191. Empire of the Wolves ( empire des loups, L' )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Nahon
Actors: Jean Reno, Arly Jover, Jocelyn Quivrin, Laura Morante, Philippe Bas, David Kammenos
192. George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy, Eugene Clark
Plot: The humans have built a fortified city against the zombie hoarde, but even
in the face of the near-extinction of the human race there are those with
power, and those with none... and the humans aren't the only ones who have
learned a few new tricks.
193. Masters of Horror - John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Gary Hetherington, Christopher Britton, Zara Taylor, Chris Gauthier
Plot: An eccentric film collector contacts a movie programmer with a knack for finding the holy grail of horror: "Le Fin Absolue du Monde". Shown only once, it drove the audience into an insane killing frenzy. As he grows closer to his goal, he drifts farther from his sanity.
194. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jane Anderson
Actors: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds
Plot: The true story of a family that depend on their mother's love and good luck to get by.
195. Ladies in Lavender
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Charles Dance
Actors: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, Freddie Jones, Gregor Henderson-Begg, Miriam Margolyes
196. Mad Hot Ballroom
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Actors: Heather Berman, Daniel Ponickly, Madeleine Hackney, Solomon Singer, Ann Reinking, Jatnna Toribio
197. The Great Raid
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Dahl
Actors: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Marton Csokas, Logan Marshall-Green, Robert Mammone
Plot: Based on the true story of the most successful raid in U.S. Military
history - after the Bataan Death March, hundreds of American POWs were
left to suffer in Japanese camps. As WWII was coming to a close, new
orders came down amounting to a death warrant. At Cabanatuan - over 500
soldiers, many of whom were sick or injured, thought they had been left
behind. But a daring plan was in order - one that would lead to the
greatest raid of the war.
198. Sometimes in April
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raoul Peck
Actors: Idris Elba, Debra Winger, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Tony Curtis, Cleophas Kabasita
199. Barbie: Fairytopia
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Walter P. Martishius, William Lau
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Lee Tockar, Tabitha St. Germain, Kathleen Barr, Venus Terzo, Chiara Zanni
Plot: When Fairytopia's flowers and fairies get sick, Elina, a beautiful wigless fairy, journeys to find Azura, a Guardian Fairy, who can help solve the problem. Along the way, Elina befriends many creatures and have her courage tested.
200. As It is in Heaven ( Så som i himmelen )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kay Pollak
Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel, Ingela Olsson, Niklas Falk
Plot: A disgruntled conductor returns to his home village after a heat attack... and ends up teaching the local parish choir.
