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Let's Go To Prison (2006)

When the son of a judge and a man the judge has sentenced to prison end up incarcerated together, the criminal decides to take the naive young man under his wing and school him in the ways of corruption and thievery.

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: November 22nd, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content, some violence and drug material.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, David Koechner, Chi McBride
Directed by: Bob Oden***k
Produced by: Debra Grieco Bergman, Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach

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So Much So Fast (2006)

At 29, Stephen Heywood discovers he has the paralyzing neural disorder ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Filmed over 5 years, the documentary chronicles one family's ferocious response to an orphan disease: the kind of disease drug companies ignore because there's not enough profit in curing it. In reaction, and with no medical background, Stephen's brother Jamie creates a guerilla-science research...

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 27 min.

Release Date: October 11th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Balcony Releasing, West City Films, Inc.
Cast and Credits

Starring: Stephen Heywood
Directed by: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan (II)
Produced by: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan (II)

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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)

Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager, or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider, disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service MI6. Uncle Ian had actually prepared Alex for a career in espionage by encouraging his hobbies, and with Alex's skills in languages, scuba diving, mountaineering...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 87 min.

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action violence and some peril.

Distributors: The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Robbie Coltrane, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy
Directed by: Geoffrey Sax
Produced by: Hilary Dugdale, Nigel Green (II), Andreas Schmid

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The Grudge 2 (2006)

In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Sequel

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence, and some sensuality.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Teresa Palmer, Jennifer Beals
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Produced by: Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Joe Drake

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Flicka (2006)

16-year-old Katy McLaughlin dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on her father’s ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But Katy’s father wants more for her, insisting that Katy go to college. Katy finds a wild mustang, which she names Flicka, and sets out to make her a riding horse. But Flicka and Katy are more alike than she could have imagined. Like Katy, Flicka has a disdain for authority...

Genres: Drama, Kids/Family and Remake

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Ryan Kwanten, Maria Bello, Danny Pino
Directed by: Michael Mayer
Produced by: Gil Netter, Kevin Halloran

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Man of the Year (2006)

Acerbic performer Tom Dobbs has made his career out of skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation on his talk show. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night after night--until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run for president himself? After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him on the ballot. Hot on the campaign trail,...

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Robin Williams, Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum, Lewis Black
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Produced by: Guy McElwaine, David Coatsworth, Robert N. Fried

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Accepted (2006)

High school senior Bartleby "B" Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges, which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents and get noticed by dream girl Monica? Simple. Open his own...

Genres: Comedy and Teen

Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.

Release Date: August 18th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sexual material and drug content.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer
Directed by: Steve Pink
Produced by: Louis G. Friedman, Brian Lutz, Mark Perez

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American Hardcore (2006)

Generally unheralded at the time, the early-80s Hardcore Punk Rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for Hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music--it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted...

Genres: Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

Release Date: September 22nd, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sex and drug references.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Adolescents (II), Bad Brains (II), Black Flag, Circle Jerks (II), DOA
Directed by: Paul Rachman
Produced by: Paul Rachman, Steven Blush

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Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)

Down on the farm, the farmer thinks he's in charge, keeping all the animals safe and sound. But when the farmer is out of sight, the lookout sheep shouts "Clear!" and all of the barnyard animals spring up on two legs, walk, talk, watch TV, and orchestrate practical jokes. For Otis the cow that last one is the most important. He and his best friends--Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the rooster,...

Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Animation

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild peril and rude humor.

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kevin James, Courteney Cox Arquette, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, Wanda Sykes
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Produced by: Julia Pistor, Aaron Parry, Steve Oedekerk

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The Bridesmaid (2006)

Handsome young Philippe, still living at home with his mother and two sisters, has a promising career ahead of him. At the wedding of his sister Sophie, he meets her stunning but strangely aloof bridesmaid, Senta--and it is love at first sight. But Senta's life and past are shrouded in mystery, and she tells him stories about herself that seem unbelievable. Then she declares that as proof of their...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: First Run Features

Cast and Credits

Starring: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Bernard Le Coq, Solene Bouton
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Produced by: Antonio Passalia, Patrick Godeau, Alfred Hurmer

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Brothers of the Head (2006)

The odyssey of conjoined twins Tom and Barry Howe who were plucked from obscurity by a 1970s music promoter and groomed into a boy band. Grappling with impossible love, artistic rivalry, and a dark inner life, the twins embrace their freakishness and spit it back in the form of searing Punk Rock.

Genres: Art/Foreign and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, drug use and sexuality.

Distributors: IFC Films, Fuse (NETWORK)
Cast and Credits

Starring: Luke Treadaway, Harry Treadaway, Bryan Dick, Sean Harris, Jane Horrocks
Directed by: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Produced by: Peter Carlton, Kate Ogborn, Tessa Ross

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Changing Times (2006)

Thirty years after their romance ended, a man tries to win back the first love of his life. When he finds her again, he discovers she has changed much more than he could have imagined. Antoine Lavau, a French construction engineer, arrives to supervise a project. But his real motive is to find and re-conquer the woman who was his first and greatest love 30 years before. However, Cecile is married and...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

Release Date: December 8, 2004 Limited

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Koch Lorber Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Gilbert Melki, Lubna Azabal, Malik Zidi
Directed by: Andre Techine
Produced by: Paulo Branco

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Conversations With Other Women (2006)

When a man and a woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension between them seems spontaneous. But as the conversation deepens, their previous life together is gradually revealed. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 84 min.

Release Date: August 11th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content.

Distributors: Fabrication Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Wilde, Nora Zehetner, Erik Eidem
Directed by: Hans Canosa
Produced by: Kwesi Collisson, Kerry Barden, Bill McCutchen (II)

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The Marine (2006)

John Triton is a heroic Marine who returns home after being discharged--against his will--from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by a merciless criminal named Rome. With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission.

Genres: Action/Adventure and Drama

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Drew Powell, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick
Directed by: John Bonito
Produced by: Vince McMahon, Matt Carroll (III), Joel Simon

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

An aspiring composer of humble means, 23-year-old Anna Holtz is seeking inspiration and career advancement in the world's music capital, Vienna. A student at the music conservatory, she is recommended for a position at a venerated publisher, and, in a fortuitous turn of events, orchestrates an opportunity to work beside the greatest, most mercurial artist alive - Ludwig van Beethoven. When the skeptical...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.

Release Date: November 10th, 2006 (limited)

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Diane Kruger, Ed Harris, Joe Anderson (III), Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
Produced by: Ernst Goldschmidt, Marina Grasic, Andreas Schmid