Best Drama movies of 2005

Actors : Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Leonardo Guerra, Anna Friel,
Directors : Danny Cannon,

The extremely talented Santiago Munez is given a chance at professional football, after being spotted by a scout who has ties with Newcastle United.

Actors : Darren E. Burrows, Dina Korzun, Andrew Lawrence Henderson, Rip Torn,
Directors : Ira Sachs,

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-'n'-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

Actors : Jimmy Bennett, Kevin Pollak, Serena Scott Thomas, Bruce Willis,
Directors : Florent-Emilio Siri,

A failed police negotiator turned small-town cop, must save the lives of a family held hostage, which draws him into a much more dangerous situation.

Actors : Kelly Reilly, Cécile De France, Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou,
Directors : Cédric Klapisch,

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

Actors : Jennifer Syme, Greg Freitas, Gaye Pope, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Scott Coffey,

A hilarious comic portrait of a young woman's struggle for integrity, happiness and a Hollywood acting career.

Actors : Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera, Candela Peña,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

Friendship and love in the world of prostitution in Madrid.

Actors : Nathan Jones, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Tony Jaa, Bongkoj Khongmalai,
Directors : Prachya Pinkaew,

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

Actors : Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen,
Directors : Anders Thomas Jensen,

A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

Actors : Zlatko Buric, Marinela Dekic, Slavko Labovic, Ramadan Huseini,
Directors : Nicolas Winding Refn,

Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.

Actors : Vanessa Ferlito, Helen Mirren, Macy Gray, Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Directors : Lee Daniels,

When an assassin is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she decides to carry out one final killing, assisted by her lover and stepson, Mikey.

Actors : Marcell Nagy, Béla Dóra, Bálint Péntek, Áron Dimény,
Directors : Lajos Koltai,

14-year-old György's life is torn apart in World War II Hungary as he is sent to a concentration camp where he is forced to become a man, and learns to find happiness in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish.

Actors : Morgan Jones, Eva Birthistle, Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy,
Directors : Neil Jordan,

In the 1970s, a young trans woman, 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 gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.

Actors : John Hurt, Louis Mahoney, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz,
Directors : Michael Caton-Jones,

In April 1994, after the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda is shot down, the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population. In the Ecole Technique Officielle, the Catholic priest ...

Actors : Jacob Vargas, Luke Wilson, Seymour Cassel, Eva Mendes,

Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Lucas,
Directors : Lasse Hallström,

Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.

Actors : Usher Raymond, Chazz Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Robert Costanzo,
Directors : Ron Underwood,

A successful DJ manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter.

Actors : Parviz Parastui, Mohammad Amir Naji, Roya Taymourian, Afarin Obeisi,
Directors : Majid Majidi,

Youssef, a blind university professor, is suddenly diagnosed with a fatal disease and must undergo treatment in France. Back home, will he find the life he had before?

Actors : Michael Kelly, Tess Harper, Adrian Lee, Kip Pardue,
Directors : Tim Kirkman,

Three overlapping stories of estranged families in three regions of North Carolina.

Actors : Firdous Bamji, Sarita Choudhury, Nandana Sen, Ayad Akhtar,
Directors : Joseph Castelo,

A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.

Actors : Famke Janssen, Dakota Fanning, Elisabeth Shue, Robert De Niro,
Directors : John Polson,

As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace -- at first -- in her imaginary friend.