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The Omen (2006)

Robert Thorn is a senior American diplomat whose wife, Katherine, endures a difficult delivery where their newborn child has died. Thorn knows the news will devastate Katherine, who had suffered two previous miscarriages. The hospital priest presents Thorn with another child born that night, whose mother died in childbirth. The priest compels Thorn to take the infant boy as his own; Katherine will...

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Remake

Running Time: 105 min.

Release Date: June 6th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Produced by: Jeffrey Stott, Glenn Williamson, John Moore

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A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

After 32 years, Garrison Keillor's radio variety show is coming to an end. Set on a rainy Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, fans file into the Fitzgerald Theater to see "A Prairie Home Companion," a staple of radio station WLT, not knowing that WLT has been sold to a Texas conglomerate and that tonight's show will be the last. Backstage cast and crew assemble for one last hurrah. They include:...

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation

Running Time: 105 min.

Release Date: June 9th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for risque humor.

Distributors: Picturehouse

Cast and Credits

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Maya Rudolph, Lindsay Lohan, John C. Reilly
Produced by: William Pohlad, John Penotti, Fisher Stevens

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Princesas (2006)

Caye and Zulema, two young prostitutes in Madrid, develop a friendship based on their desire for a better life. Initially they meet when Zulema, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, steals one of Caye's customers for a lower fee, but when she finds Zulema badly beaten in her apartment, they quickly learn to support each other. While Zulema is selling herself to support her young son back home,...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.

Release Date: August 23rd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Cast and Credits

Starring: Candela Pena, Micaela Nevarez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera, Violeta Perez
Directed by: Fernando Leon de Aranoa
Produced by: Carlos de Muns, Patricia de Muns, Sergio Aguero

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The Covenant (2006)

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished; their bloodline disappearing without a trace--until now. This thriller tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spencer Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled...

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Thriller

Release Date: September 8th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Andre Lamal, James McQuaide, Roger Mincheff

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The Night Listener (2006)

A psychological thriller that revolves around the celebrated writer and popular late-night radio show host, Gabriel Noone, who develops an intense relationship with a young listener named Pete and his adopted mother, just as his own domestic life is undergoing changes. When a troubling question arises regarding the boy's identity, it causes Gabriel's ordered existence to spin wildly out of control...

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some disquieting sexual content.

Distributors: Miramax Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Joe Morton
Produced by: Michael Hogan (III), Michael Hogan, Jonathan Sehring

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The Proposition (2006)

Australian director John Hillcoat and singer Nick Cave reconvene for 2006's THE PROPOSITION, with Cave penning the screenplay and providing a soundtrack written with Dirty Three member Warren Ellis. Cave's 19th-century tale begins with the proposition of the title, as Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures fugitive brothers Charley (Guy Pearce) and Mikey Burns (Richard Wilson) at a scene of bloody...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Western

Running Time: 104 min.

Release Date: May 5th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence, and for language.

Distributors: First Look Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Guy Pearce (II), Emily Watson, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, David Wenham
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Produced by: Sara Giles, Michael Hamlyn, Chris Auty

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The Quiet (2006)

Popular cheerleader Nina Deer's seemingly unblemished suburban world is turned upside down when her parents adopt their recently orphaned goddaughter Dot. Dot's arrival delivers a blow to Nina's idyllic social life and triggers the unraveling of the family's darkest secrets. Both Nina's family and friends, including the school hunk Connor, develop and odd fascination with Dot and confide in her their...

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

Release Date: August 25th, 2006 (NY/LA)

MPAA Rating: R for strong and disturbing sexual content, a scene of violence, language, drug content and brief nudity.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Camilla Belle, Shawn Ashmore, Martin Donovan
Directed by: Jamie Babbit
Produced by: Tom Schatz, Carolyn Pfeiffer, Holly Wiersma

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Scoop (2006)

The prominent--and recently belated--U.K. journalist Joe Strombel is being mourned by his fellow colleagues. Meanwhile, even as he's frustratedly stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip, from beyond, on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer," who's still at-large in London. But how can his legwork get done now that he's dead--the answer is simple: via the very much alive Sondra...

Genres: Comedy, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content.

Distributors: Focus Features

Cast and Credits

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Woody Allen, Kevin McNally
Produced by: Stephen Tenenbaum, Jack Rollins, Charles H. Joffe

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Trust the Man Sex Addiction (2006)

A 'dramady' about rich white New Yorkers and their relationships, how they have so much time on their hands that they can't help but get into trouble and jeapardize the only thing that really matters to them. Love.

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.

Release Date: August 18th, 2006 (limited); September 8th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content.

Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes
Produced by: Marina Grasic, Evelyn O'Neill, Sidney Kimmel

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Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)

Frank Gehry is that rare kind of architect who has garnered both critical acclaim and popular recognition. His designs dramatically blur the line between art and architecture; his sketches and models are the basis for dynamic structures and unpredictable interiors. Gehry's friend, Sidney Pollack, directs this film; akin in nature to Gehry's own impromptu, free-hand style, the two men appear on film...

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: May 12th, 2006 (NY/LA)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Dennis Hopper, Philip Johnson (II), Ed Ruscha (II), Julian Schnabel, Robert Rauschenberg (II)
Produced by: Susan Lacy (II), Maya Hoffmann, Hiro Yamagata

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10th and Wolf (2006)

Based on the true-life accounts of FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone, otherwise known as "Donnie Brasco," the story of Marine Sgt. Tommy Santoro, who in 1991, thought he had left behind his family's ties to organized crime. Returning home to South Philly, he faces the biggest moral dilemma of his life as he reconnects with his brother, Vincent, and cousin Joey, who both have become something he vowed...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: August 18th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some drug content and sexuality/nudity.

Distributors: ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits

Starring: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo, Brian Dennehy
Produced by: Suzanne DeLaurentiis, Jeffrey W. Tott, Leo Rossi

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Surviving Eden (2006)

A documentary film crew captures the pitfalls and pratfalls of fame as reality show winner Dennis Flotchky is thrust into the whirlwind world of instant celebrity. Dennis, a fat, charismatically challenged assistant manager of a convenience store, becomes a contestant on reality show Surviving Eden when his roommate Sterno enters him into the casting competition as a joke. In spite of his utter lack...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.

Release Date: August 25th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violent action throughout, partial nudity and language.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Cheri Oteri, Jane Lynch, Sam Robards, Michael Panes
Directed by: Greg Pritikin
Produced by: Lisa Larrivee (II)

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You, Me and Dupree (2006)

Carl and Molly Peterson are just starting their new life together--complete with a cute house, boring neighbors, stable jobs and the routines of newlywed existence. There's just one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed new world. And his name's Dupree. Randy Dupree, Carl's oldest friend and perpetual bachelor, has found himself with nowhere to go after being fired. Carl yanks his jobless/homeless...

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.

Release Date: July 14th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity, crude humor, language and a drug reference.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Amanda Detmer
Directed by: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Produced by: Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone, Aaron Kaplan

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The Last King of Scotland (2006)

A Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world’s most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan’s brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon...

Genres: Drama and Adaptation

Running Time: 2 hrs.

Release Date: September 27th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
Produced by: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Tessa Ross

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The Guardian (2006)

After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall, is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer, who is driven to...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Drama

Release Date: September 29th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Produced by: Armyan Bernstein, Charlie Lyons, Zanne Devine