Hits & Flops 2015
The best and worst of TV and Film during 2005. I will be rating each one using both IMDb and my personal rating system, which is as follows:
1-2 Simply awful, avoid like the plague
3-4 Below average, I wouldn't recommend it
5-6 Average, perhaps if you have nothing else to watch
7-8 Good, I really recommend you to see it
9-10 Superb, should not be missed under any circumstances
1-2 Simply awful, avoid like the plague
3-4 Below average, I wouldn't recommend it
5-6 Average, perhaps if you have nothing else to watch
7-8 Good, I really recommend you to see it
9-10 Superb, should not be missed under any circumstances
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- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsBilly KennedyFelicity MontaguTim McInnernyDennis, a 12-year-old boy, enjoys football and fashion. The film shows the reactions of his family and friends to his eclectic activities.6/10
- DirectorMichaël R. RoskamStarsTom HardyNoomi RapaceJames GandolfiniBob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deeply into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living--no matter the cost.7/10
- DirectorYann DemangeStarsJack O'ConnellSam ReidSean HarrisIn 1971, a young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.7/10
- DirectorEvan GoldbergSeth RogenStarsJames FrancoSeth RogenRandall ParkDave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.6/10
- DirectorGabe TurnerStarsTom DavisDoug AllenRochelle NeilThe Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.4/10
- DirectorJulius AveryStarsEwan McGregorBrenton ThwaitesAlicia VikanderJR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia's most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch's gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another.6/10
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsSteve CarellChanning TatumMark RuffaloU.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.7/10
- DirectorSaar KleinStarsWes BentleyKevin Owen McDonaldHaley BennettA suburban father and husband embraces a life of crime in order to support his family.4/10
- DirectorSam MillerStarsTaraji P. HensonIdris ElbaLeslie BibbAn unstable escaped convict terrorizes a woman who is alone with her two children.5/10
- DirectorEmilis VelyvisStarsVinnie JonesScot WilliamsGil DarnellThree friends try to make money and invite another friend in on a plot.6/10
- DirectorChris EskaStarsAshton SandersTishuan ScottKeston JohnOn the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
- DirectorDavid RichardsStarsStephen TompkinsonCaroline CatzJason WatkinsStephen Downing is in prison, classed as IDOM, In Denial of Murder. Downing maintains his innocence for the murder of a young woman, Wendy Sewell, in the village of Bakewell in 1973. Don Hale is the crusading journalist determined to prove Downing's innocence.6/10
- StarsReece ShearsmithKate FleetwoodJames LaurensonA three-part drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer Malcolm Webster.7/10
- DirectorElliott LesterStarsJason StathamPaddy ConsidineAidan GillenA tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.6/10
- DirectorArne GlimcherStarsSean ConneryLaurence FishburneKate CapshawA Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.7/10
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.8/10
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.9/10
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsDavid OyelowoCarmen EjogoOprah WinfreyA chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.8/10
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.9/10
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAmy AdamsChristoph WaltzDanny HustonA drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.8/10
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.8/10
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa BenoistA promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.8/10
- DirectorLynn SheltonStarsKeira KnightleyChloë Grace MoretzSam RockwellIn the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Megan panics when her boyfriend proposes. She takes an opportunity to escape for a week, hiding out in the house of her new 16-year-old friend Annika and her world-weary single dad.
