Today in Movies
Movies released in 2005
Rating: 54 %
Length: 173 mins
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
January 1st, a group of passengers escape the capsized Poseidon
December 25th, passengers board the Poseidon for a Christmas cruise
December 31st, a bomb is detonated on the cruise ship Poseidon, and it capsizes
Rating: 75 %
Awards:
3 wins & 15 nominations.
Length: 136 mins
Coach Carter (2005)
January 4th, 1999, coach Ken Carter locks his students out of the gym for a week
Rating: 80 %
Awards:
2 wins.
Length: 222 mins
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
January 19th, 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose escapes from British surveillance
February 8th, 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose leaves Germany via submarine
May 11th, 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose arrives in Tokyo
August 17th, 1945, Subhas Chandra Bose travels from Saigon to Tourane
August 18th, 1945, Subhas Chandra Bose dies in a plane crash
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.
Length: 126 mins
North Country (2005)
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 132 mins
The Great Raid (2005)
January 27th, 1945, 121 Rangers slip behind enemy lines
January 28th, 1945, the Rangers reach Balincarin, five miles north of the camp
January 29th, 1945, Alamo Scouts Lt. Bill Nellist and Pvt. Rufo Vaquilar secure an abandoned shack near the camp
January 30th, 1945, prisoners are rescued from a Japanese camp in the Raid at Cabanatuan
January 31st, 1945, the freed prisoners are moved to safety
Rating: 53 %
Awards:
2 nominations.
Length: 89 mins
Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)
March 20th, 2002, Elisa McNabney, who Laren Sims is based on, turns herself in
March 31st, 2002, Elisa McNabney, who Laren Sims is based on, commits suicide in jail
September 10th, 2001, Larry McNabney, who Lucas McKenzie is based on, is poisoned
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 87 nominations.
Length: 114 mins
Capote (2005)
April 14th, 1965, Truman Capote attends the executions of Richard Hickock and Perry Smith
November 15th, 1959, the Herbert Clutter family are murdered
November 16th, 1959, Truman Capote reads an article about the murders of the Herbert Clutter family
December 30th, 1959, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith are arrested
Rating: 57 %
Length: 92 mins
The Zodiac (2005)
April 24th, 1978, the Zodiac Killer sends a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle, saying "I'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me…?"
July 4th, 1969, a couple are gunned down in a deserted parking lot
December 20th, 1968, two teenagers are gunned down on Lake Helena Road
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
6 wins & 3 nominations.
Length: 117 mins
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
May 24th, 2000, Marcus Grier, based on and played by 50 Cent, is shot nine times
Rating: 53 %
Length: 86 mins
12 Days of Terror (2005)
July 1st, 1916, Charles Vansant bleeds to death after being attacked by a shark
July 6th, 1916, Charles Bruder bleeds to death after being attacked by a shark
July 12th, 1916, Lester Stilwell, Watson Fisher and Joseph Dunn are all attacked by a shark
Rating: 75 %
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 98 mins
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Rating: 75 %
Awards:
11 wins & 6 nominations.
Length: 127 mins
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
August 20th, 1962, Burt Munro sets a new world record on his Indian motorcycle
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations.
Length: 106 mins
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
October 23rd, 1993, Mariah's Storm, the horse that Soñador is based on, falls and fractures a bone
Rating: 64 %
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.
Length: 90 mins
Faith of My Fathers (2005)
October 26th, 1967, John McCain is shot down in Vietnam and taken prisoner
