In the L.A. suburbs, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends live a privileged life with too much time and too much money. But, when their initiation of the thug life they idolize from rap music, video games and movies gets out of control, Johnny and his friend Frankie (Justin Timberlake) realize that sooner or later they'll have to face the consequences of their actions. Based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, one of the youngest men to ever be put on the FBI's most wanted list. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Anton Yelchin, Ben Foster, Sharon Stone, Lukas Haas and Bruce Willis. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Alpha Dog
Actor Morgan Freeman, playing himself, is debilitated by his own fear of failure and has not accepted a role in several years. When he begins to contemplate doing an independent film, Freeman heads to an isolated convenience store to do a little research and perhaps find some inspiration. What he finds is Scarlet (Paz Vega), a spitfire cashier, who he ends up asking for a ride home. The two cultivate a brief, unlikely friendship and help one another to grow through their banter and mutual encouragement. Directed by Brad Silberling. With Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi and Bobby Cannavale. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in 10 Items or Less
Tommy (James Marsden) returns to his tough Philadelphia neighborhood after serving in Desert Storm. Facing hard time for some trouble he caused in the service, Tommy is offered a deal by the FBI. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself mixed up with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier. Directed by Robert Moresco. With Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Dennehy, Dennis Hopper and Piper Perabo. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in 10th & Wolf
On his way home at the end of his shift, Jack Mosely (Bruce Willis), a burnt-out, aging cop, is assigned to escort an annoying, fast-talking convict (Mos Def) from the police station to the courthouse. What Jack doesn't know is that the convict is a witness to some shady police business, and a group of fellow police officers will stop at nothing to prevent the pair from reaching their destination. Directed by Richard Donner. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in 16 Blocks
Directed by Steve Pink. With Justin Long, Ann Cusack, Mark Derwin, Lewis Black, Adam Herschman, Maria Thayer, Blake Lively, Jonah Hill and Columbus Short. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Accepted
This documentary chronicles the air guitar sensation that has swept the globe. Contestants from New York to Los Angeles compete in the first ever US Air Guitar Championships for the right to represent their country and possibly become the first American world champion. Using creativity, enthusiam and invisible guitars, competitors rock out for the chance to be named the best air guitarist in the world. Directed by Alexandra Lipsitz. With David S. Jung and Dan Crane. Categories: Documentary, Music. Year: 2006.
2006 in Air Guitar Nation
"Boss" Willie Stark (Sean Penn), an idealistic southern politician loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, appeals to the common man to earn his place of power. But, Stark's victories have their price, eventually leading him to his downfall after being corrupted by the system. Directed by Steven Zaillian. With Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in All the King's Men
Midwestern teenager Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore) seems to be the favorite for the extremely popular television singing contest, "American Dreamz." When polls reveal that more Americans vote to determine the shows winner than in the presidential election, incumbent U.S. President Joseph Staton (Dennis Quaid) is convinced by his Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) and the show's host Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant) to become a guest judge and boost his popularity. Directed by Paul Weitz. With Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Marcia Gay Harden and John Cho. Categories: Comedy, Music. Year: 2006.
2006 in American Dreamz
This documentary chronicles the birth and development of the underground hardcore punk scene from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys reveal the heroes behind the music. Directed by Paul Rachman. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in American Hardcore
After finally winning over his congressman, shipyard welder and amateur boxer Jake Huard (James Franco) is admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. Dealing with difficult classes and a tough superior named Cole (Tyrese Gibson), Jake gets support from his roommate and his superiors Ali (Jordana Brewster) and Lt. Commander Burton (Donnie Wahlberg), finding the strength to study hard and train for a Navy boxing competition. Directed by Justin Lin. With Chi McBride. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Annapolis
Young Lucas Nickle is the new kid in town. Friendless and harassed by a neighborhood bully, Lucas takes out his frustration by flooding an ant hill in his yard. But, when the ants decide to retaliate by using a magic potion, Lucas is shrunk down to the size of an ant and sentence to live in their colony. Directed by John A. Davis. With Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Paul Giamatti and Meryl Streep. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Ant Bully
As the Maya kingdom faces its decline, its rulers attempt to regain prosperity by building more temples to offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young man chosen for sacrifice, is not ready to die. Driven by his love for his woman and his family, Jaguar Paw escapes his captors and returns home to save his way of life. Directed by Mel Gibson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Apocalypto
Texan Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) left the Air Force as a young man to save his family's ranch following the death of his father. Refusing to abandon his dream of traveling to space, Farmer decides to build a rocket in his barn. Despite the FBI placing him under surveillance, Charlie refuses to admit failure and decides to proceed with the launch with the support of his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children. Directed by Michael Polish. With Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Astronaut Farmer
Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie), an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years, must face the reality of Alzheimer's that hangs like a cloud over their twilight years. With Fiona confined to a nursing home, Grant abides by the institution's policy of not allowing visitors during patients' first 30 days. But, when Grant is finally allowed to see his wife, he discovers that she has made a connection with Aubrey (Michael Murphy), a wheel chair-bound mute, and no longer remembers her loving husband. Directed by Sarah Polley. With Olympia Dukakis and Wendy Crewson. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Away from Her
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out, detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children, and a rebelious Japanese teen whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Babel
Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek star as two female Latinas who begin robbing banks in turn-of-the-century Mexico when a corrupt railroad baron starts bankrupting the locals. Cruz plays a farmer's daughter, while Hayek is from a wealthy family. Sam Shepherd plays the retired robber who shows them the ropes in this action-packed, comic Western. Directed by Espen Sandberg. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Western. Year: 2006.
2006 in Bandidas
While the farmer's away, a cow named Otis (Kevin James) and his goofy farm animal friends sing, dance, party and play tricks on humans. But when Otis is suddenly forced to be responsible, he'll have to find the courage and confidence to be a leader. Directed by Steve Oedekerk. With Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott and Steve Oedekerk. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Barnyard
After stumbling upon a secret international beer-drinking competition, two brothers (Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske) gather an American team to train for the next competition. Their goal is to beat their pompous German cousins and win back a famous brewery that is rightfully theirs. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. With Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Mo'Nique, Cloris Leachman and Jürgen Prochnow. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Beerfest
The sequel to Behind Enemy Lines tells the story of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to destroy a North Korean missile site and avert a possible nuclear strike. But when the mission is abruptly aborted, some soldiers (Matt Bushell, Keith David, and Nicholas Gonzalez) are left stranded in enemy territory. In order to survive, they must defeat the rebel forces that threaten their lives. Directed by James Dodson. With Bruce McGill, Denis Arndt and Ben Cross. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Richie (David Spade), Clark (Jon Heder) and Gus (Rob Schneider) have been picked on their entire lives. Hoping to make a change, these perpetual losers team up with a nerd millionaire named Mel (Jon Lovitz) and train to compete in a babeball tournament he's set up against all the Little League teams in the state. It's three against nine, but with Gus on their side the team looks unstopppable - that is until his teammates discover that he was once a bully himself. With the tournament on the line, Gus will have to find a way to make up for his past offenses and set things right with his best friends. Directed by: Dennis Dugan. With Nick Swardson, Reggie Jackson and Craig Kilborn. Categories: Comedy, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Benchwarmers
FBI special agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) returns to action and goes undercover to nail his ex-partner's murderer. While posing as a nanny to infiltrate the house of a suspect, Turner grows attached to the three children he takes care of. Directed by John Whitesell. With Nia Long and Emily Procter. Categories: Comedy, Action, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Big Momma's House 2
Based on the true story of one of the most notorious crimes in California history, this film stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as two police detectives in 1940s Los Angeles. An aspiring actress (Mia Kirshner) is found murdered and mutilated and the detectives are put on the case. Bucky (Hartnett) begins a romance with a mysterious woman (Hilary Swank), who resembles the dead woman, and also gets involved in a love triangle with Lee (Eckhart) and his girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson). Directed by Brian De Palma. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Black Dahlia
After Lazurus (Samuel L. Jackson), a God-fearing bluesman, has his wife run out on him, he finds Rae (Christina Ricci), a sex-obsessed young woman, beaten and left for dead in the middle of road. Seeking salvation of his own, Lazurus nurses Rae back to health and the two form a bond while trying to put their lives back together. Directed by Craig Brewer. With Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr. and Michael Raymond-James. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Black Snake Moan
Danny (Chris Pine), a young, attractive, popular blind man, refuses to let his disability get in his way, except when it comes to women. Hoping to help Danny get over his nervousness around the opposite sex, his brother Larry (Eddie Kaye Thomas) sets him up on some dates, but they all end up being a total bust. Just when he had all but given up hope, Danny meets Leeza (Anjali Jay), a nurse that works in his eye doctor's office. The two seem destined for love, but their romance is hindered by the fact that Leeza's parents have already promised her to another man in an arranged marriage. Directed by James Keach. With Jane Seymour and Pooch Hall. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Blind Dating
The very different lives of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a poor African fisherman, converge in the search for a rare and precious pink diamond. While in jail for smuggling, Danny learns that Solomon has hidden the precious stone. Knowing this, he convinces Solomon to trade the diamond in exchange for his assistance in locating his lost family. Aided by an idealistic American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), the two journey through rebel territory in war-torn Sierra Leone in search for the diamond that can dramatically alter both of their lives. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman and Benu Mabhena. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Blood Diamond
