Movies - 2006
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1. Glory Road (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Director: James Gartner | Stars: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight
Votes: 48,774 | Gross: $42.64M
Out 1/13/06, On DVD 6/6/06
2. Hoodwinked! (2005)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Woodsman and Granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter.
Directors: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton, Jim Belushi
Votes: 66,219 | Gross: $51.39M
Out 1/13/06, On DVD 4/25/06
3. Tristan + Isolde (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara
Votes: 54,263 | Gross: $14.73M
Out 1/13/06, On DVD 4/25/06
4. Annapolis (2006)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg
Votes: 21,904 | Gross: $17.13M
Out 1/27/06, On DVD 6/27/06
5. Factotum (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Didier Flamand
Votes: 15,025 | Gross: $0.81M
Out 2/3/06, On DVD 12/19/06
6. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell
Votes: 58,478 | Gross: $5.13M
Out 2/3/06, On DVD 6/13/06
7. Firewall (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany, Carly Schroeder
Votes: 59,596 | Gross: $48.75M
Out 2/10/06, ON DVD 6/6/06
8. The Pink Panther (2006)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Bumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 92,416 | Gross: $82.23M
Out 2/10/06, On DVD 6/13/06
9. Eight Below (2006)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 68,324 | Gross: $81.61M
Out 2/17/06, DVD 6/10/06
10. Freedomland (2006)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard
Votes: 17,193 | Gross: $12.51M
Out 2/17/06, On DVD 5/30/06
11. Winter Passing (2005)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An editor offers actress/bartender Reese $100,000 for her late mom's letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them and finds her dad living in the garage while two strangers live in the house.
Director: Adam Rapp | Stars: Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Darrell Larson
Votes: 8,897 | Gross: $0.10M
Out 2/17/06, On DVD 5/16/06
12. Ask the Dust (2006)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 10,084 | Gross: $0.74M
Out 3/10/06, On DVD 7/25/06
13. Failure to Launch (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates, Terry Bradshaw
Votes: 85,740 | Gross: $88.72M
Out 3/10/06, On DVD 6/27/06, Saw 6/30/06
14. The Shaggy Dog (2006)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Craig Kilborn, Zena Grey
Votes: 20,152 | Gross: $61.12M
Out 3/10/06, On DVD 8/1/06, Saw 10/7/06.
15. Don't Come Knocking (2005)
R | 122 min | Drama, Music
An aging cowboy movie star deserts a film set and tries to reconnect with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in thirty years, only to learn that he has a child he never knew about.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, James Roday Rodriguez
Votes: 7,908 | Gross: $0.44M
Out 3/17/06, On DVD 8/8/06
16. She's the Man (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 175,531 | Gross: $2.34M
Out 3/17/06, On DVD 7/18/06, Saw in theater 4/9/06
17. The Child (2005)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione
Votes: 19,389 | Gross: $0.65M
Out 3/24/06, On DVD 8/15/06
18. Inside Man (2006)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 397,267 | Gross: $88.51M
Out 3/24/06, On DVD 8/8/06, Saw 9/10/06
19. Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
This down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York tells the story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife.
Director: John Turturro | Stars: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 12,827 | Gross: $0.54M
Out 3/24/06, ON DVD 2/12/08
20. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden
Votes: 228,801 | Gross: $24.79M
Out 3/24/06, On DVD 10/3/06, Saw 12/17/06
21. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny is not in fact the last of the woolly mammoths.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott
Votes: 296,286 | Gross: $195.33M
Out 3/31/06, Saw 4/16/06
22. Friends with Money (2006)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack
Votes: 32,100 | Gross: $13.37M
Out 4/7/06, On DVD 8/29/06, Saw 9/17/06
23. Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. Under constant surveillance by Detective Brikowski and assassin Goodkat, he must get them before they get him.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu
Votes: 325,428 | Gross: $22.50M
Out 4/17/06, On DVD 9/12/06
24. On a Clear Day (2005)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.
Director: Gaby Dellal | Stars: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Billy Boyd, Sean McGinley
Votes: 3,404 | Gross: $0.19M
Out 4/7/06, ON DVD 7/11/06
25. Take the Lead (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music
A dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
Director: Liz Friedlander | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 26,640 | Gross: $34.74M
OUt 4/7/06, On DVD 8/29/06
26. The Sisters (2005)
R | 113 min | Drama
Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile relationships in their own lives.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Maria Bello, Erika Christensen, Steven Culp
Votes: 1,054
Out 4/14/06, ON DVD 6/13/06
27. The Wild (2006)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Director: Steve 'Spaz' Williams | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo
Votes: 27,628 | Gross: $37.38M
Out 4/14/06, On DVD 9/12/06
28. American Dreamz (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 25,225 | Gross: $7.19M
Out 4/21/06, On DVD 10/17/06, Saw 12/16/06
29. The Sentinel (2006)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Secret Service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the President. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division agent.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria
Votes: 52,303 | Gross: $36.28M
Out 4/21/06, On DVD 8/29/06, Saw 9/30/06
30. Stick It (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
After a run-in with the law, Haley is forced to return to the world from which she fled years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman, Haley's rebellious attitude slowly gives way to a team spirit.
Director: Jessica Bendinger | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Lengies, Nikki SooHoo
Votes: 30,402 | Gross: $26.87M
On DVD 4/21/06, Out 9/19/06, Saw 12/30/06
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