- DirectorAngelina JolieStarsJack O'ConnellMiyaviDomhnall GleesonAfter a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.7/10
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsAnna KendrickMeryl StreepChris PineA witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.6/10
- DirectorDon HallChris WilliamsStarsRyan PotterScott AdsitJamie ChungA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.6/10
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard ArmitageBilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.7/10
- DirectorJorge R. GutiérrezStarsDiego LunaZoe SaldanaChanning TatumManolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.6/10
- DirectorBradley KingStarsDanielle PanabakerMatt O'LearyGeorge FinnThree friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twenty-four hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.5/10
- DirectorIra SachsStarsJohn LithgowAlfred MolinaMarisa TomeiAfter Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.7/10
- DirectorBenjamin RossStarsJoe AbsolomJaleh AlpFreddie Annobil-DodooDI Tom Thorne hunts for a psychopath who may have formed a depraved partnership.6/10
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsMark WahlbergJessica LangeJohn GoodmanLiterature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?6/10
- StarsSara GregoryTrinity BardenGeorgia TennantDI Tom Thorne's only key to catching a serial killer is a survivor unable to move or communicate.6/10
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixJosh BrolinOwen WilsonIn 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
- StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie RundleIn 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.8/10
- CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuke PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago CabreraSet on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.7/10
- StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi ToksvigA comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.10/10
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena SimsJournalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.8/10
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsJennifer AnistonAdriana BarrazaAnna KendrickThe acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
- DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsOscar IsaacJessica ChastainDavid OyelowoIn New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
- DirectorDavid BurrisStarsNoah WyleJeremy IrvineMinka KellyIn a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.5/10
- CreatorMichael LannanStarsJonathan GroffFrankie J. AlvarezMurray BartlettThree best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.8/10
- CreatorLena DunhamStarsLena DunhamAllison WilliamsJemima KirkeA comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.7/10
- DirectorW.D. HoganStarsJoel GretschAaron DouglasReilly DolmanWhen a mysterious planet crosses the sun, global catastrophes are unleashed. A rogue scientist is the key to deciphering the symbols and humanity's only chance at survival.2/10
- CreatorHagai LeviSarah TreemStarsDominic WestRuth WilsonMaura TierneyA struggling novelist and a young waitress strike up an extramarital relationship that promises to forever change the course of their lives.8/10
- CreatorJoey SolowayStarsJeffrey TamborAmy LandeckerGaby HoffmannAn L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.9/10
- DirectorDalton TrumboStarsTimothy BottomsKathy FieldsMarsha HuntDuring World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.5/10
- DirectorStanley M. BrooksStarsAbigail BreslinGeorgie HenleyMira SorvinoTired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.2/10 Utter rubbish.
- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.7/10
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsReese WitherspoonLaura DernGaby HoffmannA chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.7/10
- DirectorOrlando von EinsiedelStarsAndré BaumaEmmanuel de MerodeMélanie GoubyA team of brave individuals risk their lives to protect the last mountain gorillas.10/10
- DirectorMichael CollinsWhen a teenager from a political family in the Philippines is accused of a double murder, the country's entire judicial system is put to the test after years of alleged corruption.8/10
- DirectorBrian A. MillerStarsThomas JaneBruce WillisAmbyr ChildersBruce Willis stars in this Sci-Fi thriller about ultimate resort: VICE, where customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look like humans.3/10
- DirectorRobert NixonFisher StevensStarsBarbara BlockJames CameronMichael deGruyFeature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.8/10
- DirectorCullen HobackStarsMax SchremsMobyMark ZuckerbergA documentary that exposes what corporations and governments learn about people through Internet and cell phone usage, and what can be done about it ... if anything.7/10
- CreatorTravis FickettTerry MatalasStarsAaron StanfordAmanda SchullNoah BeanFollows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race.7/10
- StarsDon HenleyGlenn FreyDon FelderThe life and times of the super successful American soft-rock band, Eagles.8/10
- DirectorGreg 'Freddy' CamalierStarsRick HallAretha FranklinKeith RichardsA documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman".7/10
- DirectorJared LetoStarsJared LetoShannon LetoTomo MilicevicTelling harsh truths about the modern music business, this riveting and award-winning documentary gives intimate access to singer/actor Jared Leto ("Requiem for a Dream," "Dallas Buyers Club") and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they fight a relentless lawsuit with record label Virgin/EMI and write songs for their album "This Is War." Opening up his life for the camera during months of excruciating pressures, Leto reveals the struggles his band must face over questions of art, money and integrity.8/10
- DirectorBen CotnerRyan WhiteStarsTed OlsonChristopher D. DusseaultJeffrey J. ZarrilloA behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.8/10
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsSam ClaflinMax IronsDouglas BoothTwo first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.5/10
- DirectorAndrea Di StefanoStarsBenicio Del ToroJosh HutchersonClaudia TraisacIn Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.7/10
- DirectorPeter ChelsomStarsSimon PeggRosamund PikeTracy-Ann ObermanA psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.8/10
- DirectorSarik AndreasyanStarsHayden ChristensenEarl MinorAdrien BrodyJames owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily. Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go.6/10
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsEdward SnowdenGlenn GreenwaldWilliam BinneyA documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.7/10 Good documentary but can't listen to Snowden's monotone for too long.
