October 2006 Movie Releases

Death Toll

Release date

October 1

Genre

Action

Studio

HK Pictures

Director

Phenomenon

Starring

Lou Diamond Phillips, DMX, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Leila Arcieri

The Departed

Release date

October 6

Genre

Action, Mystery, Thriller

Studio

Warner Bros.

Director

Martin Scorsese

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Release date

October 6

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

New Line Cinema

Director

Jonathan Liebesman

Starring

Jordana Brewster, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley

Little Children

Release date

October 6

Genre

Drama, Romance, Mystery

Studio

New Line Cinema

Director

Todd Field

Starring

Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich

Employee of the Month

Release date

October 6

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

Greg Coolidge

Starring

Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Efren Ramirez

The Grudge 2

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Takashi Shimizu

Starring

Amber Tamblyn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals

The Marine

Release date

October 13

Genre

Action, Drama, Thriller

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

John Bonito

Starring

John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick, Jeff Chase

Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

Release date

October 13

Genre

Action, Adventure

Studio

MGM

Director

Geoffrey Sax

Starring

Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Alex Pettyfer, Alicia Silverstone

Man of the Year

Release date

October 13

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Barry Levinson

Starring

Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black

One Night with the King

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama

Studio

8X Entertainment Inc.

Director

Michael O. Sajbel

Starring

Peter O'Toole, Tiffany Dupont, Omar Sharif, Luke Goss

Sweet Land

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama

Studio

Forward Entertainment LLC

Director

Ali Selim

Starring

Elizabeth Reaser, Alan Cumming, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith

Nearing Grace

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama

Studio

Whitewater Films

Director

Rick Rosenthal

Starring

Gregory Smith, Jordana Brewster, Ashley Johnson, David Morse

Shortbus

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama, Romance

Studio

THINKFilm

Director

John Cameron Mitchell

Starring

Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy

Tideland

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama, Fantasy

Studio

ThinkFilm

Director

Terry Gilliam

Starring

Jeff Bridges, Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer Tilly

Infamous

Release date

October 13

Genre

Drama

Studio

Warner Independent Pictures

Director

Douglas McGrath

Starring

Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Peter Bogdonovich

Driving Lessons

Release date

October 13

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Jeremy Brock

Starring

Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Nicholas Farrell

Zerophilia

Release date

October 13

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Microangelo Entertainment LLC

Director

Martin Curland

Starring

Kelly LeBrock, Taylor Handley, Kyle Schmid, Gina Bellman

Flicka

Release date

October 20

Genre

Drama, Family

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Michael Mayer

Starring

Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten

Marie Antoinette

Release date

October 20

Genre

Drama

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Sofia Coppola

Starring

Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn

The Prestige

Release date

October 20

Genre

Drama, Action, Fantasy

Studio

Touchstone Pictures

Director

Christopher Nolan

Starring

Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson

Flags of Our Fathers

Release date

October 20

Genre

Drama, Action

Studio

DreamWorks

Director

Clint Eastwood

Starring

Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Paul Walker

Running with Scissors

Release date

October 20

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Ryan Murphy

Starring

Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood

Sleeping Dogs Lie

Release date

October 20

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Samuel Goldwyn Films LLC

Director

Bob Goldthwait

Starring

Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French

Don

Release date

October 20

Genre

Action

Studio

Excel Entertainment

Director

Farhan Akhtar

Starring

Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor

Catch a Fire

Release date

October 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Focus Features

Director

Phillip Noyce

Starring

Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Robert Hobbs

Saw III

Release date

October 27

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

Darren Lynn Bousman

Starring

Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Dina Meyer, Bahar Soomekh

Conversations with God

Release date

October 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Samuel Goldwyn Company

Director

Stephen Simon

Starring

Henry Czerny, Ingrid Boultin, Jerry McGill, Michelle Merring

Color of the Cross

Release date

October 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Nu-Lite Entertainment

Director

Jean Claude LaMarre

Starring

Jean Claude LaMarre, Debbi Morgan, David Gianopoulos, Elya Baskin

Death of a President

Release date

October 27

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Studio

Newmarket Films

Director

Gabriel Range

Starring

Hend Ayoub, George W. Bush, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker

Babel

Release date

October 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Paramount Vantage

Director

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Starring

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Koji Yakusho

The Phobic

Release date

October 30

Genre

Thriller

Studio

Alex Ryan Productions

Director

Margo Romero

Starring

Courtney Gains, Juliette Marquis, Eric Millegan, Silas Weir Mitchell

Crazy Eights

Release date

October 31

Genre

Horror

Studio

After Dark Films

Director

James Koya Jones

Starring

Traci Lords, Dina Meyer, Gabrielle Anwar, George Newbern