The best dramas of 2005

238 dramas from 2005, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Strange Circus Score 33.0 · IMDb 6.9
  2. Bluffmaster Score 32.3 · IMDb 6.6
  3. The Ballad of Jack and Rose Score 32.2 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 59
  4. Dark Water Score 32.2 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 47% · Metascore 52
  5. Color Me Kubrick Score 32.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 51% · Metascore 57
  6. Edmond Score 32.0 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 47% · Metascore 61
  7. Initial D Score 31.7 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 48
  8. Down in the Valley Score 31.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 65
  9. Racing Stripes Score 31.3 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 35% · Metascore 43
  10. The Promise Score 31.3 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 53