Top 10's of 2005
Chlotrudis Awards
members were invited to share their Top 10 movie lists of 2005 on the
website. See what various members chose as their top films of the year.
See how many of their favorites made the final ballot. See if your
tastes coincide with any particular Chlotrudis member. If you're a
member, send in your Top 10 of the year and we'll include it here.
| Peg
Aloi's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Look at Me
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in no particular order:
The Libertine
Pride and Prejudice
Look at Me
My Summer of Love
Mondovino
2046
Good Night, and Good Luck
Mysterious Skin
Brokeback Mountain
Yes
Best Mainstream Movie:
Batman Begins |
| Thom Bowser's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
- Le Clan
- Tropical Malady
- Brokeback Mountain
- 2046
- Palindromes
- Kontroll
- The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
- Bee Season
- Last Days
- Mirrormask
Best Movies Viewed in 2005:
Father & Son
Gummo
Beg!
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Le Clan
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| Beth Caldwell's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Brothers
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- Capote
- Brothers
- Nobody Knows
- Turtles Can Fly
- 3-Iron
- Kings & Queen
- Downfall
- The Squid & the Whale
- Born into Brothels
- Tony Takitani
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| Michael Colford's Top Movies of 2005 |
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Tony Takitani
- Or (My Treasure)
- Wilby Wonderful
- 2046
- Mysterious Skin
- Look at Me
- Where the Truth Lies
- Double Dare
- Nobody Knows
Couldn't Quite Squeeze On: Côte d’Azur,
Tropical Malady, Café Lumière, Walk
on Water, 3-Iron, Capote, Brokeback Mountain
Top 10 Festival Films:
- Sorry, Haters
- The Wayward Cloud
- Linda Linda Linda
- Shanghai Dreams
- U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
- Caché
- Whole New Thing
- Love and Become
- Imagine Me and You
- Vers le Sud
Bad... just Bad: Balzac and the Little Chinese
Seamstress, The Chorus, Douches Froides, It's All Gone
Pete Tong, Ma Mère,
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Greene, The Reception,
and Trust
the Man
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Or (My Treasure)

Sorry, Haters
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| Scot Colford's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Tony Takitani
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- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Tony Takitani
- Brokeback Mountain
- Côte d’Azur
- Wilby Wonderful
- Where the Truth Lies
- The Dying Gaul
- Nobody Knows
- In the Realms of the Unreal
- Grizzly Man
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| Johanna Cooper's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
| (in alphabetical order)
The Beat that My Heart Skipped
Born into Brothels
Brokeback Mountain
Darwin's Nightmare
Downfall
Murderball
Schutze Gets the Blues
Shake Hands with the Devil
Turtles Can Fly
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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| Bob Gladstein's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
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3-Iron
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- 3-Iron
- 2046
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Nobody Knows
- Head-On
- Look at Me
- The Holy Girl
- Kings and Queen
- Caterina in the Big City
- Wilby Wonderful
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| Thomas Guttadauro's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
Best
Howl's Moving Castle
Best of the Rest
The World
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
3-Iron
Grizzly Man
The Rest
Godzilla Final Wars
Oldboy
Nobody Knows
Kung Fu Hustle
Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Movie No One Saw
The Warrior
Biggest Disappointment
2046
Best of the Fests
The President's Last Bang
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The Sun
Linda! Linda! Linda!
Three Stories
Honorable Mention for Kicking Ass
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
Best Sig from a Movie
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The World

Linda Linda Linda
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| Ned Hinkle's Top 13 Movies of 2004 |
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2046

