Best 2005 movies

Stacker compiled a list of the best 2005 movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. The top movie on this list has a Stacker score of 100; the remaining movies are ranked relative to it. To qualify, the film had at least 10,000 IMDb user votes and a Metascore. Any ties were broken by number of IMDb votes.

#20. Batman Begins
- Stacker score: 92.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.2 (votes: 1.7 million)
- Metascore: 70
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe
- Runtime: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $206,863,479

#19. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
- Stacker score: 92.7
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (votes: 13,000)
- Metascore: 73
- Director: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise
- Actors: Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer
- Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: N/A

#18. Water
- Stacker score: 92.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (votes: 16,000)
- Metascore: 77
- Director: Deepa Mehta
- Actors: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas
- Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $5,529,144

#17. King Kong
- Stacker score: 92.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (votes: 463,000)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Actors: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody
- Runtime: 3 hours 7 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $218,080,025

#16. March of the Penguins
- Stacker score: 93.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 61,000)
- Metascore: 79
- Director: Luc Jacquet
- Actors: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling
- Runtime: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Rating: G
- Box office: $77,437,223

#15. Good Night, and Good Luck.
- Stacker score: 93.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 104,000)
- Metascore: 80
- Director: George Clooney
- Actors: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson
- Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $31,558,003

#14. Sin City
- Stacker score: 93.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (votes: 812,000)
- Metascore: 74
- Director: Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
- Actors: Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis
- Runtime: 2 hours 4 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $74,103,820

#13. The Squid and the Whale
- Stacker score: 93.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (votes: 94,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Noah Baumbach
- Actors: Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney
- Runtime: 1 hour 21 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $7,372,734

#12. The Constant Gardener
- Stacker score: 93.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (votes: 154,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston
- Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $33,579,797

#11. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
- Stacker score: 94.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (votes: 11,000)
- Metascore: 77
- Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
- Actors: Daniel Johnston, Mabel Johnston, Bill Johnston
- Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $334,450

#10. A History of Violence
- Stacker score: 94.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 267,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris
- Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $31,504,633

#9. Corpse Bride
- Stacker score: 95.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (votes: 317,000)
- Metascore: 83
- Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
- Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson
- Runtime: 1 hour 17 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $53,401,527

#8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Stacker score: 95.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 727,000)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Mike Newell
- Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
- Runtime: 2 hours 37 minutes
- Rating: PG-13
- Box office: $290,469,928

#7. C.R.A.Z.Y.
- Stacker score: 96.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 35,000)
- Metascore: 81
- Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
- Actors: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx
- Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
- Box office: N/A

#6. Pride & Prejudice
- Stacker score: 97.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 361,000)
- Metascore: 82
- Director: Joe Wright
- Actors: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn
- Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
- Rating: PG
- Box office: $44,785,261

#5. Capote
- Stacker score: 97.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (votes: 147,000)
- Metascore: 88
- Director: Bennett Miller
- Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener
- Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $28,750,530

#4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Stacker score: 98.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (votes: 155,000)
- Metascore: 87
- Director: Steve Box, Nick Park
- Actors: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
- Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Rating: G
- Box office: $56,110,897

#3. Murderball
- Stacker score: 99.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 11,000)
- Metascore: 87
- Director: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
- Actors: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan
- Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $1,531,154

#2. Brokeback Mountain
- Stacker score: 99.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (votes: 406,000)
- Metascore: 87
- Director: Ang Lee
- Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams
- Runtime: 2 hours 14 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $84,111,816

#1. Grizzly Man
- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (votes: 66,000)
- Metascore: 87
- Director: Werner Herzog
- Actors: Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog
- Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
- Rating: R
- Box office: $3,178,403