Millions (2004)
2005 wasn’t a fantastic year for movies (although I haven’t seen a lot of the late heavyweights yet), but this is a gem. Danny Trainspotting Boyle has made his sweetest film, about a Northern English kid who find a bag full of money from a train heist, and who speaks regularly with saints — Clare and Francis of Assisi, for two. There’s a nice homage to Shallow Grave (lots of hiding in attics with a whole bunch o’ money), but the scary factor is amped way down. I’m putting this at the top of the family-friendly best of 2005.
Oh dear, I’ve just checked in with the ol’ IMDb, and this is technically a 2004 release, since they showed it at the Toronto Film Festival in a particular even-numbered year.