An all-star cast appears in Bobby, which tells the stories of 22 people at the hotel where then-presidential candidate Robert Kennedy was assassinated in1968, on the day leading up to his murder. Lindsay Lohan plays a young woman about to marry a man (Elijah Wood) so that he won't be drafted to fight in Vietnam. Sharon Stone is a beautician at the hotel salon, while Demi Moore is an alcoholic singer. Shia LaBeouf plays a Kennedy staffer who goes on an LSD trip with a hippie pusher (Ashton Kutcher). Directed by Emilio Estevez. With Helen Hunt, Heather Graham, Martin Sheen, Freddy Rodríguez, Anthony Hopkins, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joshua Jackson, Christian Slater and Brian Geraghty. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Bobby
Kazakhstani reporter Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) comes to the United States to make a documentary on the greatest country in the world to share with his homeland. After seeing an episode of Baywatch, he quickly leaves his assignment behind and sets out to meet and marry Pamela Anderson. Traveling cross-country with his producer (Ken Davitian), Borat interacts with the Americans he meets with naive and unbridled enthusiasm, exposing their hidden prejudices along the way. Directed byLarry Charles. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Borat
Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) have a troubled relationship. Brooke, feeling neglected and underappreciated, decides to break-up with Gary to prove a point. But, when Gary misunderstands her true intentions, the mismatched pair follow the misguided advice of their family and friends, and beginning an all-out battle over their apartment and relationship supremacy. Directed by Peyton Reed. With Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Justin Long. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Break-Up
Jude Law plays a London high-tech entrepreneur. He is involved with a talented filmmaker (Robin Wright Penn) who has given up her work to care for her autistic daughter. When a young Bosnian immigrant (Rafi Gavron) breaks into his office, the entrepreneur follows the burglar home and meets his mother (Juliette Binoche). He and the mother are drawn into an intense relationship that takes both of them by surprise. Directed by Anthony Minghella. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Breaking and Entering
When a group of college friends fly to an isolated island for a short vacation, their retreat turns into a fight for survival. After discovering a pack of genetically-engineered killer dogs inhabiting the island, these friends must hold them off long enough to find a way to escape. Directed by Nicholas Mastandrea. With Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Breed
Agnes (Ashley Judd), a lonely waitress with a dark past, spends her days in run-down motel living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband (Harry Connick Jr.). After meeting Peter (Michael Shannon), an eccentric, nervous war veteran, she begins to regain hope through their tenative romance. But, when Peter moves in and they spend more time together, their relationship deteriorates into paranoid, drug-fueled existence complicated by a mysterious bug infestation. Directed by William Friedkin. With Lynn Collins. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Bug
On his very first outing as a secret agent, James Bond (Daniel Craig) infiltrates a high stakes casino housing the banker to the world's most sinister terrorist organizations. The story begins during James Bond's formative years and reveals how he developed his taste for Aston Martins, martinis and beautiful women. Directed by Martin Campbell. With Eva Green, Judi Dench and Caterina Murino. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 2006.
2006 in Casino Royale
Directed by Susannah Grant. With Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith and Sam Jaeger. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Catch and Release
Wilbur the pig is afraid of ending up on the dinner table. To make sure that it doesn't happen, he teams up with a farm girl named Fern (Dakota Fanning) and a spider named Charlotte (Julia Roberts) to hatch a plan to save his life. Directed by Gary Winick. With Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Robert Redford and Cedric the Entertainer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
2006 in Charlotte's Web
In a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce, chaos reigns as the world comes to grips with the likelihood of its own extinction. When the first woman to successfully become pregnant in 27 years is found, a disillusioned former activist (Clive Owen) is asked to help transport her to a hidden sanctuary, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. With Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Claire-Hope Ashitey. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Children of Men
Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is a workaholic architect who has been neglecting his family to further his career. When a scientist named Morty (Christopher Walken) gives Michael a universal remote control that allows him to pause, rewind and fast forward his life, he takes full advantage of his new found power to avoid fights with his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and give his boss a little payback (David Hasselhoff). But, when the remote takes on a mind of its own, Michael sees how much of his personal life has passed him by. Directed byFrank Coraci. With Henry Winkler and Sean Astin. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Click
Ray Keene (John Cusack) takes his son on a hiking trip hoping to reconnect with the boy after his mother's death. But, when the pair witness a car wreck, Keene is tasked with bringing world-class assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) to justice when the US Marshall escorting him dies from his injuries. In an attempt to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, Keene must evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jamie Anderson. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Contract
The delicate power balance between the king (Yun-Fat Chow) and queen (Li Gong) of the Tang Dynasty becomes unstable as the king stuggles to control his empire and his family. The ailing queen has been carrying on an illicit affair with her stepson while the king works on an insidious plot. As the Chong Yang Festival commences, a revolt ensues, spilling blood all over the golden blossoms of the Imperial Palace. Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Ye Liu, Jin Chen, Jay Chou, Junjie Qin and Man Li. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Curse of the Golden Flower
Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre after a body covered in mysterious writing is found. After escaping from a suspicious police inspector (Jean Reno), Langon and his new partner (Audrey Tautou) set off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel the code of the holy grail and solve the greatest mystery of all time. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany and Alfred Molina. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Da Vinci Code
Anton (Konstantin Khabensky) continues his fight against the forces of Darkness while attempting to locate his son. The ancient battle between the forces of Light and Darkness wages on in the streets of Moscow as each side gains a powerful Great Other. One being Anton’s son, Yegor (Dmitry Martynov), who has become a "Dark Other", while Anton's love interest Svetlana (Mariya Poroshina) is the hope of the "Light". After Anton destroys evidence that would incriminate Yegor, he is accused of murder and must seek out the "Chalk of Fate" to save himself and those he loves. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Galina Tyunina. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006. Available October 30, 2007.
2006 in Day Watch
After Krista's (Brittany Murphy) dead body is found by a lonely caretaker (Toni Collette), a forensics graduate student (Rose Byrne), whose sister went missing as a child, believes the girl is her lost sibling. Meanwhile, a woman (Mary Beth Hurt) in an abusive relationship discovers a disturbing connection between her husband (Nick Searcy) and Krista's murder. And, Melora (Marcia Gay Harden), a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter, finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman (Kerry Washington). Directed by Karen Moncrieff. With Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi, Mary Steenburgen and Bruce Davison. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Dead Girl
The feeling of deja vu leads ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) on a quest to discover how a young woman's murder is connected to a tragic ferry bombing. Carlin races against time in an attempt to save the lives of hundreds and the murdered young woman, Claire (Paula Patton), who he begins to fall in love with while investigating the events leading up to her death. Directed by Tony Scott. With Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg, James Caviezel, Erika Alexander and Enrique Castillo. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Deja Vu
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Departed
Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a recent journalism graduate, lands a job at America’s premiere fashion magazine. However, she has neither style nor elegance, which is frequently pointed out by her coworker Emily (Emily Blunt) and her evil boss Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep). Andrea puts up with Miranda as a means to an end: a recommendation from her translates to a job at any publication. To ensure success, Andrea transforms herself into the graceful, Chanel-clad assistant of Miranda’s dreams. But, not everyone is pleased with Andrea’s transformation, particularly her boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier). Directed by David Frankel. With Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, Simon Baker, Rich Sommer and Daniel Sunjata. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Devil Wears Prada
Effie White (Jennifer Hudson), Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles) and Lorrell Robinson (Anika Noni Rose) are three talented girls with voices of gold looking to make it big. They get their big break when they catch the ear of Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), an unscrupulous manager, who gets them a gig as backup singers for the famous James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). However, it is only a matter of time before fame takes its toll and Effie, the plump, yet very talented lead songstress is replaced by the beautiful, yet less riveting Deena. Directed by Bill Condon. With Danny Glover, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal , Hinton Battle and Mariah I. Wilson. Categories: Musical, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Dreamgirls
Ben (Rupert Grint) is a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his high-strung, overbearing mother (Laura Linney). His world is turned upside down when he begins to work for an eccentric retired actress (Julie Walters). As their unlikely friendship develops, Ben is forced to challenge his beliefs and decide who he really wants to be. Directed by Jeremy Brock. With Nicholas Farrell. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Driving Lessons
After witnessing his parents' murder in 1920's rural Thailand, Jone Bang Fai (Dan Chupong) sets out to seek revenge on their killer. With only the memory of a tattooed cattle rustler to direct his search, Jone makes it his mission to stop all cattle rustlers and in the process return each head of cattle back to its rightful owner. Directed by Chalerm Wongpim. With Leo Putt. Categories: Action, Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Dynamite Warrior
After an Antarctic expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood), sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) has to leave the icy continent without his animal friends in order to escape from a massive snow storm. When a rescue mission is called off, the dogs are left alone for six months. While Jerry tries to find a sponsor for another rescue mission, his dogs fight for survival. Directed by Frank Marshall. With Jason Biggs, Moon Bloodgood and Wendy Crewson. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Eight Below
Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony), one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, starts the salsa movement and brings it to the US. Despite his passionate relationship with his love Puchi (Jennifer Lopez) and his international recognition, Lavoe is unable to escape the temptation of drugs and his personal pain. Directed by Leon Ichaso. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2006.
2006 in El Cantante
Bitter rivals Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) and Vince (Dax Shepard) have both worked at Super Club, a bulk-discount superstore, for over a decade. While Vince has advanced to head cashier and won seventeen consecutive employee of the month awards, Zack is an underachieving box boy who prefers to be well-liked by his coworkers. Their rivalry escalates to another level when Amy (Jessica Simpson), a beautiful new cashier employee with a reputation for dating only employee of the month award winners, is transferred to their store. To win Amy over, Zack and Vince enter into a fierce competition to win the next award by any means necessary. Directed by Greg Coolidge. With Andy Dick, Harland Williams and Efren Ramirez. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Employee of the Month
In the land of Alagaesia, orphan farm boy Eragon (Ed Speleers) discovers a mysterious blue stone that turns out to be a dragon's egg. When the dragon Saphira (voiced by Rachel Weisz) is born, Eragon learns that he is the dragon rider of ancient prophesy meant to set his people free from the evil King Galbatorix (John Malkovich). With Saphira and his wise mentor, Brom (Jeremy Irons), at his side, Eragon learns magic, swordfighting and dragon-riding in his quest to fulfill his destiny. Directed by Stefen Fangmeier. With Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle and Djimon Hounsou. Categories: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Eragon
Three strangers find their lives intertwined as their destructive gambling addictions rip their lives apart. Carol (Kim Basinger), a novelist squandering her family's life savings on slot machines, tries to hide her problem from her husband (Ray Liotta). Clyde Snow (Forest Whitaker), deeply in debt to a bookie, convinces his basketball star brother (Nick Cannon) to help him by shaving points in an important game. Meanwhile, a small-time, bottom-feeding bookie (Grant Sullivan) tries to prove himself to the love of his life (Carla Gugino). Directed by Mark Rydell. With Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer and Jay Mohr. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Even Money
In an effort to help Babe Ruth (Brian Dennehy) and the Yankees win the 1932 World Series, Yankee Irving (Jake T. Austin) tries to recover the Babe's stolen bat and clear his smeared name. After discovering that the bat can talk, Yankee and his new pal must overcome staggering odds to complete their thousand-mile journey. Directed by Christopher Reeve. With Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, William H. Macy, Raven-Symoné, Richard Kind, Joe Torre, Rob Reiner and Mandy Patinkin. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Sports, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Everyone's Hero
After living with her grandmother (Katharine Ross) for a year, 14ear-old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) goes to the Bahamas to live with her estranged father, Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), who is a dolphin researcher. With Hawk distracted by politians trying to turn his research center into a tourist attraction, it's up to his girlfriend Tamika (Christine Adams) and her father (George Harris) to help smooth the young girl's transition. But, things change when Alyssa discovers that she shares a gift with her father for communicating with dolphins. Directed by Michael D. Sellers. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Eye of the Dolphin
Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) has a good job, a nice car and a passion for sailing, but there is just one problem. At 35, he still lives with his parents (Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates). Eager to see Tripp leave their nest, his parents set him up with Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), a woman with a proven track record of getting reluctant men to grow up. What starts out as a business arrangement turns into something more when Paula begins to have real feelings for the immature charmer. Directed by Tom Dey. With Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Failure to Launch
Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear) is a marketing executive for a successful national fast-food chain who follows his company's burgers from the barn to the bun. Meanwhile, a group of illegal Mexican immigrants (including Wilmer Valderrama and Catalina Sandino Moreno) try to make their way in America working for the meat processing plant that supplies the fast-food giant's meat. And, a group of young adults fed up with the companies environmental policies and mistreatment of cows decide to take action. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Luis Guzmán, Patricia Arquette, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Willis and Ethan Hawke. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Fast Food Nation
In Willard, a idyllic small town stuck in the 50s, the undead walk the earth but, with the help of the Zomcon corporation, the zombies serve as domestic servants rather than blood thirsty brain-chewers. In fact, the zombies have become so much a part of the family that Timmy Robinson (K'Sun Ray) takes his best friend Fido (Billy Connolly) everywhere he goes. Things go awry when Fido goes out of control and eats the Robinson's next-door neighbor, and Timmy must convince his parents that Fido deserves a second chance. Directed by Andrew Currie. With Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker and Henry Czerny. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in Fido
Harrison Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the chief of security at a large corporation. When his wife (Virginia Madsen), daughter (Carly Schroeder), and son (Jimmy Bennett) are kidnapped by a gang of psychopaths, Jack is forced to hack into his company's computer system and steal money for them. Then he must turn the tables in order to free his family and clear his name. Paul Bettany plays the leader of the gang. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Firewall
Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a confident, intense, smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the brink of a big score. When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Jimmy decides to pass the time by visiting a roadside fortune teller, Vacaro (J.K. Simmons). Although Vacaro assures Jimmy that a windfall is on its way, he ends the reading abruptly without explanation. Brushing it off as nothing more than a con, Jimmy goes back to work. But, when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back Jimmy's business venture, the details of the deal make Jimmy think that Vacaro knew more than he said, ultimately leading to an his obsession with his ultimate fate. Directed by Mark Fergus. With Piper Perabo, Rick Gonzalez and William Fichtner. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in First Snow
Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Myra Turley, John Benjamin Hickey and John Slattery. Categories: Action, Drama, History, War. Year: 2006.
2006 in Flags of Our Fathers
Roddy (Hugh Jackman), a sophisticated high-society rat, lives the life of a beloved, pampered pet in a posh London apartment. But when a sewer rat decides to take over the posh rat's easy life, Roddy is flushed into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita (Kate Winslet), and the pair work together to return Roddy to his rightful home. Directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. With Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Jean Reno. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Flushed Away
Aided by the "Tree of Life," Tom (Hugh Jackman) struggles with love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of existence as he takes a thousand-year odyssey to save Izzi (Rachel Weisz), the woman he loves. Told in three parallel stories, Tom lives as a Spanish conquistador, a modern scientist and a 26th-century astronaut traveling through deep space. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Fountain
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston), a single woman who works as a maid in LA, spends her free time with her three well-off best friends (Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack and Frances McDormand). While Olivia struggles to make ends meet and find a good man, the rest of the group have their comfortable lives thrown off balance as the realities of early middle age begin to set in. Together, these woman support one another through life's trying and unexpected moments. Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Jason Isaacs and Scott Caan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Friends with Money
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) leads the first college basketball team with all-black starters to the NCAA national championship. After a recruiting trip to find the best talent, Haskins leads a team of seven blacks and five whites through a season of ridicule and insurmountable odds to eventually take on a powerhouse team from Kentucky. Directed by James Gartner. With Jon Voight. Categories: Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
2006 in Glory Road
Jake Geismer (George Clooney), an American journalist, finds himself in post-World War II Berlin covering the upcoming Potsdam Peace Conference. Having once run a news bureau in Berlin, Jake has also returned to find a lost love, Lena (Cate Blanchett). When Jake's seemingly wholesome and well-meaning driver, Corporal Tully (Tobey Maguire), is found murdered, Jake is drawn into the mystery of his death, puzzled by the idleness the American and Russian authorities. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Robin Weigert, Dave Power, Leland Orser and Tony Curran. Categories: Drama, Mystery, War. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Good German
Matt Damon stars Edward Wilson, as an idealistic young man who is recruited to start the Central Intelligence Organization. Angelina Jolie is his neglected young wife and William Hurt is a more experienced spy who takes Wilson under his wing. Robert De Niro (who also directed) has a small role as Wilson's aging boss. The film is based on fact and incorporates details of many real historical events. Directed by Robert De Niro. With Alec Baldwin and Billy Crudup. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Good Shepherd
Directed by Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Freddie Highmore, Marine Casto, Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in A Good Year
Alex (Allen Covert), a 35-year-old slacker and video game tester, has to move in with his grandmother Lily (Doris Roberts) after his roommate fails to pay their rent for six months. While testing the next generation of a popular video game, Alex discovers that someone has stolen the top secret code for a new game he has been working on in his free time. If Alex wants to prove tha tthe game is his, he will need the help of his friends Dante (Peter Dante) and Jeff (Nick Swardson) and the loving support of his grandma. Directed by Nicholaus Goossen. With Shirley Jones, Kevin Nealon and Linda Cardellini. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Grandma's Boy
Gray (Heather Graham) and Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) are sister and brother and best friends. So compatible in fact that people often assume they're dating. But, their relationship is put to the test when Sam spontaneously proposes to Charlie (Bridget Moynahan), a beautiful zoologist he's just met. At first, Gray fears she will lose her close friendship with her brother, but, when she begins to having feelings for Charlie herself, Gray realizes she has an even bigger problem on her hands. Directed by Sue Kramer. With Molly Shannon, Alan Cumming and Sissy Spacek. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Gray Matters
Detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson) creates a football team from a group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. Directed by Phil Joanou. With Xzibit. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Gridiron Gang
Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), a legendary rescue swimmer, is sent to teach an elite Coast Guard training program after an accident takes the lives of his crew. Struggling with the lose of his team, Randall is reluctant at first, but soon throws himself into creating a brutal, unorthodox training program. Along the way, he encounters Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), a cocky former swim champ, and after some initial difficulty becomes the young man's mentor, preparing him for his first solo mission. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Sela Ward and Melissa Sagemiller. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Guardian
Dito (Robert Downey Jr.), a writer in LA, returns to his childhood home of Astoria, Queens to convince his ill father (Chazz Palminteri) to go to the hospital. Through flashbacks, we see how young Dito (Shia LaBeouf) grew up, meet the friends he left behind and come to understand that his old neighborhood will always be a part of him. Directed by Dito Montiel. With Channing Tatum, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, Anthony DeSando and Eric Roberts. Categories: Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling), an engaging yet troubled history teacher in an inner-city junior high school, lives a complex double life. By day, he gives inspired, heartfelt lectures about history and the power of change. But, after class is out and basketball practice is over, he smokes crack cocaine to numb his pain and feelings of helplessness. When one of Dan's students, the strong, stoic Drey (Shareeka Epps), discovers his secret, they form a bond that neither of them quite understands. All they know is they each are responsible for helping the other. Directed by Ryan Fleck. With Anthony Mackie, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Denis O'Hare and Monique Curnen. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Half Nelson
To celebrate their wedding anniversary, Big Bob Carter (Ted Levine) and his wife, Ethel (Kathleen Quinlan), take their family on a road trip to California, hoping for some much needed bonding. But, when the Carters have some unexpected vehicle trouble in a desolate stretch of desert, the family discovers that there is a group of blood-thirsty mutants in the hills surrounding them. Directed by Alexandre Aja. With Emilie de Ravin, Aaron Stanford and Vinessa Shaw. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Hills Have Eyes
After earning their English grammar school's highest ever A-level scores, a group of eight students work together to enter one of their country's top universities. Helping them prepare for their entrance exams are their history teacher Mrs. Lintott (Frances de la Tour) and their general studies teacher Hector (Richard Griffiths). The group's dynamic begins to change when the headmaster (Clive Merrison) recruits an energetic young contract teacher named Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore), who encourage the boys to value originality over factual knowledge. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in The History Boys
Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) are two women living in different countries who share the same problem: Men. By coincidence, they end up swapping homes for a much need vacation. Once the switch is made, each meets a local guy and quickly falls in love. Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Jack Black, Jude Law, Edward Burns and Rufus Sewell. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Holiday
A drama inspired by true events about George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the actor who played Superman on the television series. After his suicide, a detective (Adrien Brody) is called in to investigate his death. The detective learns that Reeves was having an affair with the wife (Diane Lane) of a studio executive (Bob Hoskins). Was foul play involved, or did Reeves really take his own life? Directed by Allen Coulter. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery. Year: 2006.
2006 in Hollywoodland
Shortly after receiving word that they will be heading home from Iraq, a National Guard unit is ambushed while making one last humanitarian mission. Upon returning to Spokane, WA, the soldiers have difficulty adjusting to civilian life after living through an intense firefight that cost their outfit many lives. Will Marsh (Samuel L. Jackson), Vanessa Price (Jessica Biel), Tommy Yates (Brian Presley) and Jamal Aiken (50 Cent) each deal with the loss and pain of that fateful day in their own way, trying to make peace with all those who didn't make it home. Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Christina Ricci, Chad Michael Murray and Victoria Rowell. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 2006.
2006 in Home of the Brave
When a giant, hideous creature emerges from Seoul's Han River, Gang-du (Kang-ho Song), an immature and unmotivated father watches helplessly as his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is captured by the monster and taken back to its lair. With the help of his strict father (Hie-bong Byeon), grumbling younger brother (Hae-il Park) and talented archer sister (Du-na Bae), Gang-du searches for his lost daughter while the creature devastates the city and its people. Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Host
After losing the title role in a play and being dumped by his girlfriend, James (Jeff Garlin), a frustrated, overweight actor, begins his search for a soulmate after sneaking out of an overeaters anonymous meeting. Heading straight for an ice cream parlor, James meets a woman named Beth (Sarah Silverman). As James and Beth spend more time together, Beth quickly wins over his heart, but James must decide if she creates more problems than she solves. Directed by Jeff Garlin. With Gina Gershon, Bonnie Hunt, Amy Sedaris and Dan Castellaneta. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) is a small town radio host who solves his listeners problems with a personal touch. Set to marry the town beauty (Alexis Bledel) and content with his career choice, Fish has his plans disrupted when his high school sweetheart (Schuyler Fisk) comes back to town. With his life in chaos and his future in doubt, Fish sets out to make a movie and turn his fortunes around. Directed by Zackary Adler. With Victor Rasuk, DJ Qualls, Chris Parnell and Katey Sagal. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in I'm Reed Fish
Private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson), the most average soldier in the armed forces, and Rita (Maya Rudolph), a prostitute, are selected by the Pentagon to be test subjects for a top-secret hibernation program. Scheduled to be in their pods for only one year, Joe and Rita awake to discover that they have been asleep for 500 years and are now the smartest people on the planet. Directed by Mike Judge. With Dax Shepard. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in Idiocracy
At Idlewild, a Prohibition-era southern speakeasy, Percival (André Benjamin), a creative but shy piano player, and Rooster (Big Boi), the club's headlining performer and manager, struggle to keep their dreams alive. Features a soundtrack written and performed by Outkast. Directed by Bryan Barber. With Terrence Howard, Paula Patton, Ving Rhames, Macy Gray, Malinda Williams and Ben Vereen. Categories: Drama, Musical. Year: 2006.
2006 in Idlewild
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a gifted magician who falls in love with a woman (Jessica Biel) well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to the Crown Prince (Rufus Sewell), Eisenheim uses his abilities to win her heart and, in turn, undermines the stability of the royal house of Vienna. Directed by Neil Burger. With Paul Giamatti. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Illusionist
From crumbling icebergs to shifting ocean currents to record worldwide temperatures, Al Gore takes his global warming wake-up call to the masses in the hopes of bringing awareness to one of the greatest challenges facing the planet today. A life-long advocate for the environment, Gore has devoted himself to spreading his message in a compelling and thoughtful way in order to convince people that there's still time to make a change. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in An Inconvenient Truth
Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) faces off against a master bank robber (Clive Owen) who has planned the perfect heist. But, when the robbery turns into a drawn out hostage situation, Frazier begins to suspect that there is an even bigger story lurking beneath the surface. His suspicions prove to be correct when a powerful negotiator (Jodie Foster) with a hidden agenda enters the picture. Directed by Spike Lee. With Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Inside Man
Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a part-time bartender, recently lost his job as a substitute teacher and had his wife leave him, taking all of his furniture. When Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear), the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, announces that the team will be holding open try-outs, Vince decides to give it a shot despite the staggering odds against him. Encouraged by his friends at the bar, Vince is chosen as the only new addition to the team and gets the chance to live out his dream of being a professional athlete. Directed by Ericson Core. With Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Conway. Categories: Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
2006 in Invincible
When Ira Black (Chris Messina), an indecisive, neurotic graduate student, meets Abby Willoughby (Jennifer Westfeldt), a free spirit who cousels her friends at the gym where she works, they quickly fall in love and decide to get married all in the matter of hours. But, when, Ira learns that Abby is a divorcee, their marriage becomes strained and they find themelves in therapy - along with each of their parents. Directed by Robert Cary. With Jason Alexander, Chris Parnell, Fred Willard, Frances Conroy, Robert Klein and Judith Light. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Ira and Abby
Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera and the demented Jackass crew return to the big screen with another collection of dangerous, gross and insane stunts. For your viewing pleasure, these maniacs tempt wild animals, strap themselves to rockets and ingest horrible things. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. With Ryan Dunn, Jason Acuña, Preston Lacy, Dave England and Ehren McGhehey. Categories: Documentary, Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Jackass Number Two
In a world where religion takes up a significant portion of the headlines, a growing number of evangelical Christians are grooming a new generation to help deliver the fundamentalist community's religious and political message. The Kids on Fire summer camp in Devil's Lake, N.D. are inspired to take back America for Christ. Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in Jesus Camp
