The Skeleton Key

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(2005)

Genre: Thriller

Director: Iain Softley

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Producers: Daniel Bobker, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Iain Softley, Clayton Townsend

Synopsis: A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Kate Hudson
• Gena Rowlands
• John Hurt
• Peter Sarsgaard
• Joy Bryant

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Match Point

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(2005)

Genre: Thriller/Drama

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

Producers: Letty Aronson, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Lucy Darwin, Charles H. Joffe, Helen Robin, Jack Rollins, Stephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley

Synopsis: At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Jonathan Rhys Meyers
• Scarlett Johansson
• Emily Mortimer
• Matthew Goode
• Brian Cox
• Penelope Wilton

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Trust the Man

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(2005)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Bart Freundlich

Writer: Bart Freundlich

Producers: Paul F. Bernard, Bart Freundlich, Marina Grasic, Pamela Hirsch, Todd M. Hofacker, Sidney Kimmel, Evelyn O'Neill, Tim Perell, Meredith Zamsky

Synopsis: After all the drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men (Crudup, Duchovny) fight to save their respective relationships. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Billy Crudup
• David Duchovny
• Julianne Moore
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Eva Mendes

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Brokeback Mountain

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(2005)

Genre: Drama

Director: Ang Lee

Writer: Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana

Producers: Scott Ferguson, Michael Hausman, Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana, Bill Pohlad, James Schamus, Tom Cox, Murray Ord, Jordy Randall 

Synopsis: Set against the sweeping vistas of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, this film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. (Written by Focus Features)

Cast:

• Heath Ledger
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Michelle Williams
• Anne Hathaway
• Randy Quaid

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North Country

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(2005)

Genre: Drama

Director: Niki Caro

Writer: Michael Seitzman, Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy

Synopsis: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Charlize Theron
• Jeremy Renner
• Frances McDormand
• Woody Harrelson
• Richard Jenkins
• Sissy Spacek
• Michelle Monaghan

 

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An Unfinished Life

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(2005)

Genre: Drama

Director: Lasse Hallström

Writer: Mark Spragg, Virginia Korus Spragg

Synopsis: A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Jennifer Lopez
• Robert Redford
• Morgan Freeman
• Josh Lucas

 

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Happy Endings

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(2005)

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Director: Don Roos

Writer: Don Roos

Synopsis: An ensemble cast telling 10 stories with intertwining characters. One story is about a father and son who are dating the same woman . Another features a woman who long ago gave her baby up for adoption but is now being blackmailed by a documentary filmmaker who claims to know the now-grown child's whereabouts. (Written by Anonymous)

Cast:

• Lisa Kudrow
• Steve Coogan
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
• Jason Ritter
• Tom Arnold
• Laura Dern
• Sarah Clarke
• Jesse Bradford
• Bobby Cannavale

 

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Grizzly Man

 

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(2005)

Genre: Documentary

Director: Werner Herzog

Writer: Werner Herzog

Synopsis: A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. He was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. The films explores their compassionate lives as they found solace among these endangered animals. (Written by Sujit R. Varma)

 

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The Squid and the Whale

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(2005)

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Noah Baumbach

Synopsis: 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.

Cast:

• Jeff Daniels
• Laura Linney
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Anna Paquin
• William Baldwin
• Owen Kline

 

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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

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(2005)

Language: English/Spanish

Genre: Drama

Director: Tommy Lee Jones

Writer: Guillermo Arriaga

Synopsis: A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Written by Anonymous)

Cast:

• Tommy Lee Jones
• Barry Pepper
• Dwight Yoakam
• January Jones

 

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Thank You For Smoking

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(2005)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Jason Reitman

Writer: Jason Reitman, Christopher Buckley

Synopsis: Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Aaron Eckhart
• Cameron Bright
• Maria Bello

 

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War of the Worlds

 

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 (2005)

Genre: Action/Adventure

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Josh Friedman, David Koepp, H.G. Wells

Synopsis: As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Tom Cruise
• Dakota Fanning
• Miranda Otto
• Tim Robbins

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