Battle In Heaven
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My Top 13 Films Released In
US Theaters This Year (OK there are 16 but some
are "double
features"):- 2046
- Brokeback Mountain
- Memories of Murder / Old Boy
- King Kong
- Bright Future
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Kung Fu Hustle / Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior
- Kings and Queen
- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
- Devil's Rejects / Land of the Dead
- Last Days
- Serenity
- Beat That My Heart Skipped
Runners-Up: Batman Begins, Broken
Flowers, The Fearless Freaks, Grizzly Man,
Howl's Moving Castle, Keane, Sarah
Silverman: Jesus is Magic, Sin City, Tale
of Two Sisters, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Top 13 Festival Films:
- Battle In Heaven
- Caché (Hidden)
- Punk: Attitude
- Wassup Rockers
- Night Of Truth
- Takeshis'
- SPL
- Tsotsi
- Runaway
- Proposition, The
- Wayward Cloud, The
- Great Yokai War , The
- Drawing Restraint 9
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| Mary Ellen Jame's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
- Water
- Capote
- Regular Lovers
- Nine Lives
- Ballets Russes
- April Snow
- Piano Tuner Of Earthquakes
- In The Realms Of The Unreal
- Breakfast On Pluto
- Everlasting Regret
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Water
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| Bruce Kingsley's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
 Downfall

Familia
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- Downfall
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped
- The Edukators
- 3-Iron
- The Best of Youth
- Capote
- 2046
- Caché
- Brokeback Mountain
- Saraband
Festival Films: Familia,
The Night of Truth,
Zulu Love Letter
Almost Made Its: (alphabetical)
Ballets Russes, Good Night, and Good Luck, Grizzly
Man, Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque, Innocent
Voices, Look At Me, Me and You and Eveyrone We
Know, My Summer of Love, Nobody Knows, The
Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear, The
Syrian Bride, Tony Takitani, Walk on Water
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| Chris Kriofske's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
-
Me and You and Everyone We Know
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Mysterious Skin
-
A History of Violence
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3-Iron
-
Downfall
-
The Squid and the Whale
-
Double Dare
-
The Best of Youth
-
Tropical Malady
-
Grizzly Man
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical
order): 2046, Brokeback Mountain, Café Lumière,
Capote, Los Angeles Plays Itself,
Murderball,
My Summer of Love, Nobody Knows, Wallace
and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Wilby Wonderful
Best Festival Films:
-
C.R.A.Z.Y.
- Clean
- Caché (Hidden)
- Shanghai Dreams
- Twelve and Holding
Best Repertory Screenings:
The Conformist, Donkey Skin, My Grandmother, The
Passenger, The Warriors
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Me and You and Everyone We Know

C.R.A.Z.Y.
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| Barbara Lonergan's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Walk on Water
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Walk on Water
Tony Takitani
Brothers
Downfall
Mysterious Skin
Capote
Happy Endings
Double Dare
Look at Me
Brokeback Mountain
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| Mary McIntire's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Capote
- Palindromes
- Brokeback Mountain
- 2046
- 3-Iron
- Mysterious Skin
- The Edukators
- Happy Endings
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Good Night, and Good Luck |
| Hilary Nieukirk's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Kings and Queen
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(in alphabetical order)
Breakfast On Pluto
Capote
Double Dare
Happily Ever After
Happy Endings
Kings & Queen
Me And You And Everyone We Know
Murderball
Mysterious Skin
The Squid And The Whale
Best Chlotrudis Ineligible:
Batman Begins
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Sin City
Buried Treasure:
Torremolinos 73
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| Rick Osberg's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |
- The Edukators
- Palindromes
- Darwin's Nightmare
- Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zant
- Grizzly Man
- Murderball
- Downfall
- The Nomi Song
- Funny Ha Ha
- Mysterious Skin
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The Edukators
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Howard Semones' Top 10 Movies of 2005
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Howl's Moving Castle
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-
Howl's Moving Castle
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Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
-
Sin City
-
Batman Begins
- Downfall
- Serenity
- The Corpse Bride
-
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
-
Kung Fu Hustle
Guilty Pleasure: Just Like Heaven
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| Carolyn Ziering's Top 10 Movies of 2005 |

Nobody Knows |
- 3-Iron
- Nobody Knows
- Wilby Wonderful
- Mysterious Skin
- Brother to Brother
- Green Day: Bullet in a Bible
- Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Murderball
- Watermarks
- School of Rock
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