On an annual fishing trip with his friends in the Australian outback, Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) happens upon the body of a murdered young woman in the river. Rather than return to town and report the death immediately, Stewart and his friends continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. When Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), discovers what happened, she is deeply trouble by her husband's inaction and questions her faith in their relationship. As Claire tries to make things right with the dead girl's family, her marriage is pushed to its limit and she risks losing her once peaceful life. Directed by Ray Lawrence. With Tatea Reilly, Sean Rees-Wemyss and Eva Lazzaro. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Jindabyne
A high-school comedy about what happens when three girls find out that their boyfriend, John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe), is cheating on all of them. The very different trio of girls - a superachiever (Arielle Kebbel), a cheerleader (singer Ashanti) and a free spirit (Sophia Bush) - bond and sabotage his romance with a new girl (Brittany Snow). Directed by Betty Thomas. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in John Tucker Must Die
In Sao Paulo's dangerous criminal underworld, a father (Scott Glenn) and son (Brendan Fraser) set a plan in motion to help them escape the desolation of the city's sex trade. But, when things don't go as they should, the men must choose between family and the freedom only money can bring. Directed by Eric Eason. With Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Journey to the End of the Night
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), an unassuming building manager, rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from the pool he maintains and discovers she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make her way back home. As Cleveland begins to fall in love with the woman, he convinces his tenants to help protect his new friend from the deadly creatures that are determined to keep her in our world. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Jeffrey Wright and Freddy Rodríguez. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Lady in the Water
After moving away from her lakeside home, an independent but lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) begins sharing letters with a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves), who now lives in the unusual, glass-walled house. As their relationship grows, they eventually discover that they're living two years apart and must find a way to unlock the mystery of their love before it is lost forever. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. With Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer and Dylan Walsh. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Lake House
Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young, aspiring doctor, moves to Uganda to stand up to his father and make a difference in the world. While working at a mission in a remote village, Nicholas crosses paths with newly elected President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker), who instantly takes a liking to the Scotsman and hires him as his personal physician. At first, Nicholas is taken in by the lavish parties and comfortable lifestyle provided by his new boss, but when he witnesses Amin's ruthless treatment of his people firsthand, Nicholas realizes that he is aiding a cruel, unstable monster. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney and David Oyelowo. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Last King of Scotland
Even though Michael (Zach Braff) and Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) have been happily dating for three years, their realtionship becomes strained when Jenna becomes pregnant. At thirty-years-old, Michael is worried that his youth is over and he'll have to make changes in his life that he's not ready for. When he meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), a beautiful, free-spirited college student, Michael gives into temptation and betray's Jenna's trust in order to find out just what he might be missing. While Michael tries to figure out a way to make things righ with Jenna, her parents, Stephen (Tom Wilkinson) and Anna (Blythe Danner) finally address the problems that have cast a shadow over their marriage for years. Directed by Tony Goldwyn. With Casey Affleck, Michael Weston , Eric Christian Olsen and Harold Ramis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Last Kiss
In northern Alaska, a team of oil workers sets out to establish a drilling base on the pristine, artic land. But, after one of team members is found dead, the others slowly lose their sanity and succumb to a mysterious fear. In a last-ditch effort, two remaining team members set out into the wilderness for help, only to realize that they are being stalked by an invisible, menacing phantom. Directed by Larry Fessenden. With Ron Perlman, James LeGros, Connie Britton and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Last Winter
With the Imperial Japanese Army desperate to prevent the US from capturing the small island of Iwo Jima, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. But, when the General foregoes traditonal tactics, resentment and resistance grow among his staff. Meanwhile, the soldiers, including former baker Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), try to survive the army's harsh treatment, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the invasion begins and the prospect of defeat becomes more of a reality, the General and Saigo do their best to fend off their enemies and fight with honor. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Tsuyoshi Ihara and Takashi Yamaguchi. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 2006.
2006 in Letters from Iwo Jima
Sarah (Kate Winslet), an unfulfilled academic, and Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, are each caught in unhappy marriages. When the two meet in the park, they immediately sense a lonely, kindred spirit in one another that leads to an affair of escapism. Meanwhile, Larry Hedges (Noah Emmerich), a retired cop, leads a witch-hunt meant to rid the town of Ronnie McGorvey (Jackie Earle Haley), a man who once exposed himself to a young child. Directed by Todd Field. With Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, Trini Alvarado and Mary B. McCann. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Little Children
When exuberant seven-year-old Olive (Abigail Breslin) is called upon to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, the entire Hoover family piles into their trusty yellow Volkswagen bus for the trip from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, CA. Accompanying the aspiring beauty queen are her overworked, caring mother (Toni Collette), struggling self-help author father (Greg Kinnear), voluntarily mute brother (Paul Dano), suicidal uncle (Steve Carell) and uncontrollable grandfather (Alan Arkin). While their days spent on the road confined to a tempermental vehicle get bumpy at times, ultimately the family learns to appreciate and support one another no matter what. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. With Bryan Cranston. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Little Miss Sunshine
In 1980s East Germany, Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), the Minister of Culture, eavesdrops on the lives of dramatist, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch), and his girlfriend, the famous theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck). Wiesler hopes that his mission to weed out disloyal citizens will help boost his career, but he soon finds himself absorbed by the intrigue and ideals of the lives of those he watches. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. With Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer and Volkmar Kleinert. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Language: German. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Lives of Others
Hoping to become a serious artist, John Talia Jr. (Trevor Morgan), a talented but troubled young man, befriends Nicoli Seroff (Armin Mueller-Stahl), an elderly, disillusioned, alcoholic painter, during the summer of 1974. Against his father's (Ray Liotta) wishes, John and Nicoli form a tenuous relationship that ultimately helps John understand what it means to be an artist and reawakens Nicoli's sense of purpose. Directed by George Gallo. With Charles Durning, Samantha Mathis and Ron Perlman. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Local Color
Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) are a pair of murdering lovers in the 1940s, luring grieving war widows to their doom through personal ads. With Martha posing as Raymond's sister, the "Lonely Hearts Killers" milk their marks of their life savings before killing them in a bloody, sex-fueled frenzy. Hot on their trail is a pair of detectives (John Travolta and James Gandolfini), who will risk their personal and professional lives in order to put an end to their murderous rampage. Directed by Todd Robinson. With Scott Caan and Laura Dern. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Lonely Hearts
France's naïve, beautiful Austrian-born Queen, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst), joins a monarchy rife with conspiracy and scandal after marrying King Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman). Isolated and lonely, Antoinette finds comfort in extavagant gowns, pastries and parties. But, while the Queen basks in luxury, she turns a blind eye to the poverty and unrest amongst France's working class that eventually leads to the French Revolution. Directed by Sofia Coppola. With Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne and Molly Shannon. Categories: Drama, History, Biography. Year: 2006.
2006 in Marie Antoinette
The truth behind the modern financial industry is explained by the experts. Using first-hand accounts and real data, this documentary exposes why the rich are getting richer and the poor are sinking further and further into debt. Directed by James D. Scurlock. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in Maxed Out
Vice detectives Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) work deep undercover in the world of drug and arms trafficking in South Florida. To identify a group responsible for three murders, both Crockett and Tubbs come dangerously close to assuming their fabricated identities, blurring the line between cop and criminal. Based on the hit 1980s TV show. Directed by Michael Mann. With Li Gong and Naomie Harris. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2006.
2006 in Miami Vice
Former IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is engaged and set to be married when he is called back into action to rescue his former protege (Keri Russell). During the mission, Ethan learns of internal corruption at the IMF, which leads to his fiancée (Michelle Monaghan) being kidnapped. Unsure of who to trust, Ethan faces off with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in order to save the life of the woman he loves, protect the free world and keep his identity a secret. Directed by J.J. Abrams. With Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q and Laurence Fishburne. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Mission: Impossible III
When DJ (Mitchel Musso) is left alone by his parents on Halloween, he tries to find out the truth about a scary house in the neighborhood. He and his friends Chowder (Sam Lerner) and Jenny (Spencer Locke) discover that the house is a living creature that drags in everyone it can get its hands on - and doesn't let them out. Now they have to convince a local cop and their mean babysitter (Maggie Gyllenhaal) to do something about this terrifying place. Directed by Gil Kenan. With Ryan Newman, Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara. Categories: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery. Year: 2006.
