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Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. The inspiring photo capturing that moment...

Genres: Drama and War

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures International, DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell, Ben Walker
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Produced by: Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, Robert Lorenz

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Marie Antoinette (2006)

When betrothed to King Louis XVI, the naïve and beautiful, Austrian-born Marie Antoinette enters the opulent French court, which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. Without guidance, adrift in a dangerous world, the young girl rebels against the isolated atmosphere of Versailles and becomes France's most misunderstood monarch. Stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned, and ultimately beheaded...

Genres: Drama, Adaptation and Biopic

Running Time: 2 hrs. 3 min.

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: ***sten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Asia Argento, Rip Torn, Molly Shannon
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Produced by: Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Rassam

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The Prestige (2006)

It all begins in rapidly changing, turn-of-the-century London. At a time when magicians are idols and celebrities of the highest order, two young magicians set out to carve their own paths to fame. The flashy, sophisticated Robert Angier is a consummate entertainer, while the rough-edged purist Alfred Borden is a creative genius who lacks the panache to showcase his magical ideas. They start out as...

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and disturbing images.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: William Tyrer, Chris J. Ball, Valerie Dean

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20 Centimetres (2006)

A narcoleptic transvestite who yearns to become a transsexual. During her sleep fits, she dreams she's the center of song-and-dance numbers.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: TLA Releasing
Cast and Credits

Starring: Mónica Cervera, Pablo Puyol, Miguel O'Dogherty, Concha Galan, Lola Dueñas
Directed by: Ramon Salazar
Produced by: Carlos Batres, Jose Maria Calleja, Iker Monfort

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Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006)

An impulsive sexual encounter from her past haunts Amy, an otherwise seemingly normal young woman who is adored by her parents and golden-boy fiancé, John. Her future looks bright until John suggests they tell each other their darkest secrets--things they have never told anyone. When Amy finally relents and reveals her secret, all hell breaks loose.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.

Release Date: October 20th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong and aberrant sexual content, drug use and language.

Distributors: Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French, Jack Plotnick
Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait
Produced by: Marty Pasetta Jr, Sarah de Sa Rego

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The Protector (2006)

Kham's life is turned upside down when an international mafia syndicate, based in Australia, captures his two beloved elephants and smuggles them thousands of kilometers away to Sydney. The two elephants are far more than mere animals to Kham and his father; they are part of his family and were being prepared to be presented as a token of devotion to his Majesty the King of Thailand. The only way Kham...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.

Release Date: September 8th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content.

Distributors: The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao, Bongkot Kongmalai, Jin Xing, Johnny Nguyen
Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew
Produced by: Piyaluck Mahatanasap, Somsak Techaratanaprasert, Prachya Pinkaew

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Half Nelson (2006)

A unique relationship develops between a white schoolteacher, his African-American student and a local drug dealer.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.

Release Date: August 11th, 2006 (NY/LA)

MPAA Rating: R for drug content throughout, language and some sexuality.

Distributors: ThinkFilm

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Curnen, Karen Chilton
Directed by: Ryan Fleck
Produced by: Doug Dey, Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz

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John Tucker Must Die (2006)

When three popular girls from different cliques discover they've all been dating the school stud, they band together to seek revenge. Despite the jerk's charm and ever-growing popularity, the girls cleverly scheme with the help of the inconspicuous new girl in town, to soil his reputation and break his heart.

Genres: Comedy and Romance

Running Time: 87 min.

Release Date: July 28th, 2006 (wide)

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

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Produced by: Karen Lunder, Marc S. Fischer, Michael Birnbaum

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The Wicker Man (2006)

Out patrolling a California highway, police officer Edward Malus stops a station wagon to return a little girl's lost doll. Moments later, a runaway truck slams into the station wagon, igniting it into a fiery wreck with the mother and child trapped inside. Edwards fails to save them before the car explodes--and then spends months of his life choking down pills to get the image of their faces out of...

Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake

Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Produced by: Avi Lerner, George Furla, JoAnne Sellar

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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

Exploring the Moon was humankind⿿s most incredible journey. Between theyears of 1969 and 1972, seven spacecraft traveled nearly a quarter-million milesthrough space, providing a select group of highly trained men the chance to stepout into the unknown and explore the surface of the Earth⿿s closest neighbor inthe solar system. Their expeditions were odds-defying.Only 12 have walked on the Moon....

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 40 min.

Release Date: September 23, 2005 Limited

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IMAX Corporation

Cast and Credits

Starring: Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
Directed by: Mark Cowen
Produced by: Mark Herzog, Hugh Murray, Tom Hanks

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Sherrybaby (2006)

After serving a three-year prison sentence, a young woman quickly discovers that coming back to the world she left behind is far more difficult than she had planned.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

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

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IFC Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Giancarlo Esposito, Sam Bottoms, Brad Henke, Bridget Barkan
Directed by: Laurie Collyer
Produced by: Peter Saraf, Jeb Brody, Lemore Syvan

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

The story traces John Lennon's life from the period 1966 to 1976, where Lennon transforms into an antiwar activist, one in constant conflict with the U.S. government and its views.

Genres: Documentary, Politics/Religion and War

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: September 15th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, violent images and drug references.

Distributors: Lionsgate

Cast and Credits

Starring: Carl Bernstein (II), Noam Chomsky, Walter Cronkite, Angela Davis (II), Ron Kovic
Directed by: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld (II)
Produced by: Sandra Stern, Kevin Beggs, Tom Ortenberg

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The Queen (2006)

A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997. In the immediate aftermath of the Princess's passing, the tightly contained,...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

Release Date: September 30th, 2006 (NY)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.

Distributors: Miramax Films
Cast and Credits

Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Produced by: Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Scott Rudin

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Queens (2006)

A contemporary ensemble comedy that finds five headstrong mothers coping with the personal family conflicts surrounding the impending marriages of their gay sons. As these five very different women deal with their own desires, prejudices and history they attempt to survive the weekend as sex, anger, bigotry and love hilariously clash in this ultimate wedding film about the strength of love and the...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.

Release Date: August 25th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, brief nudity and language.

Distributors: Regent Releasing, Warner Bros. Pictures International
Cast and Credits

Starring: Marisa Paredes, Veronica Forque, Carmen Maura, Mercedes Sampietro, Betiana Blum (II)
Directed by: Manuel Gomez Pereira
Produced by: Manuel Gomez Pereira, Jose Luis Escolar

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Red Doors (2006)

Red Doors follows the lives of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the Connecticut suburbs. Ed Wong is nearing retirement in less than a month and plots to escape his mundane life by fleeing to a Buddhist monastery; however, the madcap lives of his three rebellious daughters change his plans…

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

MPAA Rating: R for sexual situations.

Distributors: Polychrome Pictures
Cast and Credits

Starring: Kathy Shao-Lin Lee, Jacqueline Kim, Elaine Kao, Tzi Ma, Freda Foh Shen (II)
Directed by: Georgia Lee
Produced by: Lowell Bryan, Austin S. Lin, Greg Nihon