- DirectorOlivier MegatonStarsLiam NeesonForest WhitakerMaggie GraceAccused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.5/10
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsSalma HayekHiroyuki WatanabeLaura CepedaA kidnapped woman faces down hitmen sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.
- CreatorFrank SpotnitzStarsMelissa GeorgeAdam RaynerPatrick MalahideMeet Sam. A spy. A hunter. And herself hunted by an enemy more ruthless and determined than any she's ever known.8/10
- StarsDavid TennantEmily WatsonJack ShepherdPolitical drama series about a marriage between two politicians, and what happens when the wife's career starts to overshadow her husband's.7/10
- StarsJeremy ClarksonRichard HammondJames MayThe hosts talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.10/10
- DirectorSimon HelbergJocelyn TowneStarsSimon HelbergMelanie LynskeyZachary QuintoA man screws up on a transcontinental level in a noble effort to win back "the one."5/10
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsSteve CarellJennifer GarnerEd OxenbouldAlexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
- StarsFrances McDormandRichard JenkinsAnn DowdA middle-school math teacher Olive and her marriage with Henry which spans 25 years.
- CreatorChris ChibnallStarsDavid TennantOlivia ColmanJodie WhittakerThe murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesKate BrookeStarsRon CookJeremy PivenTom Goodman-HillCenters on the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's department store.8/10
- StarsEddie RedmayneClémence PoésyMatthew GoodeAs an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsJoe AndersonDawn OlivieriDerek LukeA just paroled white neo-nazi and his ruthless girlfriend kill a cop and take an African-American family hostage. Meanwhile the supremacist leader who oversees his criminal empire from behind bars, is not happy. Inspired by real events.4/10
- StarsDavid JasonPam FerrisStephanie RalphThe life of the Larkins, a farm family in Kent.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsCamilla BelleDakota FanningChris EvansTwo young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
- DirectorJason DudekStarsTaylor HandleyDanny GloverVinnie JonesA pharmaceutical company recruits a well-known scientist to help develop a vaccine against a deadly virus.
- DirectorPaul KingStarsHugh BonnevilleSally HawkinsJulie WaltersA young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
- DirectorSimon WestStarsJason StathamMichael AngaranoDominik GarciaWhen a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play...and it's all or nothing.
- StarsMaggie GyllenhaalStephen ReaLubna AzabalCenters on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
- CreatorTom EdgeStarsJohnny FlynnAntonia ThomasDaniel IngsAfter finding out he has an STD, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had sex with to let them know the bad news.
- DirectorJon StewartStarsGael García BernalKim BodniaDimitri LeonidasIranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsMaria BelloAnn DowdWill HarrisA famous mystery writer sets out for revenge after a brutal attack.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsRalph FiennesAngela BassettJuliette LewisA former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.
- StarsChris O'DowdDavid RawleDeirdre O'KaneMartin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend, Sean, to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family circa 1990.
- CreatorBryan FullerStarsHugh DancyMads MikkelsenCaroline DhavernasExplores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsKarl MarkovicsAugust DiehlDevid StriesowThe story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.
- DirectorGeorge GalloStarsLuke WilsonGiovanni RibisiGabriel MachtChronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.
- DirectorMack LindonStarsJessica GreenMartin SacksDaniel NelsonThe true story of a young man falsely accused of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. He must rely on survival skills and an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate to prove his innocence and regain his freedom.
- StarsThom GreenAnna PopplewellEnisha BrewsterUNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.
- DirectorRichard GlatzerWash WestmorelandStarsJulianne MooreAlec BaldwinKristen StewartA linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
- DirectorBen KellettStarsBrendan O'CarrollDermot O'NeillEilish O'CarrollA company tries to shut down Mrs Brown's fruit and veg stall. They can feck off.
- CreatorPeter NowalkStarsViola DavisBilly BrownJack FalaheeA group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
- StarsBrendan O'CarrollJennifer GibneyEilish O'CarrollA comedy centered on a loud-mouthed Irish matriarch whose favorite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children.