2006 in Monster House
Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) thinks he might have found the one when he meets Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman). But, when she turns out to be needy, controlling and jealous, Matt decides to cut his losses and end the relationship amicably. What Matt doesn't know is that Jenny is actually a superhero named G-Girl, and when things don't go her way she's not afraid to use her powers to get even. Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson and Eddie Izzard. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Gogol (Kal Penn), the American-born son of Indian immigrants (Irfan Khan and Tabu), struggles to fit in among his peers, partly due to his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional values. Caught between two worlds, Gogol is unable to find a personal connection to his Indian roots until his father dies of a heart attack. Seeking to find his own identity without losing his heritage, Gogol seeks love and friendship on both sides of the ocean. Directed by Mira Nair. With Zuleikha Robinson and Jacinda Barrett. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Namesake
Larry (Ben Stiller) a broke, divorced dad takes a job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History, then discovers to his amazement that all the museum exhibits come to life after dark. He brings his son to see these wonders, then has to catch three thieves who steal an Egyptian stone that is responsible for the night-time magic. Robin Williams plays a statue of Teddy Roosevelet come to life and Owen Wilson is a cowboy. Directed by Shawn Levy. With Dick Van Dyke, Carla Gugino and Ricky Gervais. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Night at the Museum
When Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), an art teacher and mother of two, begins an affair with a high school student (Andrew Simpson), a chain of events is set into motion that will change the lives of all those involved. When Barbara Covett (Judi Dench), a lonely, generally disliked older teacher who has taken a peculiar interest in Sheba, discovers the relationship Sheba is having with her student, she uses the information to manipulate the younger woman and draw them closer together. Directed by Richard Eyre. With Bill Nighy, Michael Maloney, Juno Temple and Max Lewis. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Notes on a Scandal
Two American friends, one Jewish (JJ Feild) and one Arab (Saïd Taghmaoui), are pulled into conflict as the United Nations votes for the creation of the state of Israel. Traveling from New York City to Jerusalem, the pair will risk their lives for what they believe in, as the city sits on the brink of destruction. Directed by Elie Chouraqui. With Ian Holm. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in O Jerusalem
Capturing the true story of the team that almost changed how America defined its national pastime, this sports documentary chronicles the phenomenal rise of the New York Cosmos. Backed by TV mogul Steve Ross, the Cosmos were the crown jewel of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s, boasting star players such as Pele and Franz Beckenbauer and inspiring a new era in U.S. soccer with their exploits on and off the field. Categories: Documentary, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Once in a Lifetime
An animated comedy about a grizzly bear (Martin Lawrence) who has been domesticated by a friendly park ranger, Beth (Debra Messing). But when the ranger decides to return him to the wild, he doesn't know what to do, since he's so used to Beth's garage. Plus, it's hunting season. He teams up with a fast-talking deer (Ashton Kutcher) just to survive. Directed by Anthony Stacchi. With Gary Sinise, and Billy Connolly. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Open Season
When RJ (Bruce Willis), a raccoon con artist, meets up with a mismatched group of forest creatures led by Vern the tortoise (Garry Shandling), he fools them into helping him repay a food debt he owes to an angry bear. Together, these adventurous critters venture out into the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating, and learn a lesson about friends and family. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick. With Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Over the Hedge
After marriying hastily, Walter Fane (Edward Norton), an earnest, socially awkward bacteriologist, and his beautiful, but shallow wife, Kitty (Naomi Watts), leave London for China, where Walter works in a government lab. Discovering that Kitty has cheated on him, Walter gives her the choice of joining him on a relief effort to treat a cholera outbreak in a small inland village, or face divorce. The struggles of travel and rural life, help Walter and Kitty to see one another in a new light and reawaken their lost romance. Directed by John Curran. With Liev Schreiber and Toby Jones. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Painted Veil
Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), an imaginitve girl in love with fairy tales, is forced to move with her pregnant mother (Ariadna Gil) to live with her stepfather (Sergi López), a cold and ruthless captain in the fascist Spanish Army. During her nighttime explorations, Ofelia meets a fairy who brings her to Pan (Doug Jones), a mysterious faun, in the center of a labyrinth, who explains that Ofelia may be a missing princess and must complete three difficult tasks to prove her royalty. Meanwhile, with her mother gravely ill, Ofelia's stepfather, Captain Vidal, carries out a brutal campaign to destroy the rebel forces living in the wooded mountains near their post. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Maribel Verdú. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Pan's Labyrinth
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose as the thieves use the device to enter people's dreams and blur the line between reality and the unconscious. The authorities suspect that it was an inside job and enlist the help of a female therapist nicknamed Paprika to try to stop the machine before the world is sent into a permanent dream world. Directed by Satoshi Kon. With Megumi Hayashibara, Akio Ôtsuka, Tôru Furuya and Daisuke Sakaguchi. Categories: Animation, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Paprika
Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz), a talented college gymnast, seems to have the perfect life. But, what his admirers don't know is that he suffers from terrifying nightmares and odd visions he can't explain. Jogging one night after one of his intense dreams, Dan meets a man at a service station who he calls Socrates (Nick Nolte). Drawn to Socrates' mysterious power and philosophy, Dan follows a strict regimen that changes his diet, training and lifestyle. After losing almost everything that was once important to him, Dan begins a journey of discovery that will shatter his preconceived notions and bring him to a new ideology. Directed by Victor Salva. With Amy Smart and Tim DeKay. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Peaceful Warrior
Penelope (Christina Ricci) is a young heiress born with a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love. The curse burdens Penelope with a pig's nose, which she tries unsuccessfully to conceal from her many suitors. When Lemon (Peter Dinklage), a unscrupulous tabloid reporter, learns of Penelope's predicament, he hires hires Max (James McAvoy) to pursue the girl in the hopes of securing a one of a kind photograph. But, when Max, a down-on-his luck gambler, begins to fall for Penelope, he disappears to save her from betrayal. Determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope sets out into the world alone, making her first real friend (Reese Witherspoon) and discovering the person she was always meant to be. Directed by Mark Palansky. With Catherine O'Hara, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods and Ronni Ancona. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Penelope
Born in the putrid streets of 18th century Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) develops a superhuman sense of smell that makes him an invaluable tool for perfume manufacturers. But, overcome by his superior olfactory sense, Grenouille succumbs to desire and begins to kill young women in search of the perfect scent. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
When faced with the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) needs the best detective in France. But, since he's unavailable, the Chief will have to rely on the bumbling Inspector Jaques Clouseau (Steve Martin). As the incompetent Inspector investigates the case with the help of his partner, Ponton (Jean Reno), he manages to bungle every lead, but still manages to save the day. Directed by Shawn Levy. With Beyoncé Knowles, Henry Czerny and Emily Mortimer. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Pink Panther
Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back and this time he must settle a debt with Davey Jones, the monstrous captain of the Flying Dutchman. Unless Jack can figure a way out of the pact, he will be cursed to an afterlife damnation in the service of Jones. To make matters worse, Jack's newest problem interrupts the wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), who once again find themselves thrust into one of Jack's high-seas adventures. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman), two talented magicians in 1870s London, wage a bitter rivalry as they duel with one another to prove who is the greatest performer. When Borden unveils a new trick in which he seems to be transported from one side of the stage to the other, Angier is pushed to the brink of madness tryng to discover his secret. As the former friends battle to outdo one other and uncover what the other is hiding, their intense feud becomes lethal. Directed by Christopher Nolan. With David Bowie, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson. Categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Prestige
After mistaking Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy hotel worker, for a millionaire, beautiful seductress Irene (Audrey Tautou) abandons the love-struck man to pursue more lucrative options when she discovers his true identity. But, Jean won't let Irene get away so easily, and sets out to woo her by beating her at her own game. Setting himself up as a gigalo at a fancy hotel, Jean slowly wins Irene's heart with his persistent, comical overtures. Directed by Pierre Salvadori. With Vernon Dobtcheff, Marie-Christine Adam and Jacques Spiesser. Categories: Comedy, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Priceless
Chris (Will Smith) struggles as a hapless salesman while his wife (Thandie Newton) works double shifts. Despite appearances to the contrary, Chris always believes that he is on the verge of securing a small fortune. When he runs out of money, his wife leaves him and his son in an act of desperation. While the newly-evicted Chris and his son, Christopher (Jaden Smith), are forced to stay in homeless shelters, this determined father works as an unpaid intern for a prestigious stock brokerage company, hoping to secure a coveted spot as a stock broker. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. With Dan Castellaneta, Brian Howe and James Karen. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Pursuit of Happyness
Shortly after the election of Tony Blair, the death of Princess Diana shocks Great Britain and the world. In the time that follows, a power struggle develops between the Queen (Helen Mirren) and the new Prime Minister (Michael Sheen). While the Queen's mannered upbringing prevents her from making any overt emotional gestures about Princess Di's death, Tony Blair knows that such a display is just want the country and the monarchy needs. Directed by Stephen Frears. With Helen McCrory, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings and Mark Bazeley. Categories: Drama, Biography. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Queen
Dr. Richard Clayton (Ron Livingston), an uptight self-help author, sets out on a mission to find his birth parents after discovering that he is adopted. When he finally finds his mother (Kathy Bates) and father (Danny DeVito), Clayton is surprised to learn that they are crude, unsophisticaed carnies. Directed by Greg Glienna. With Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo and Bob Odenkirk. Categories: Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Relative Strangers
In 2054, the people of Paris are monitored and recorded at every moment. When Ilona Tasuiev, a brilliant scientist, is kidnapped, Karas, a jaded police captain, is assigned to find her, with Avalon, the scientist's employer, applying pressure to speed her rescue. With the help of Ilona's sister, Bislane, Karas soon uncovers a plot involving identify theft, missing files, and hints that something back in 2006 may explain what's going on. Directed by Christian Volckman. With Ian Holm. Categories: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Renaissance
When a series of dirty bombs are detonated across Los Angeles, Brad (Rory Cochrane) seals off his home from the toxic ash outside, accidentally stranding his wife, Lexi (Mary McCormack). With the city under siege and Martial Law in affect, Brad and Lexi, separated by thin sheets of plastic, struggle to survive with few supplies and a lack of information. Directed by Chris Gorak. Categories: Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Right at Your Door
