The best historical films of 2005

14 historical films 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. Good Night, and Good Luck. Score 74.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 80 · Drama, History
  2. Munich Score 74.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 74 · Drama, History, Thriller
  3. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Score 59.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 97%
  4. Joyeux Noel Score 58.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 70
  5. 9th Company Score 53.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 69%
  6. The New World Score 53.0 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 73
  7. Shooting Dogs Score 51.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 71
  8. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul Score 51.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  9. Why We Fight Score 51.3 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 68
  10. Mangal Pandey Score 46.4 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 85%