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Notes on a Scandal (2006)

When Sheba Hart joins St. George's as the new art teacher, Barbara Covett senses a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation

Release Date: December 27th, 2006 (limited)

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

Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Produced by: Redmond Morris, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox

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Alpha Dog (2007)

Based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, the youngest man to ever be on the F.B.I.'s most wanted list.

Genres: Drama and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 57 min.

Release Date: January 12th, 2007

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug use and language, strong violence, sexuality and nudity.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution, Universal Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Emile Hirsch
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Produced by: Steven Markoff, Robert Geringer, Avram Kaplan

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Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

Ten-year-old Arthur has a lot on his plate: a real estate developer is about to snap up his grandma's home--and there's no way Arthur's going to hang around for his parents or grandparents to sort out the problem. Maybe the solution lies in his grandpa's treasure, which is hidden somewhere on the "other side" in the land of the Minimoys. The creatures that inhabit this world are just a tenth of an...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation

Release Date: December 15th, 2006 (LA); January 12th, 2007 (wide)

Distributors: The Weinstein Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Calvin 'Snoop Dogg' Broadus, David Bowie, Penny Balfour
Directed by: Luc Besson
Produced by: Luc Besson, Emmanuel Prevost

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Pathfinder (2007)

A thousand years in the past, a young Norse boy is left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior wages a personal war to stop the Vikings⿿ trail of death and destruction. Forging his own path,...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Remake

Release Date: January 12th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence throughout.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ken Watanabe, Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown
Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Produced by: Rick Alvarez, John Jacobsen, Lee Nelson

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Stomp the Yard (2007)

DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. When adapting to his new environment proves difficult, DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street-style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship. Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's...

Genres: Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Teen

Release Date: January 12th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Ne-Yo , Courtney B. Vance, Meagan Good
Directed by: Sylvain White
Produced by: Rob Hardy, William Packer

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The Dead Girl (2006)

The murdered body of a young woman named Krista is found by Arden, a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother. This leads to Leah, a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista's body appears on her gurney. The story continues with Ruth, who in the midst of a long and intense love/hate relationship with her husband, discovers...

Genres: Drama and Thriller

Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.

Release Date: December 29th, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, grisly images and sexuality/nudity.

Distributors: First Look Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Byrne
Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Produced by: David Scott Rubin, Eric Reid (III), Terry A. McKay

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Factory Girl (2006)

The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl's dream. Rich, ambitious and breathtakingly beautiful, Edie's life changes forever when she meets Andy Warhol, New York's most famous artist, and the man who will transform this trust fund baby into the Big Apple's most dazzling Superstar. At the center of this exciting and decadent new world is The Factory, Warhol's downtown loft, a place...

Genres: Drama and Biopic

Release Date: December 29th, 2006 (limited)

Distributors: The Weinstein Company , MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Guy Pearce, Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Meredith Ostrom
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Produced by: J. Malcolm Petal, Kimberly C. Anderson, Simon Monjack

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Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

An amnesiac janitor, who is duped into thinking he is an undercover agent, is subconsciously carrying a secret that can link the FBI with an arms scandal.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Drama

Release Date: January 5th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence.

Distributors: New Line Cinema

Cast and Credits

Starring: Cedric The Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Callum Keith Rennie, DeRay Davis
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Produced by: Lucy Liu, A.J. Dix, Anthony Rhulen

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Freedom Writers (2007)

A dedicated California teacher finds a way to unify her disadvantaged, racially divided students, and to improve their grasp of academics, partly by having them keep journals about their violent, troubled lives.

Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Teen

Release Date: January 12th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language.

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Scott Glenn, Mario , Robert Wisdom
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
Produced by: Hilary Swank, Tracey Durning, Danny DeVito

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The Hitcher (2007)

A young man driving across country becomes prey for a cunning serial killer, who blames all his murders on the young man.

Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake

Release Date: January 19th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.

Distributors: Rogue Pictures (Focus)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Kyle Davis, Neal McDonough, Zachary Knighton
Directed by: Dave Meyers
Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller

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Happily N'Ever After (2007)

When the wizard in charge of Fairy Tale World goes on holiday Cinderella's wicked stepmother takes over the world, which is home to characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel.

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation

Release Date: January 5th, 2007 (wide)

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

Distributors: Lionsgate

Cast and Credits

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick
Directed by: Paul Bolger
Produced by: Rainer Soehnlein, Ralph Kamp, Louise Goodsill

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The Italian (2007)

It's a pretty tall order to ask a six-year-old to suddenly take on responsibility for his own life. The questions facing Vanya are really tough: does he want to live a comfortable life as an adopted child of a loving family in Italy? After all, for an abandoned Russian child like Vanya it really doesn't sound like a bad option. Serene life under the Mediterranean sun is awaiting him. But the boy longs...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Kids/Family

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: January 19th, 2007 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Yuri Itskov, Maria Kuznetsova (II), Darya Lesnikova, Denis Moiseenko, Nikolai Reutov
Directed by: Andrey Kravchuk
Produced by: Andrey Zertsalov

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Thr3e (2007)

A police profiler and an insurance agent help a shy graduate student when the latter is targeted by a bomber who uses riddles to terrify his victims.

Genres: Thriller and Adaptation

Release Date: January 5th, 2007 (limited)

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Marc Blucas, Justine Waddell, Laura Jordan, Bill Moseley, Max Ryan
Directed by: Robby Henson
Produced by: Wojtek Frychowski, Joe Goodman, Bobby Neutz

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Blood and Chocolate (2007)

A teen werewolf, grieving for her father and bored with her pack mates, falls for a human.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Suspense/Horror and Adaptation

Release Date: January 26th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence/terror, some sexuality and substance abuse.

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Olivier Martinez, Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick
Directed by: Katja Von Garnier
Produced by: Ehren Kruger, Tom Rosenberg, Daniel Bobker

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Catch and Release (2007)

A woman must deal with the untimely death of her husband and the revelation of secrets he kept from her.

Genres: Comedy, Drama and Romance

Release Date: January 26th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast and Credits

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith (XV), Fiona Shaw
Directed by: Susannah Grant
Produced by: Casey Grant, Jenno Topping, Joshua Siegel