After a simulated videogame boxing match shows former champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) beating current champion Mason "The Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver), the legendary fighter begins to think about a return to the ring. But, while Rocky desires to fight in small, regional competitions to earn some much needed cash, promoters begin to call for a real-life rematch of the videogame simulation. Rocky will have to shake off years of rust and use the loss of his faithful wife as inspiration as he prepares to step in the ring and prove he still has what it takes to stand toe to toe with the best in the world. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. With Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes and Tony Burton. Categories: Action, Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Rocky Balboa
To say Augusten Burroughs (Joseph Cross) has had an unusual upbring is quite the understatement. With an alcoholic father (Alec Baldwin) and a mentally unstable mother (Annette Bening), Augusten spends most of his time polishing his allowance and trying to stay home from school. But, after his mother goes through a significant breakdown, the boy finds himself living with her eccentric psychologist (Brian Cox) and his family. Despite their odd behavior, Augusten eventually begins to fit in with his hosts and is able to find optimism and humor amongst the distrurbing details of his life. Directed by Ryan Murphy. With Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gabrielle Union. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Running with Scissors
Nicola Sacco (voiced by Tony Shalhoub) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (voiced by John Turturro), two Italian-born immigrants who worked as laborers in America, were executed in 1927 after being accused of armed robbery and the murder of two payroll clerks. Their controversial trial attracted enormous international attention, with critics accusing the prosecution and presiding judge of improper conduct and allowing anti-Italian, anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist sentiment to prejudice the jury. This documentary uses their story to offer insights into present-day issues of civil liberties and the rights of immigrants. Directed by Peter Miller. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in Sacco and Vanzetti
Fred Arctor (Keanu Reeves) works as an undercover cop investigating the trafficking of Substance D, a drug that produces split personalities in its users. Hooked on Substance D himself, Fred is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. As Fred sets up a sting to tear down Bob's operation once and for all, Bob begins a complicated relationship with Donna (Winona Ryder), an addict who just might lead him to his downfall. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Rory Cochrane. Categories: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in A Scanner Darkly
In this installment from the masters of parody, Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), a caring but oblivious young woman, is haunted by the spirit of a young boy after taking a job at a creepy old mansion. Meanwhile, her recently divorced neighbor, Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko), uncovers an alien plot to take over the world and goes on the run with his two kids. After Cindy discovers that the identity of the boy's murderer could be the key to stopping the aliens, she heads off with her friend (Regina Hall) to learn the truth and save the day. Directed by David Zucker. With Carmen Electra, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Pullman, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen and Molly Shannon. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
2006 in Scary Movie 4
Stephane (Gael García Bernal) is a shy and withdrawn young man with a creative imagination and a fanciful, sometimes disturbing dream life. When he moves back home for a job, Stephane is quickly drawn to his neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), whose imagination easily matches his own. But, as their relationship grows, Stephane's dream world begins to bleed over into his waking life, and he has a difficult time distinguishing between the two. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Alain Chabat and Emma de Caunes. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Science of Sleep
Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a highly respected White House Secret Service agent and personally protects the president and first lady (Kim Basinger). But he is having an affair with the president's wife. When it looks as if the affair is about to be revealed, he turns to his old friend, David (Kiefer Sutherland) and explains that he has been implicated by blackmailers in a plot to kill the president. Eva Longoria plays a woman who helps him flee. Directed by Clark Johnson. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Sentinel
What starts out as a team-building retreat to their company's newly built luxury lodge turns into a fight for survival for the sales team of a major weapons manufacturer. Alone in the desolate mountains of Eastern Europe, the group must band together to defend themselves from a pack of crazed killers. Directed by Christopher Smith. With Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Severance
When workaholic D.A. Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) takes on a case involving an animal laboratory, he once again sacrifices time with his wife (Kristin Davis) and kids (Zena Grey and Spencer Breslin) for his job. But, when Dave is accidentally infected with a top-secret serum that causes him to transform into a sheep dog, everything changes, and Dave is able to get a whole new insight on his family's life. Directed by Brian Robbins. With Danny Glover and Robert Downey Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Shaggy Dog
In a high school version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a girl who loves soccer. But when her team gets cut due to a low budget, she asks to try out for the boys' team, but is turned down. When her identical twin brother, Sebastian, sneaks off to England, she disguises herself as him and takes his place on the soccer team. But then she finds herself falling for his roommate, Duke (Channing Tatum). Then, Olivia (Laura Ramsey), a girl Duke likes, gets interested in Sebastian, not knowing it's really his sister in disguise she is attracted to. Directed by Andy Fickman. With Vinnie Jones, Alexandra Breckenridge and David Cross. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in She's the Man
After serving a three year prison sentence, Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhaal) returns home to New Jersey eager to reestablish herself as a mother to her young daughter. But, Sherry discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she planned. Directed by Laurie Collyer. With Brad William Henke, Sam Bottoms and Kate Burton. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in SherryBaby
Sook-Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish, Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy play some of the patrons of Shortbus, a New York sex club where people can work out their sexual hang-ups. The participants range from a married sex therapist who has never had an orgasm to wildly liberated bisexuals. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Shortbus
A documentary about the controversy surrounding the successful female country band, the Dixie Chicks. When singer Natalie Maines criticized then-president George W. Bush for his Iraq policy in 2003, the group was attacked by right-wing Bush supporters. The Dixie Chicks found themselves heckled in public at every turn. This film examines how they rode out the storm and grew as artists in the process. Directed by Cecilia Peck. With Emily Robison and Martie Maguire. Categories: Documentary, Biography, Music. Year: 2006.
2006 in Shut Up & Sing
When her daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) begins having nightmares and repeating the words "Silent Hill" in her sleep, Rose Da Silva (Radha Mitchell) takes her child to the abandoned town in search of answers. On they way there, they are in a car crash that leaves Rose unconscious. Awakening to discover that Sharon is missing, Rose sets out to find her daughter and learns that Silent Hill is inhabited by a horde of eerie creatures and a living darkness that threatens everything that comes into contact with it. Directed by: Christophe Gans. With Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger and Kim Coates. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Silent Hill
Bernie Rubens (Gregg Sulkin), a lonely 12-year-old, begins to plan the perfect Bar Mitzvah. Often ignored by his parents (Eddie Marsan and Helena Bonham Carter), who are more concerned with their failing business and their troublesome elder son Terry (Thomas Drewson), Bernie envisions the event as a time for him to finally receive a little recogntion. The only trouble is that it's a World Cup year and England is set to play in the final on the same day as Bernie's party, threatening to turn the whole thing into a complete disaster. Directed by Paul Weiland. With Stephen Rea, . Categories: Comedy, Drama, Biography. Year: 2006.
2006 in Sixty Six
On a flight over the Pacific Ocean, a ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of deadly, poisonous snakes in an attempt kill a passenger who's a witness in protective custody. When the snakes begin their assault, it is up to FBI agent Nelville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) to save a plane full of innocent lives. Directed by David R. Ellis. With Rachel Blanchard and Julianna Margulies. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Snakes on a Plane
Ex-convict Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) is on his way to Winnipeg when he picks up a beautiful but eccentric young woman who is headed in the same direction. When Hughes' car is involved in a violent car crash that results in the woman's death, he seeks out her mother to help him find peace. After meeting Linda Freeman (Sigourney Weaver), a high-functioning autistic, Hughes begins to form an unlikely friendship with the unique woman that helps him overcome his grief. Directed by Marc Evans. With Carrie-Anne Moss. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Snow Cake
On July 4, 2008, as the city of Los Angles sits on the brink of the apocalypse, Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), a famous action film star, wakes up in the desert with amnesia. As Santaros begins a journey to recover his memory, he discovers that he is involved in a high-level conspiracy that could decide that fate of the world. Along the way, he meets Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing a reality tv show, and Ronald Taverner(Seann William Scott), a police officer who, along with his twin, holds the key to unlocking the mystery and preventing armageddon. Directed by Richard Kelly. With Mandy Moore, Amy Poehler, Justin Timberlake, Cheri Oteri, Holmes Osborne and Miranda Richardson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in Southland Tales
Les Franken (Michael Rapaport), a lonely, unremarkable metermaid, leads a boring life until he decides to enroll in a study for an experimental anti-depressant. Once on the drug, Les believes that he has developed special powers and quits his job in order to devote his life to becoming a superhero. Directed by Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore. With Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexandra Holden and Michael Shamus Wiles. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Special
After her latest run-in with the law, former gymnast-turned-juvenile delinquent Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is forced to enroll at an elite gymnastics academy run by legendary Olympic gymnast Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges). Unwelcome by her new teammates, Haley makes every effort to provoke conflicts with the other girls, until Vickerman takes it upon himself to help her regain her self-respect in time for the Gymnastic Nationals. Directed byJessica Bendinger. With Vanessa Lengies, Nikki SooHoo and Maddy Curley. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Stick It
Karen Effiel (Emma Thompson) is an author struggling with writers block until she begins a story about an isolated IRS agent named Harold Crick (Will Ferrell). What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real, and that Harold can hear her narrating his life. Harold sets out to find the voice's source, a quest that becomes even more important when he discovers that Karen plans to kill him off. Directed by Marc Forster. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah and Dustin Hoffman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Stranger Than Fiction
After a long visit to the remains of the planet Krypton, Superman (Brandon Routh) comes back to Earth and finds that the world has changed. Crime has risen in Metropolis, Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has been sprung from prison and Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has a son and is engaged to be married. The Man of Steel must stop Luther, deal with a world that has learned to live without him and find a way to make things right with the woman he loves. Directed by Bryan Singer. With James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella and Sam Huntington. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
2006 in Superman Returns
NASCAR sensation Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) becomes a national hero due to his willingness to do whatever it takes to win the checkered flag. Ricky Bobby and his loyal racing partner Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) become known as "Shake" and "Bake" for their uncanny ability to finish races #1 and #2. The pair enjoys the sweet life until Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), a flamboyant French Formula One driver, enters the scene and challenges Ricky Bobby for the top spot in stock car racing. Directed by Adam McKay. With Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan and Molly Shannon. Categories: Comedy, Sports. Year: 2006.
