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. Hard Candy Score 50.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 58
  2. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Score 50.1 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 66
  3. Lords of Dogtown Score 50.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 56
  4. Everything Is Illuminated Score 49.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 58
  5. The Protector Score 49.6 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 52
  6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose Score 49.4 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 46
  7. The Jacket Score 49.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 43% · Metascore 44
  8. Election Score 49.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 73
  9. Rent Score 49.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 53
  10. The Secret Life of Words Score 48.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 68