Best Movies of 2005

1. 1
   Pride & Prejudice 2005

   Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on Britbox
   8.1

   8.1 · 9K votes
2. 2
   Innocent Voices 2005

   Directed by Luis Mandoki · Streaming on The Roku Channel, ViX Premium
   8.0

   8.2 · 556 votes
3. 3
   Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005

   Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
   7.8

   7.8 · 23K votes
4. 4
   Brokeback Mountain 2005

   Directed by Ang Lee
   7.8

   7.8 · 7.8K votes
5. 5
   Batman Begins 2005

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   7.7

   7.7 · 23K votes
6. 6
   Earthlings 2005

   Directed by Shaun Monson
   7.7

   8.1 · 348 votes
7. 7
   Mysterious Skin 2005

   Directed by Gregg Araki · Streaming on Strand Releasing
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.4K votes
8. 8
   Memoirs of a Geisha 2005

   Directed by Rob Marshall
   7.6

   7.6 · 3.5K votes
9. 9
   Corpse Bride 2005

   Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.6

   7.6 · 11K votes
10. 10
    Coach Carter 2005

    Directed by Thomas Carter · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.5

    7.6 · 3.4K votes
11. 11
    The World's Fastest Indian 2005

    Directed by Roger Donaldson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.5

    7.7 · 939 votes
12. 12
    Cinderella Man 2005

    Directed by Ron Howard
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.5K votes
13. 13
    Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition 2005

    Directed by Andrew Duncan
    7.5

    8.4 · 137 votes
14. 14
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005

    Directed by George Lucas · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    7.5

    7.5 · 15K votes
15. 15
    Walk the Line 2005

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
16. 16
    Sin City 2005

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 9.2K votes
17. 17
    Lady Vengeance 2005

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.1K votes
18. 18
    Grizzly Man 2005

    Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 1K votes
19. 19
    Serenity 2005

    Directed by Joss Whedon · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.4 · 4K votes
20. 20
    Adam's Apples 2005

    Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen · Streaming on Viaplay
    7.3

    7.5 · 831 votes
21. 21
    Match Point 2005

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.5K votes
22. 22
    Lord of War 2005

    Directed by Andrew Niccol · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 5.6K votes
23. 23
    A Bittersweet Life 2005

    Directed by Kim Jee-woon
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
24. 24
    Black 2005

    Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.7 · 243 votes
25. 25
    Green Street Hooligans 2005

    Directed by Lexi Alexander
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.7K votes
26. 26
    Joyeux Noel 2005

    Directed by Christian Carion · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 961 votes
27. 27
    Jack-Jack Attack 2005

    Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.3 · 1K votes
28. 28
    Crash 2005

    Directed by Paul Haggis · Streaming on The Roku Channel, The CW, Kanopy
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.1K votes
29. 29
    Constantine 2005

    Directed by Francis Lawrence · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.2 · 8.7K votes
30. 30
    Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? 2005

    Directed by Joe Sichta
    7.2

    7.4 · 440 votes
31. 31
    A History of Violence 2005

    Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.2

    7.2 · 3.9K votes
32. 32
    Thank You for Smoking 2005

    Directed by Jason Reitman
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.5K votes
33. 33
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
    7.2

    7.8 · 150 votes
34. 34
    Heidi 2005

    Directed by Paul Marcus · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.8 · 143 votes
35. 35
    North Country 2005

    Directed by Niki Caro · Streaming on Howdy
    7.1

    7.3 · 765 votes
36. 36
    Grave of the Fireflies 2005

    Directed by Tōya Satō
    7.1

    7.9 · 121 votes
37. 37
    Everything Is Illuminated 2005

    Directed by Liev Schreiber
    7.1

    7.2 · 848 votes
38. 38
    My Father and My Son 2005

    Directed by Çağan Irmak · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.1

    7.4 · 409 votes
39. 39
    The Greatest Game Ever Played 2005

    Directed by Bill Paxton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.3 · 559 votes
40. 40
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005

    Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 12K votes
41. 41
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005

    Directed by Tetsuya Nomura
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
42. 42
    Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 2005

    Directed by Greg Richardson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.2 · 791 votes
43. 43
    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005

    Directed by Shane Black · Streaming on Howdy
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.2K votes
44. 44
    Scars 2005

    Directed by Paco del Toro
    7.1

    7.8 · 140 votes
45. 45
    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey 2005

    Directed by Sam Dunn
    7.1

    7.6 · 179 votes
46. 46
    Linda Linda Linda 2005

    Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.6 · 185 votes
47. 47
    Little Manhattan 2005

    Directed by Mark Levin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 790 votes
48. 48
    One Man Band 2005

    Directed by Mark Andrews · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 629 votes
49. 49
    Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa 2005

    Directed by Seiji Mizushima · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.1

    7.3 · 426 votes
50. 50
    Kingdom of Heaven 2005

    Directed by Ridley Scott
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.3K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005

   Directed by Constantine Nasr
   6.7

   9.3 · 20 votes
2. 2
   Godzilla: B-Roll to Film 2005

   Directed by Yoshikazu Ishii
   6.6

   9.1 · 19 votes
3. 3
   Flow 2005

   Directed by Sumito Sakakibara
   6.5

   9.7 · 11 votes
4. 4
   War 2005
   6.6

   8.3 · 27 votes
5. 5
   U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago 2005

   Directed by Hamish Hamilton
   6.5

   8.0 · 28 votes
6. 6
   Max Steel: Forces of Nature 2005

   Directed by Sean Sullivan
   6.4

   8.2 · 18 votes
7. 7
   Dark Shadows 2005

   Directed by P.J. Hogan
   6.4

   8.1 · 18 votes
8. 8
   A State of Mind 2005

   Directed by Daniel Gordon · Streaming on Kanopy
   6.4

   7.8 · 25 votes
9. 9
   Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band : Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 2005

   Directed by Derek Burbidge · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.3

   8.2 · 13 votes
10. 10
    Derren Brown: Messiah 2005
    6.3

    8.0 · 15 votes