2006 in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Harry Lesser (Dylan McDermott), a Jewish-American writer, is desperately trying to complete a novel and thinks that he is the last tenant in an abandoned New York apartment building. In fact, he is sharing the building with African American writer Willie Spearmint (Snoop Dogg), who is using the space to come to terms with his violent and socially oppressed past. The two men eventually work with and against one other to create their own stories. Directed by Danny Green. With Rose Byrne, Seymour Cassel and Niki J. Crawford. Categories: Mystery, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Tenants
Although the MPAA views and gives ratings for blockbuster films viewed by millions of people, relatively few know who the raters are and how they make their decisions. Director Kirby Dick investigates this inconsistent, secretive process, questioning whether certain studios get preferential treatment, discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence, and the association's efforts to control culture. Also included are interviews with John Waters, Maria Bello, Kevin Smith and more. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in This Film Is Not Yet Rated
A group of hippies headed for a weekend concert in the woods becomes the prey for a serial killer obsessed with Ronald Regan. In search of sex, drugs and rock and roll, they instead meet a bloody end at the end of the homicidal lunatic's axe. Directed by David Arquette. With David Arquette, Lukas Haas, Jaime King, Jason Mewes, Paul Reubens and Thomas Jane. Categories: Horror. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Tripper
Mike Klein (David Duchovny) convinces a TV network to make a pilot of the sitcom he wrote based on the aftermath of his brother's suicide. As the show moves through the phases of casting, production and rewrites, Mike faces off with the network executives (Sigourney Weaver and Ioan Gruffudd) to keep the show faithful to his vision. But, as the struggle takes its toll on Mike and his family, he finds that compromise is the name of the game. Directed by Jake Kasdan. With Judy Greer, Fran Kranz, Lindsay Sloane and Justine Bateman. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in The TV Set
This documentary focuses on the period of John Lennon's life from 1966 to 1976. During this time, Lennon transforms from a famous rock star into an antiwar activist and is in constant conflict with the US government and its actions. Directed by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. With Walter Cronkite, Yoko Ono and Geraldo Rivera. Categories: Documentary, Music. Year: 2006.
2006 in The U.S. vs. John Lennon
When a genetic mutation emerges that increases the speed, stamina and intelligence of those who carry it, the government begins to quarantine those infected in fear of their growing power. Treated as outcasts and threatened with destruction, the carriers begin to fight back, pushing the world to the brink of civil war. Ultraviolet (Milla Jovovich), a beautiful, lethal warrior, finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who has been marked for death by the government as she sets out to take revenge on those responisible for creating the disease. Directed by Kurt Wimmer. With Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin and William Fichtner. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Ultraviolet
Snowed-in at an airport on their way home for the holidays, a group of kids without parental supervision (Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gina Mantegna and Quinn Shephard) break out of their holding cell and set out to have a little fun. As they run amuck in the terminal, the posse bonds while elluding a determined Passenger Relations Manager (Lewis Black) and his incompetent assistant (Wilmer Valderrama). With the weather threatening to ruin Christmas, the kids make the best of a bad situation and prove that the holidays aren't about where you are, but who you're with. Directed by Paul Feig. With Paget Brewster and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Family. Year: 2006.
2006 in Unaccompanied Minors
Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful vampire death dealer, and Michael (Scott Speedman), a vampire-werewolf hybrid, on the run after killing a vampire elder, set out to stop the release of William (Brian Steele), the first and most powerful werewolf. Their worthy adversary is Marcus (Tony Curran), William's brother, who has awakened to discover that what he believed about his brother's fate was untrue. As both vampire and werewolf blood is shed, the truth of their ancient lineage is revealed, and only Selene has the power to prevent the world from descending into darkness. Directed by: Len Wiseman. With Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy and Steven Mackintosh. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in Underworld: Evolution
Presented in real time, this fact-based account re-enacts the brave actions taken by the passengers aboard flight United 93 on September 11, 2001. As a result of a delay, the passengers become aware of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and realize that they must act before another target is hit. Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Christian Clemenson, Trish Gates, David Alan Basche and Cheyenne Jackson. Categories: Drama, History. Year: 2006.
2006 in United 93
Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips), two eldery actors who never quite made the big time, continue to work through their golden years, looking forward to their regular shared breakfasts at their favorite cafe. When Ian's grand-niece, Jessie (Beatrice Savoretti), moves in with him, their routine is broken and the girl tries Ian's patients with her defiant attitude. But, Maurice is fascinated by the girl and tries to win her over by showing her the cultural sights of London. Through their unlikely friendship, Maurice finds that he still has much to learn at his age and Jessie finds a new respect for herself and others. Directed by Roger Michell. With Richard Griffiths and Vanessa Redgrave. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in Venus
Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) and Sole (Lola Dueñas) lose both of their parents in a fire in La Mancha, the village of their birth. The two, along with Raimunda's daughter, Paula (Yohana Cobo), return home to visit their aging aunt (Chus Lampreave). The aunt speaks of their mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), as if she were still alive, yet the daughters brush it off as senility. However, it is only a matter of time before their mother visits them too. Director: Pedro Almodóvar. With Blanca Portillo and Antonio de la Torre. Categories: Foreign Film, Drama. Year: 2006.
2006 in Volver
Jill Johnson (Camilla Belle), a young high school student, babysits for a rich family at their secluded lakefront house. After the parents leave for the night, she begins to receive chilling phone calls threatening the children. At first she thinks it is just a prank, but when she finally calls the police she discovers that the call is coming from inside the house. Directed by Simon West. With Tommy Flanagan. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2006.
2006 in When a Stranger Calls
This documentary explores the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future. Through news footage and celebrity interviews, viewers learn about GM's EV1 electric vehicle, a revolutionary modern car requiring no gas, no oil changes, no mufflers, and rare brake maintenance. Directed by Chris Paine. With Phyllis Diller, Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks. Categories: Documentary. Year: 2006.
2006 in Who Killed the Electric Car?
Following the death of a fellow prisoner, a group of juvenile delinquents is sent to an isolated British island. What starts as a punishment turns into a fight for survival when the young men find that they are not alone. Directed by Michael J. Bassett. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
2006 in Wilderness
In 1920s Ireland, poor workers unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to fight against Britain's Black and Tan squads sent to block Ireland's bid for independence. Damien (Cillian Murphy) abandons his career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy (Padraic Delaney), in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. But, when a promising treaty fails to hold and a civil war breaks out, Damien and Teddy find themselves on opposite sides, forced to choose between blood and country. Directed by Ken Loach. With Orla Fitzgerald. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 2006.
2006 in The Wind That Shakes the Barley
This is the true story of John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and William J. Jimeno (Michael Peña), two Port Authority police officers who rushed in to rescue people from the World Trade Center on 9/11. After the towers collapsed, McLoughlin and Jimeno were trapped themselves and later became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. This is their story, and the story of the rescuers who never gave up hope that they would be saved. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Jay Hernandez, Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Categories: Drama, History. Year: 2006.
2006 in World Trade Center
A cure is created that can turn mutants into normal human beings, which sparks outrage in the mutant community. Rogue (Anna Paquin) likes the idea, but many mutants think that there shouldn't be a cure. Magneto (Ian McKellen) still believes a war is coming and recruits a large team of mutants to stop the use of the cure. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is losing his confidence, while Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) has returned, and joins with Magneto. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Shawn Ashmore, Vinnie Jones, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn and Ben Foster. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
2006 in X-Men: The Last Stand
After their wedding, Carl (Matt Dillon) and Molly Peterson (Kate Hudson) are looking forward to settling down into their new life together. But, when Carl learns that life-long friend Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson) was fired and lost his apartment after attending the pair's wedding, he welcomes his best bud into their home. What starts out as an act of good will turns into a major annoyance when Dupree overstays his welcome and oversteps his bounds. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. With Michael Douglas and Seth Rogen. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
2006 in You, Me and Dupree