2005

Academy winnerCrash poster

Crash

Composite 75

vs
Should have wonBatman Begins poster

Batman Begins

Composite 80.29

The Academy's ballot

Your #1 was Batman Begins (#1).

The full slate

#1
Batman Begins poster

Batman Begins (2005)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great💰 Box office #9

Composite 80.29

Dir. Christopher Nolan · Christian Bale · Michael Caine · Liam Neeson · Katie Holmes

IMDb 8.2 (1,719,998 votes) · TMDB 7.7

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

details ↗
#2
V for Vendetta poster

V for Vendetta (2005)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great

Composite 80.13

Dir. James McTeigue · Natalie Portman · Hugo Weaving · Stephen Rea · Stephen Fry

IMDb 8.1 (1,248,467 votes) · TMDB 7.901

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

details ↗
#3
Pride & Prejudice poster

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 78.05

Dir. Joe Wright · Keira Knightley · Matthew Macfadyen · Brenda Blethyn · Rosamund Pike

IMDb 7.8 (378,362 votes) · TMDB 8.055

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

details ↗
#4
Sin City poster

Sin City (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 78.01

Dir. Robert Rodriguez · Bruce Willis · Jessica Alba · Clive Owen · Mickey Rourke

IMDb 8.0 (821,328 votes) · TMDB 7.465

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

details ↗
#5
Cinderella Man poster

Cinderella Man (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 77.35

Dir. Ron Howard · Russell Crowe · Renée Zellweger · Paul Giamatti · Craig Bierko

IMDb 8.0 (209,495 votes) · TMDB 7.577

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

details ↗
#6
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

⭐ Top-rated💰 Box office #1

Composite 76.95

Dir. Mike Newell · Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Emma Watson · Brendan Gleeson

IMDb 7.7 (755,690 votes) · TMDB 7.8

When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends help him prepare for the Triwizard Tournament.

details ↗
#7
My Father and My Son poster

My Father and My Son (2005)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great

Composite 76.75

Dir. Çağan Irmak · Fikret Kuşkan · Ege Tanman · Çetin Tekindor · Hümeyra

IMDb 8.2 (101,164 votes) · TMDB 7.401

A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.

details ↗
#8
Brokeback Mountain poster

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

🎬 Nominee⭐ Top-rated

Composite 76.64

Dir. Ang Lee · Heath Ledger · Jake Gyllenhaal · Michelle Williams · Anne Hathaway

IMDb 7.7 (418,225 votes) · TMDB 7.785

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

details ↗
#9
Walk the Line poster

Walk the Line (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 76.15

Dir. James Mangold · Joaquin Phoenix · Reese Witherspoon · Ginnifer Goodwin · Robert Patrick

IMDb 7.8 (281,064 votes) · TMDB 7.5

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

details ↗
#10
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

⭐ Top-rated💰 Box office #2

Composite 76.02

Dir. George Lucas · Hayden Christensen · Ewan McGregor · Natalie Portman · Ian McDiarmid

IMDb 7.7 (925,440 votes) · TMDB 7.469

When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

details ↗
#11
Serenity poster

Serenity (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 75.84

Dir. Joss Whedon · Nathan Fillion · Summer Glau · Gina Torres · Alan Tudyk

IMDb 7.8 (316,006 votes) · TMDB 7.364

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

details ↗
#12
Crash poster

Crash (2005)

🏆 Winner

Composite 75

Dir. Paul Haggis · Don Cheadle · Sandra Bullock · Brendan Fraser · Matt Dillon

IMDb 7.7 (462,618 votes) · TMDB 7.219

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

details ↗
#13
Lord of War poster

Lord of War (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 74.44

Dir. Andrew Niccol · Nicolas Cage · Bridget Moynahan · Jared Leto · Ethan Hawke

IMDb 7.6 (360,025 votes) · TMDB 7.3

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

details ↗
#14
Match Point poster

Match Point (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 74.32

Dir. Woody Allen · Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Scarlett Johansson · Emily Mortimer · Matthew Goode

IMDb 7.6 (239,285 votes) · TMDB 7.362

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

details ↗
#15
Thank You for Smoking poster

Thank You for Smoking (2005)

⭐ Top-rated

Composite 73.19

Dir. Jason Reitman · Aaron Eckhart · Maria Bello · Cameron Bright · Adam Brody

IMDb 7.5 (235,962 votes) · TMDB 7.2

Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.

details ↗
#16
Munich poster

Munich (2005)

🎬 Nominee⭐ Top-rated

Composite 73.05

Dir. Steven Spielberg · Eric Bana · Daniel Craig · Ciarán Hinds · Mathieu Kassovitz

IMDb 7.5 (254,079 votes) · TMDB 7.135

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

details ↗
#17
Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

🎬 Nominee

Composite 71.33

Dir. George Clooney · David Strathairn · Patricia Clarkson · George Clooney · Jeff Daniels

IMDb 7.4 (105,369 votes) · TMDB 7.073

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

details ↗
#18
Capote poster

Capote (2005)

🎬 Nominee

Composite 70.87

Dir. Bennett Miller · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Catherine Keener · Clifton Collins Jr. · Bruce Greenwood

IMDb 7.3 (149,571 votes) · TMDB 6.977

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

details ↗
#19
King Kong poster

King Kong (2005)

💰 Box office #5

Composite 70.71

Dir. Peter Jackson · Naomi Watts · Adrien Brody · Jack Black · Andy Serkis

IMDb 7.2 (471,464 votes) · TMDB 6.893

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

details ↗
#20
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

💰 Box office #3

Composite 69.44

Dir. Andrew Adamson · William Moseley · Anna Popplewell · Skandar Keynes · Georgie Henley

IMDb 6.9 (458,988 votes) · TMDB 7.137

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

details ↗
#21
Madagascar poster

Madagascar (2005)

💰 Box office #6

Composite 68.81

Dir. Eric Darnell · Ben Stiller · Chris Rock · David Schwimmer · Jada Pinkett Smith

IMDb 6.9 (481,861 votes) · TMDB 6.923

Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.

details ↗
#22
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

💰 Box office #8

Composite 67.85

Dir. Tim Burton · Johnny Depp · Freddie Highmore · David Kelly · Helena Bonham Carter

IMDb 6.7 (572,720 votes) · TMDB 7.039

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

details ↗
#23
Hitch poster

Hitch (2005)

💰 Box office #10

Composite 65.73

Dir. Andy Tennant · Will Smith · Eva Mendes · Kevin James · Amber Valletta

IMDb 6.6 (349,881 votes) · TMDB 6.582

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.

details ↗
#24
War of the Worlds poster

War of the Worlds (2005)

💰 Box office #4

Composite 65.69

Dir. Steven Spielberg · Tom Cruise · Dakota Fanning · Miranda Otto · Justin Chatwin

IMDb 6.6 (508,767 votes) · TMDB 6.547

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

details ↗
#25
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

💰 Box office #7

Composite 65.5

Dir. Doug Liman · Brad Pitt · Angelina Jolie · Vince Vaughn · Adam Brody

IMDb 6.5 (595,653 votes) · TMDB 6.7

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

details ↗

How scoring works: films are ranked by a composite of a weighted (Bayesian) IMDb rating — the same method as the IMDb Top 250, so a high score from few voters can't outrank a strong score from many — blended with TMDB. Box office is a tiebreaker and a badge, never part of the score. Raw IMDb ratings and vote counts are shown on each card.