Top Films 2005
The decade of 00s paved way for many great superhero movies. the beginning of the decade saw release of many successful superhero movies as Spiderman and X-Men series. But there was still something missing in the superhero genre. A Movie that not only set records at box office but also get critical acclaim globally. Perhaps ‘Memento’ fame Christopher Nolan felt this need and that’s why he decided to revisit the popular superhero ‘Batman’. 00s is known for many great movies with ensemble cast and Christopher Nolan knew that if he wants Batman to be a hit he needs to add big names to the project. Luckily he had the perfect cast available at that time. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman and ofcourse the great Morgan Freeman. The film was a blockbuster and led way to successful sequels.
Also the year saw the release of Fifth Harry Potter film and First Narnia film. Both films topped the chart of highest grossing film of 2005. But 2005 is know for a controversy to. Remember ‘Crash’, The film directed by Paul Haggis and consist of a huge ensemble cast? Crash won Academy awards for Best picture and many called it as the Worst picture to win academy award for Best Picture. Not only many found the film too racial but also supported the fact that Crash was actually released in 2004 so it should have been in that years academy Award Race.
Here is a list of best movies released in 2005:
50. Hostage
49. Flightplan
48. Red Eye
47. Unleashed
46. Fun with Dick and Jane
45. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to galaxy
44. The Longest Yard
43. The Jacket
42. Brick
41. Memoirs of a Geisha
40. Green Street Hooligans
39. Jarhead
38. Syriana
37. Broken Flowers
36. The Constant Gardener
35. The Squid and the Whale
34. Corpse Bride
33. The Curse of Were-Rabbit
32. Pride & Prejudice
31. Munich
30. Thank You For Smoking
29. Constantine
28. Kingdom Of Heaven
27. Capote
26. Good Night and Good Luck
25. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
24. Hitch
23. The Descent
22. Charlie and the Chocolate factory
21. Match Point
20. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
19. A History of Violence
18. Wedding Crashers
17. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
16. Madagascar
15. Hard Candy
14. Cindrella Man
13. Walk the Line
12. Lord of War
12. The Island
10. War of the Worlds
9. Serenity
8. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
7. The 40 Year old Virgin
6. Brokeback Mountain
5. King Kong
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. V For Vendetta
2. Sin City
1. Batman Begins
2005 saw the end of prequel trilogy of Star Wars Saga. Do you think the prequel trilogy was the better trilogy in the Star Wars Saga. Which film do you think is the best? Share your views.