Top five movies

By STEVE PERSALL
Published August 10, 2006

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Current movies recommended by the Times:

1. World Trade Center - Oliver Stone digs into the rubble of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and discovers heroism.

2. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - Will Ferrell gets back on track - the NASCAR circuit to be precise - after a string of disappointments.

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Who cares if Superman returns? Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back with an adventure to shiver timbers and rattle funny bones.

4. Clerks II - Kevin Smith revisits the neighborhood that made him famous, discovering that everyone there is older, no wiser and still hilariously profane.

5. Who Killed the Electric Car? - Chris Paine's documentary offers a fascinating conspiracy theory in an era of $3-per-gallon gasoline.