December 2006 Movie Releases

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Release date

December 1

Genre

Comedy

Studio

MGM

Director

Mort Nathan

Starring

Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, Holly Davidson, Glen Barry

The Nativity Story

Release date

December 1

Genre

Drama

Studio

New Line Cinema

Director

Catherine Hardwicke

Starring

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass

Turistas

Release date

December 1

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Studio

Fox Atomic

Director

John Stockwell

Starring

Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew

Holla

Release date

December 1

Genre

Horror

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

H.M. Coakley

Starring

Shelli Boone, Young Sir, Charles Porter, Michael Bergin

3 Needles

Release date

December 1

Genre

Drama

Studio

Wolfe Releasing

Director

Thom Fitzgerald

Starring

Lucy Liu, Chloe Sevigny, Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh

The Architect

Release date

December 1

Genre

Drama, Action

Studio

Magnolia Pictures

Director

Matthew Tauber

Starring

Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere

10 Items or Less

Release date

December 1

Genre

Drama

Studio

ThinkFilm

Director

Brad Silberling

Starring

Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Anne Dudek, Jonah Hill

Big Nothing

Release date

December 1

Genre

Comedy, Thriller

Studio

British Pathe

Director

Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Starring

Simon Pegg, David Schwimmer, Alice Eve, Natascha McElhone

Inland Empire

Release date

December 6

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Studio

Studio Canal

Director

David Lynch

Starring

Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Jeremy Irons

DOA: Dead or Alive

Release date

December 8

Genre

Action, Adventure

Studio

Dimension Films

Director

Corey Yuen

Starring

Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe

The Holiday

Release date

December 8

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Director

Nancy Meyers

Starring

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black

Blood Diamond

Release date

December 8

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Edward Zwick

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen

Apocalypto

Release date

December 8

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama

Studio

Buena Vista Pictures

Director

Mel Gibson

Starring

Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead

Unaccompanied Minors

Release date

December 8

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Paul Feig

Starring

Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher

Days of Glory

Release date

December 8

Genre

Drama, History, War

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Director

Rachid Bouchareb

Starring

Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem

Off the Black

Release date

December 8

Genre

Drama

Studio

THINKFilm

Director

James Ponsoldt

Starring

Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Timothy Hutton, Sally Kirkland

Charlotte's Web

Release date

December 15

Genre

Drama, Family

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Gary Winick

Starring

Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese

The Pursuit of Happyness

Release date

December 15

Genre

Drama

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Gabriele Muccino

Starring

Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta

Eragon

Release date

December 15

Genre

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Stefen Fangmeier

Starring

Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle

Breaking and Entering

Release date

December 15

Genre

Drama

Studio

MGM

Director

Anthony Minghella

Starring

Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Ray Winstone

Dreamgirls

Release date

December 15

Genre

Musical, Drama

Studio

DreamWorks

Director

Bill Condon

Starring

Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover

The Good German

Release date

December 15

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Romance

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Starring

George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Leland Orser

Rocky Balboa

Release date

December 20

Genre

Drama

Studio

MGM

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Starring

Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Burton

The Painted Veil

Release date

December 20

Genre

Drama, Romance

Studio

Warner Independent Pictures

Director

John Curran

Starring

Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones

Letters from Iwo Jima

Release date

December 20

Genre

Drama, Action

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Clint Eastwood

Starring

Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase

Curse of the Golden Flower

Release date

December 21

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Zhang Yimou

Starring

Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu

Venus

Release date

December 21

Genre

Drama

Studio

Miramax Films

Director

Roger Michell

Starring

Peter O'Toole, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths, Leslie Phillips

The Good Shepherd

Release date

December 22

Genre

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Robert De Niro

Starring

Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin

We Are Marshall

Release date

December 22

Genre

Drama, Sport

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

McG

Starring

Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn, Ian McShane

Night at the Museum

Release date

December 22

Genre

Action, Comedy, Family

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Shawn Levy

Starring

Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney

Alatriste

Release date

December 22

Genre

Action, Adventure

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Agustin Diaz Yanes

Starring

Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara, Antonio Dechent

Black Christmas

Release date

December 25

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Dimension Films

Director

Glen Morgan

Starring

Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson

Children of Men

Release date

December 25

Genre

Sci Fi, Drama, Adventure

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Alfonso Cuaron

Starring

Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Charlie Hunnam

It's a Boy Girl Thing

Release date

December 26

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Icon Entertainment International

Director

Nick Hurran

Starring

Samaire Armstrong, Kevin Zegers, Emily Hampshire, Libby Adams

Notes on a Scandal

Release date

December 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Director

Richard Eyre

Starring

Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Release date

December 27

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

DreamWorks SKG

Director

Tom Tykwer

Starring

Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman

Arthur and the Invisibles

Release date

December 29

Genre

Animation, Fantasy

Studio

The Weinstein Co.

Director

Luc Besson

Starring

Robert De Niro, Madonna, Snoop Dogg, David Bowie

Miss Potter

Release date

December 29

Genre

Drama

Studio

Weinstein Company, The

Director

Chris Noonan

Starring

Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn

Pan's Labyrinth

Release date

December 29

Genre

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Studio

Picturehouse

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Starring

Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi Lopez, Ariadna Gil

Factory Girl

Release date

December 29

Genre

Drama

Studio

The Weinsteins Co.

Director

George Hickenlooper

Starring

Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce, Mena Suvari

The Dead Girl

Release date

December 29

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Studio

First Look Pictures

Director

Karen Moncrieff

Starring

Josh Brolin, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette, Bruce Davison