

4.9
5.9/10 IMDB

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Starring: Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Mackenzie Crook, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce, Monica Bellucci, Lena Headey, Richard Ridings, Barbara Lukešová ..
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Release date: 2005-08-26
44.

Junebug

4.9
6.9/10 IMDB

On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.

Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Amy Adams, Ben McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Joanne Pankow, R. Keith Harris, Alicia Van Couvering ..
Directed by: Phil Morrison
Release date: 2005-08-03
45.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

4.8
5.5/10 IMDB

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy,

Starring: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Eugene Levy, Carmen Electra, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff, Alyson Stoner, Jaime King, Taylor Lautner ..
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Release date: 2005-12-21
46.

Monster-in-Law

4.8
5.5/10 IMDB

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law.

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur, Annie Parisse, Will Arnett, Elaine Stritch, Stephen Dunham ..
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Release date: 2005-05-13
47.

The Upside of Anger

4.8
6.8/10 IMDB

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.

Starring: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt, Evan Rachel Wood, Mike Binder, Dane Christensen, Tom Harper, Danny Webb ..
Directed by: Mike Binder
Release date: 2005-01-23
48.

The Matador

4.8
6.7/10 IMDB

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Portia Dawson, Adam Scott, Israel Tellez, Arlin Miller, Azucena Medina, Jonah Meyerson, Wiveca Bonerais ..
Directed by: Richard Shepard
Release date: 2005-05-12
49.

Waiting...

4.8
6.7/10 IMDB

Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time before their real lives get started. But while they wait, they'll have to deal with picky customers who want their steak cooked to order and enthusiastic managers who want to build the perfect wait staff. Luckily, these employees have effective revenge tactics.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long, David Koechner, Luis Guzmán, Chi McBride, John Francis Daley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Rob Benedict, Alanna Ubach ..
Directed by: Rob McKittrick
Release date: 2005-10-07
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Casanova

4.8
6.5/10 IMDB

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.

Starring: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin, Omid Djalili, Stephen Greif, Ken Stott, Helen McCrory, Leigh Lawson ..
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Release date: 2005-12-25

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