Best Drama movies of 2005

Actors : Henry Czerny, Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Ryan Phillippe,
Directors : Tony Giglio,

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

Actors : Nicoletta Braschi, Jean Reno, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni,
Directors : Roberto Benigni,

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

Actors : Nathan Lopez, Soliman Cruz, J.R. Valentin, Neil Ryan Sese,
Directors : Auraeus Solito,

A young boy falls in love with a handsome policeman who is investigating his family's criminal activities.

Actors : Jeffrey Chyau, Jade Wu, Samantha Futerman, Sung Kang,
Directors : Michael Kang,

Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest ...

Actors : Çetin Tekindor, Resit Kurt, Furkan Turan, Fikret Kuskan,
Directors : Çagan Irmak,

The family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after a military coup in 1980's Turkey.

Actors : Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Michael Biehn, Shiri Appleby,
Directors : Barbara Kopple,

Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.

Actors : Ulrich Thomsen, Helena Christensen, Niels Skousen, Henning Moritzen,
Directors : Christoffer Boe,

Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out that the choices he has made in his life have affected his love life greatly.

Actors : Daniel Sauli, Marisa Ryan, Jane Curtin, Danny Aiello,
Directors : Kevin Jordan,

Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an eccentric crew and serving the best seafood in the state, the renowned establishment now faces grave ...

Actors : Chad Allen, Louie Leonardo, Jack Guzman, Christina Souza,
Directors : Jim Hanon,

Two people come to the end of a spear in order to realize that the divisions between them are not real.

Actors : Geno Lechner, Sergej Trifunovic, Peter Gevisser, Didier Flamand,
Directors : Vladan Nikolic,

Told through a looping, non-linear narrative from each of the characters' points of view, the film reconstructs the stories of a Yugoslav hit man, his former lover and her police officer boyfriend, as their paths cross in New York.

Actors : Kuno Becker, Jay Hernandez, Jason Scott Lee, Zhansaya Saparkhanova,

An historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.

Actors : Chad Donella, Seth Peterson, Cindy Pickett, Bruce Davison,
Directors : Tommy Stovall,

Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher. One evening, Trey sets out ...

Actors : Assumpta Serna, César Sarachu, Gottfried John, Amira Casar,

Dark fairy-tale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.

Actors : Zweilungile Sidloyi, Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou,
Directors : Mark Dornford-May,

A version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, set in a modern-day South African township.

Actors : Michael Keaton, Ari Graynor, Griffin Dunne, Robert Downey Jr.,
Directors : Michael Hoffman,

Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.

Actors : Jae-ho Song, Eung-soo Kim, Suk-kyu Han, Yun-shik Baek,
Directors : Sang-soo Im,

A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.

Actors : Gastón Pauls, Pablo Ribba, César Albarracín, Víctor Hugo Carrizo,
Directors : Tristán Bauer,

The suicide of an old soldier buddy brings up some old memories for an Argentinian man.

Actors : Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Mike Epps, Gabrielle Union,
Directors : John Schultz,

Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always around to help him get in (and out of) trouble.

Actors : Goo Jin, Yu-mi Jung, Hae-gon Kim, Jung-min Hwang,
Directors : Jee-woon Kim,

Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't proceed by his boss's orders.

Actors : Carmen Maura, Hiam Abbass, Natalie Portman, Hana Laslo,
Directors : Amos Gitai,

Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo).