Grandma's Boy (2006)

Grandma's Boy (2006)
94 min - Comedy

A 35 year old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates.

Director: Nicholaus Goossen
Writers: Barry Wernick, Allen Covert
Stars: Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Shirley Jones



 

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
151 min - Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley



 

Open Season (2006)

Open Season (2006)
83 min - Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

Directors: Roger Allers, Jill Culton
Writers: Steve Bencich (screenplay), Ron J. Friedman (screenplay)
Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing



 

Once (2006)

Once (2006)
85 min - Drama | Music | Romance

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

Director: John Carney
Writer: John Carney
Stars: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh



 

Night at the Museum (2006)

Night at the Museum (2006)
108 min - Action | Adventure | Comedy

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Robert Ben Garant (screenplay), Thomas Lennon (screenplay)
Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais



 

Nacho Libre (2006)

Nacho Libre (2006)
92 min - Comedy | Family | Sport

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).

Director: Jared Hess
Writers: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Stars: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez



 

Monster House (2006)

Monster House (2006)
91 min - Animation | Comedy | Family

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.

Director: Gil Kenan
Writers: Dan Harmon (screenplay), Rob Schrab (screenplay)
Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke



 

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)
126 min - Action | Adventure | Thriller

Ethan Hunt comes face to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Stars: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames



 

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
110 min - Crime | Drama | Mystery

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: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.

Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: Jason Smilovic
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman



 

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
101 min - Adventure | 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
Writer: Michael Arndt
Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear



 

John Tucker Must Die (2006)

John Tucker Must Die (2006)
89 min - Comedy | Romance

Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

Director: Betty Thomas
Writer: Jeff Lowell
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel



 

Invincible (2006)

Invincible (2006)
105 min - Biography | Drama | Sport

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Director: Ericson Core
Writer: Brad Gann
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks



 

Inside Man (2006)

Inside Man (2006)
129 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller

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
Writer: Russell Gewirtz
Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster



 

Inland Empire (2006)

Inland Empire (2006)
180 min - Drama | Mystery | Thriller
As an actress starts to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world starts to become nightmarish and surreal.

Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Stars: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux



 

Idiocracy (2006)

Idiocracy (2006)
84 min - Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Director: Mike Judge
Writers: Mike Judge (story), Mike Judge (screenplay)
Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard


 

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
91 min - Animation | Action | Adventure

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, in fact, is not the last of the wooly mammoths.

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Peter Gaulke (screenplay), Gerry Swallow (screenplay)
Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary



 

Hollow Man II (2006)

Hollow Man II (2006)
Video 91 min - Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

A Seattle detective and a biologist are on the run from a dangerous invisible assassin gone rogue.

Director: Claudio Fäh (as Claudio Faeh)
Writers: Gary Scott Thompson (based on characters created by), Andrew W. Marlowe (based on characters created by), 2 more credits »
Stars: Christian Slater, Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan



 

Gridiron Gang (2006)

Gridiron Gang (2006)
125 min - Crime | Drama | Sport

Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.

Director: Phil Joanou
Writers: Jeff Maguire, Jac Flanders (film "Gridiron Gang")
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell



 

Flyboys (2006)

Flyboys (2006)
140 min - Action | Adventure | Drama

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Director: Tony Bill
Writers: Phil Sears (screenplay), Blake T. Evans (screenplay)
Stars: James Franco, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker



 

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
132 min - Drama | History | War

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: William Broyles Jr. (screenplay), Paul Haggis (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross



 

Final Destination 3 (2006)

Final Destination 3 (2006)
93 min - Horror | Thriller

In this third installment of the Final Destination series, a student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from death itself which seeks out those who escaped their fate.

Director: James Wong
Writers: Glen Morgan, James Wong
Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche



 

Failure to Launch (2006)

Failure to Launch (2006)
97 min - Comedy | Romance

A thirtysomething slacker suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl so he'll finally vacate their home.

Director: Tom Dey
Writers: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates

 

Factory Girl (2006)

Factory Girl (2006)
90 min - Biography | Drama

Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.

Director: George Hickenlooper
Writers: Captain Mauzner (screenplay), Simon Monjack (story)
Stars: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen



 

Eragon (2006)

Eragon (2006)
104 min - Action | Adventure | Family

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Writers: Peter Buchman (screenplay), Christopher Paolini (novel)
Stars: Ed Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Jeremy Irons



 

Eight Below (2006)

Eight Below (2006)
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
Writers: David DiGilio (screenplay), Toshirô Ishidô (film Nankyoku Monogatari)
Stars: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood