Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain (9/10 Rating) Released December 9, 2005 (Limited) For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Contemporary Western, Period Drama, Tragic Romance R: Sexuality, nudity, language, and some violence 2h 14m Watching films from the early 2000s has reminded me how much American culture has changed in such a short period of time, but... Read More

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November 11, 2025

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (7/10 Rating) Released November 23, 2005 Streaming on HBO Max, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Costume Drama, Feel-Good Romance, Period Drama, Romantic Epic PG: Some mild thematic elements 2h 9m I have not read the novel, nor seen any other adaptations of this story by Jane Austen, so this... Read More

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October 10, 2025

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (7/10 Rating) Released October 21, 2005 (Limited) For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Bumbling Detective, Dark Comedy, Satire, Whodunnit, Crime, Mystery R: Language, Violence, and Sexuality/Nudity 1h 43m One of my hopes with this column is to find genuine film gems I missed when they came out twenty years... Read More

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September 9, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Greatest Game Ever Played

Movies You Missed from 20 years ago by Josh Lucia The Greatest Game Ever Played (6/10 Rating) Released September 30, 2005 Streaming on Disney+, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Docudrama, Period Drama, Biography, Drama, Sport PG: Some brief mild language 2h This may not be the greatest film ever, but within the... Read More

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August 9, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago” Four Brothers

Four Brothers (5/10 Rating) Released August 12, 2005 Streaming on Paramount+, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller R: strong violence, pervasive language, and some sexual content 1h 49m I remember seeing trailers for Four Brothers and thinking it could be entertaining, but it was likely just another action... Read More

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July 10, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Devil’s Rejects

The Devil’s Rejects (7/10 Rating) Released July 22, 2005 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Splatter Horror, Crime, Horror R: Sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use 1h 47m Rob Zombie’s sophomore follow-up to House of 1000 Corpses is probably his best work to date. When it was released, the improvement... Read More

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June 2, 2025

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Batman Begins

Released June 15, 2005 Streaming on Max & Netflix, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Action Epic, Epic, Superhero, Action, Crime PG-13: Intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements 2h 20m After 1997’s Batman & Robin, it would be 8 more years before we got to see a new actor take on... Read More

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May 8, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 years ago: House of Wax

House of Wax (6/10 Rating) Released May 6, 2005 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Slasher Horror, Teen Horror, Horror, Thriller R: Horror violence, some sexual content, and language 1h 53m One of my favorite movie discoveries of recent years is Tourist Trap (1979). It certainly has its flaws, but it is genuinely... Read More

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April 12, 2025

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Released April 29, 2005 Streaming on Hoopla, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Space Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi PG: Thematic elements, action, and mild language 1h 49m This may be the first time I have revisited a film with such a different experience. I remember enjoying this quirky movie much more than I... Read More

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March 11, 2025

Movies You Missed From Twenty Years Ago: The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger (6/10 Rating) Released March 11, 2005 (Limited) Streaming on Max, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Comedy, Drama R: Language, Sexual Situations, Brief Comic Violence, and Some Drug Use 1h 58m In the 90s two-time Oscar winner Kevin Costner was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but by the... Read More

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Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: Brokeback Mountain

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Pride and Prejudice

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Greatest Game Ever Played

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago” Four Brothers

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Devil’s Rejects

Movies You Missed From 20 Years Ago: Batman Begins

Movies You Missed from 20 years ago: House of Wax

Movies You Missed from 20 Years Ago: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Movies You Missed From Twenty Years Ago: The Upside of Anger

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