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When you're shopping for DVDs, you might want to check out these top films from 2005:

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The Incredibles: (below) Blends

eye-popping action and humorous sequences with a stinging criticism of conformity. Pixar's animated comedy about a family of superheroes is great entertainment for children and adults alike.

Millions: A simple and magical children's story featuring the stylish visual tricks of British filmmaker Danny Boyle. It follows the adventures of two brothers who have a bag of cash that fell from the sky and dropped at their feet.

Kekexili: (right) An unsettling but inspiring drama that chronicles the struggle between voluntary mountain patrolmen and antelope poachers on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.

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Dear Frankie: A Scottish melodrama about the friendship between a deaf boy and the kind-hearted stranger who is hired by his mum to pose as his father. The brilliant tear-jerker is spiced with interesting and realistic portraits of life in a Scottish coastal town.

Robots: An animation that reminds us that life is not about the gadgets we own or the clothes we wear in order to look cool. The comedy is rife with a wide variety of fun robotic characters.

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