Top 10 Films of 2006
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- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie FosterA 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.
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsChristian BaleFreddy RodríguezEva LongoriaA tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsDaniel LondonWill OldhamTanya SmithTwo old pals reunite for a camping trip in Oregon's Cascade Mountains.
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De NiroThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsWill FerrellEmma ThompsonDustin HoffmanI.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKen WatanabeKazunari NinomiyaTsuyoshi IharaThe story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg KinnearA family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsBruce WillisYasiin BeyDavid MorseAn aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsJosh HartnettBen KingsleyMorgan FreemanA 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.
- DirectorWayne BeachStarsRay LiottaJolene BlalockLL Cool JA district attorney is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney and a cryptic stranger.
- DirectorRobert CaryStarsJennifer WestfeldtChris MessinaJason AlexanderA hastily married couple quickly devolve into a life of affairs, meddling parents, and therapy.
- DirectorWilliam R. BryanStarsDebbie FanOmari HardwickSufe BradshawMia Sakamoto feels trapped physically and verbally abused by men all her life, until she crosses paths with a spoken word artist Ku James. Ku is Mia's savior, guiding her to discover her inner strength, her voice. She discovers herself as he finds unconditional love.
- DirectorMark FergusStarsGuy PearcePiper PeraboWilliam FichtnerA psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
- DirectorJason WilesStarsJosh StewartAustin NicholsJason RitterThe film tells the story of five childhood friends during their last summer together in Lenexa before going to college. Their bond is tested when a disturbing secret comes to light and they are forced to set out on a quest to protect and redeem the reputation of one of their own - at whatever cost to their futures.
- DirectorEric BylerStarsDaniel CariagaKimberly-Rose WolterErik McDowellGabe and Kakela are happily engaged couple in the mountain of Calabasas, CA. Gabe works as a horse riding instructor and Kakela is a trying-to-be writer. They live in house complex with Nina who is currently separated from her husband. One day, their long-time friend Tre rushes in and asks for short stay after his break-up with his girlfriend. Two men and two women start living under the same roof began its strange journey of the relationship in a isolated world near the city.
- DirectorEric BylerStarsChris TashimaAllison SieSab ShimonoLong after their break-up, Chinese American Raymond Ding and bi-racial Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial identities, they find other suitable mates but can't stay away from each other.
- DirectorWilliam Tyler SmithStarsJeremy LondonKatheryn WinnickMirelly TaylorA married couple decides to test the boundaries of their relationship with a seductive Spanish woman. When an unlikely relationship ensues, all three are forced to rethink their definition of love.
- DirectorJafar PanahiStarsSima Mobarak-ShahiShayesteh IraniAyda SadeqiThe struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsVin DieselPeter DinklageRon SilverIn the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
- DirectorStan HarringtonStarsStan HarringtonDavid CarrenoFrank BarronJohn Palmentario is desperate NOT to follow in his father, EUGENE'S, footsteps... NOT to make the same mistakes. At 34, John, looks back on his life as a paid thug who won't kill or carry a gun and realizes that his life is not such a far cry from that of his father's. John buys a ring and tells his best-friend and assistant, ANDY, he's ready to quit and marry his girlfriend, GIGI. Stunned, Andy convinces him to do just 2 more jobs so that he can get settled but John 's life is suddenly turned around with the appearance of a mysterious, Mexican, CRUZ. Can John make the choices to change his life, or is it BRED IN THE BONE?
- DirectorStan HarringtonStarsStan HarringtonJohn SaxonRick PetersScientist, Alexander Tom thought he had it all, great wife, great house, career... that was until the death of his best friend and a random affair with an anonymous woman force him to re-evaluate everything. In the ensuing days his relationships with his father, his wife, his co-worker and Walela, the mysterious woman, contribute to his edification that life is riddled with intangibles, that complacency and routine have deadened him and that despite his scientific understanding of life, there are other forces at play.
- DirectorHo-Cheung PangStarsChapman ToIsabella LeongJosie HoA Macao police officer's bachelor life is interrupted by the daughter he never knew he fathered.
- DirectorOxide Chun PangStarsCharlene ChoiShawn YueIsabella LeongWinnie Leung is a lonely woman that likes to make puppets and write her diary, and she misses her boy-friend Seth Lau, who left her after breaking up their relationship. Winnie leaves messages in his mail box and unsuccessfully tries to contact him in his job. When she meets Ray Fan, she tells him that his resemblance with Seth is amazing. Ray moves to her place and when Winnie's next door snoopy neighbors calls the police because of the smell in her apartment, a dark secret is disclosed in her diary.
- DirectorJeff LipskyStarsJustin KirkJulianne NicholsonChelsea AltmanA story of one couple falling in and out of love.
- DirectorBruce TerrisStarsLance ReddickMichael McGloneNutsa KukhianidzeA tangled story of three men's lives on the gritty streets of Chicago: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a ruthless politician who destroys everything in the way of his ambition.
- DirectorAnthony LoverStarsVanessa WilliamsTatum O'NealNashawn KearseMy Brother is an inner city story of two impoverished boys and mother, L'Tisha, finds herself in a tragic situation.
- DirectorChad LoweStarsWilliam HurtRita WilsonBrett DavernAn entire family comes of age during the early 1970s.
- DirectorTerry GreenStarsTimothy HuttonDavid StrathairnLeelee SobieskiTwo young women accuse nine black youths of rape in the segregated South.
- DirectorKatherine DieckmannStarsPaul RuddKen MarinoMaura TierneyA story about a tight-knit group of friends, who try to maintain their small-town way of life in the face of enormous changes in 1970s Long Island.
- DirectorQ. Allan BrockaStarsDerek MagyarGeorge JonsonPatrick BauchauA successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
- DirectorDavid LanglitzStarsRutger HauerMatthew DavisDagmara DominczykA thought-provoking drama about the power that a famous university professor holds over his students and assistants.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsKarolina GruszkaKrzysztof MajchrzakGrace ZabriskieAs an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
- DirectorCarl GilliardStarsTony WintersAkeem SmithVeronica ThompsonThe award winning producers of the award winning, cult classic film, RETIRING TATIANA are back with this highly experimental screen adaptation of Anthony Lovell Winters' hilarious hit play, "Section 8". Proverbial skeletons are dragged from the family closet when deadbeat dad (Tony Winters) and his college bound son (Akeem Smith) are forced under the same roof of the fathers shabby, low income apartment. The laughter soon gives way to tears as schemes are hatched, aliances tested and long held secrets revealed.
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsMel GibsonGregg HenryMaria BelloPorter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.
- DirectorD.B. SweeneyStarsJohn C. McGinleyD.B. SweeneyNed BellamyThree guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger.
- DirectorTy HodgesStarsErik AudeAmy Correa BellTaisha Monique ClarkPlagued by bad influences, bad choices and bad people, Miles finds himself in a seemingly hopeless set of circumstances. When a beautiful friend with an equally beautiful spirit shows him how to find his faith, Miles learns to trust a force greater than himself to face and overcome impossible odds.
- DirectorAlfredo Rodriguez de VillaStarsRoselyn SanchezBill DukeD.B. SweeneyFamily: a necessary burden. Amaryllis Campos is young and beautiful, a classically trained dancer delivering pizzas in Puerto Rico, living with her parents and her drug-selling chump of a boyfriend, her dream deferred. When family tragedy and betrayal hit in the same week, she goes to New York with help from an unlikely friend. There, she lucks into an apartment and befriends an elderly neighbor. She looks for work, taking a job at a strip club. By day, she answers casting calls; at night, she's a hit at the Club Labrador. When the possibility of romance appears unexpectedly, Amaryllis must choose between its promise and the faint shadow of her dream.
- DirectorMichael AntonStarsSean SweeneyChris LeoneWill StanfillFour small town high school stoners get into trouble with the local drug lord GRIM when they run over his beloved dog SUMO, he gives them 48 hours to steal 25 pounds of medicinal marijuana being shipped to the local medical school or they're dead.
- DirectorMurray RobinsonStarsJohn SchukDavid DempsterJacob PittsPeter is studying to be a Jesuit priest when he is sent to the Gulf Coast to work at a soup kitchen with an older priest and Jill, a beautiful volunteer who makes him rethink taking his vows.
- DirectorDaniel MonzónStarsTimothy HuttonLucía JiménezDavid KellyA sci-fi writer (Hutton) is invited to an island for a conference, only to discover that he's been lured into a trap.
- DirectorSteve TaylorStarsMichael W. SmithJeff Obafemi CarrJ. Don FergusonEthan Jenkins (Michael W. Smith) and Jake Sanders (introducing Jeff Obafemi Carr) are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. White and well-to-do Ethan is comfortable in his music ministry at the media-savvy suburban mega-church, The Rock; Jake is a street smart African-American who ministers to the gang members, teen mothers, and drug addicts of the urban Second Chance. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough neighborhood and forced to work side by side, Ethan discovers there is no boundary between the streets and the sanctuary. But can the faith these two men share overcome the prejudices that divide them to give themselves and a struggling urban church a second chance?
- DirectorNeal MillerStarsAlan ArkinLauren HollyGlenne HeadlyA comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton).
- DirectorRhett SmithStarsMichael NaughtonEthan SandlerRoy JenkinsThe original intent of this documentary was to tell the story of a couple preparing for their wedding day. During the filming, things took a dramatic and unexpected turn when a mysterious worldwide phenomenon was uncovered. International outcry from governmental agencies, civic groups and private organizations has threatened to thwart this film's release. After careful consideration, the filmmakers remain steadfast in their commitment and moral obligation to expose the truth. The following story is real.
- DirectorScott DackoStarsJohn SheaMary Stuart MastersonHenry SimmonsWhen a disillusioned GI, an ex-prostitute and a small-time crook come under the spell of a charismatic, radical, left-wing academic, a terrorist cell emerges in our own backyard. Meet The Insurgents.