My Favorite Movies from 2006
by jgiles-367-954534 | created - 22 Jan 2018 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicThese are my favorite movies from 2006 that I still love today.
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1. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 517,809 | Gross: $59.89M
2. Little Children (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Votes: 116,715 | Gross: $5.46M
3. Poseidon (2006)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, Josh Lucas
Votes: 110,375 | Gross: $60.67M
4. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard
Votes: 144,614 | Gross: $34.02M
5. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 91,885 | Gross: $2.69M
6. 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: 32,111 | Gross: $13.37M
7. United 93 (2006)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, History
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas, J.J. Johnson
Votes: 110,920 | Gross: $31.57M
8. Final Destination 3 (2006)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Wendy Christensen and a group of teens who escaped a fatal roller-coaster crash face a bloody date with Death.
Director: James Wong | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson
Votes: 153,657 | Gross: $54.10M
9. Paris, I Love You (2006)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented, and awakened.
Directors: Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydès, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Leonor Watling, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 74,542 | Gross: $4.86M
10. Bobby (I) (2006)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 42,806 | Gross: $11.24M
11. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Family
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
Director: Doug Atchison | Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 21,618 | Gross: $18.81M
12. Karla (2006)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs
Votes: 6,339
13. Fast Food Nation (2006)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
An examination of the health risks involved in the fast food industry as well as its environmental and social consequences.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama
Votes: 25,141 | Gross: $1.00M
14. Hollywoodland (2006)
R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 35,949 | Gross: $14.42M
15. Hoot (2006)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.
Director: Wil Shriner | Stars: Logan Lerman, Luke Wilson, Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 8,794 | Gross: $8.08M
16. The Dead Girl (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie
Votes: 16,195 | Gross: $0.02M
17. The Woods (2006)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery
Set in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her disinterested parents.
Director: Lucky McKee | Stars: Lauren Birkell, Agnes Bruckner, Jane Gilchrist, Emma Campbell
Votes: 12,374
18. Driving Lessons (2006)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Julie Walters, Fay Cohen
Votes: 11,031 | Gross: $0.24M
19. Jindabyne (2006)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.
Director: Ray Lawrence | Stars: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis
Votes: 7,075 | Gross: $0.40M
20. Abominable (2006)
R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man, crippled in a climbing accident, returns to his cabin in the woods as part of his rehabilitation, but he wasn't prepared for the imminent onslaught.
Director: Ryan Schifrin | Stars: Matt McCoy, Haley Joel, Christien Tinsley, Karin Anna Cheung
Votes: 4,945
21. Relative Strangers (2006)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.
Director: Greg Glienna | Stars: Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell
Votes: 4,410
22. Two Weeks (2006)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodbye. Instead, they find themselves trapped-- together -- for two weeks.
Director: Steve Stockman | Stars: Sally Field, Ben Chaplin, Julianne Nicholson, Lauren Aboulafia
Votes: 2,336 | Gross: $0.05M
23. The Lost (II) (2006)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
19-year-old Ray Pye murders two young women. Four years later, detective Charlie Schilling knows that Ray did it. He just needs to prove it. Meanwhile, Ray has met his match in a new girl in town, Katherine Wallace.
Director: Chris Sivertson | Stars: Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning
Votes: 2,890
24. Dreamland (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama
A young woman who lives in a desert trailer park must choose between caring for her hapless father and sick friend or fulfilling her own destiny.
Director: Jason Matzner | Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, Justin Long, John Corbett
Votes: 2,526 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Midnight Clear (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
Faith Comes in Unexpected Places. Based on the story by the New York Times Best-Selling Author of the Left Behind Series, Jerry B. Jenkins.
Director: Dallas Jenkins | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, K Callan, Kirk B.R. Woller, Mary Thornton
Votes: 855
26. Bonneville (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.
Director: Christopher N. Rowley | Stars: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Robert Conder
Votes: 2,859 | Gross: $0.49M
27. Fingerprints (2006)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Fresh out of rehab, a young woman moves back in with her parents and sister, and soon becomes involved in a mystery that has left people in her town paralyzed.
Director: Harry Basil | Stars: Leah Pipes, Kristin Cavallari, Josh Henderson, Andrew Lawrence
Votes: 2,743
28. Local Color (2006)
R | 107 min | Drama
A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic ... See full summary »
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, Ray Liotta, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 1,788 | Gross: $0.05M
29. Saving Shiloh (2006)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
Marty Preston and Judd Travers must join together to clear the latter's name after he is accused of killing a man he once fought in a bar.
Director: Sandy Tung | Stars: Scott Wilson, Gerald McRaney, Jason Dolley, Ann Dowd
Votes: 943
30. Trapped Ashes (2006)
R | 105 min | Horror
Seven strangers on a Hollywood movie studio tour are trapped inside an infamous House of Horror and forced to tell their most terrifying stories to get out alive.
Directors: Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante, John Gaeta, Monte Hellman, Ken Russell | Stars: Jayce Bartok, Henry Gibson, Lara Harris, Scott Lowell
Votes: 1,805
31. Alpha Dog (2006)
R | 122 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Johnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis
Votes: 107,950 | Gross: $15.23M
32. Even Money (I) (2006)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, Nick Cannon, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 4,790 | Gross: $0.06M
33. Bug (2006)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins
Votes: 37,795 | Gross: $7.01M
34. The Night Listener (2006)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
Director: Patrick Stettner | Stars: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton
Votes: 16,006 | Gross: $7.83M
35. Come Early Morning (2006)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A thirty-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.
Director: Joey Lauren Adams | Stars: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason T. Davis
Votes: 2,771 | Gross: $0.12M
36. The Hottest State (2006)
R | 117 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
Director: Ethan Hawke | Stars: Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Laura Linney, Daniel Ross Owens
Votes: 2,896 | Gross: $0.03M
37. 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: 68,351 | Gross: $81.61M
38. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe
Votes: 560,401 | Gross: $163.57M
39. The Lake House (2006)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Director: Alejandro Agresti | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Votes: 157,610 | Gross: $52.33M
40. Guilty Hearts (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama
Six short stories from the heart and what made them bleed....
Directors: George Augusto, Savina Dellicour, Phil Dornfeld, Ravi Kumar, Benjamin Ross, Paul Black, Krystoff Przykucki | Stars: Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Julie Delpy, Andrea Di Stefano
Votes: 831
41. Steel City (2006)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During a Midwestern winter, two working-class brothers must cope with their recently incarcerated father.
Director: Brian Jun | Stars: Jamie Anne Allman, Marcus Atkins, Raymond J. Barry, Kristian Best
Votes: 630 | Gross: $0.01M
42. Home of the Brave (2006)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, War
Three soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.
Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley
Votes: 11,242 | Gross: $0.05M
43. Miss Potter (2006)
PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 32,008 | Gross: $2.98M
44. The Visitation (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
The Visitation reveals a small town torn apart by supernatural events involving a mysterious stranger and his unsolved past.
Director: Robby Henson | Stars: Martin Donovan, Edward Furlong, Kelly Lynch, Randy Travis
Votes: 2,777
45. Fido (2006)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
In an Earthly world resembling the 1950s, a cloud of space radiation has shrouded the planet, resulting in the dead becoming zombies that desire live human flesh. A company called Zomcon ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Currie | Stars: Kesun Loder, Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Kaye
Votes: 30,139 | Gross: $0.30M
46. The Pumpkin Karver (2006)
R | 90 min | Horror
After mistaking him for a masked killer, Jonathan fatally stabbed his sister's boyfriend on Halloween. One year later to the day, the siblings find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer.
Director: Robert Mann | Stars: Michael Zara, Amy Weber, Brian Kary, Bryan Jamerson
Votes: 1,634
47. Falling for Grace (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets her Prince Charming. Nothing is as it seems absorbing drama. What will happen to this Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight?
Director: Fay Ann Lee | Stars: Christine Baranski, Laura Benanti, Lewis Black, Jeff Blumenkrantz
Votes: 761
48. Gray Matters (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Gray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. Their social life is too insular, so they head ... See full summary »
Director: Sue Kramer | Stars: Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon
Votes: 7,336 | Gross: $0.06M
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