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Night Watch

Night Watch

📅 Release: February 17, 2006
🎭 Genre: HorrorThrillerFantasy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Vladimir Menshov, Konstantin Khabensky, Valery Zolotukhin, Maria Poroshina, Galina Tunina, Victor Verzhbitsky, Dima Martynov
📖 Synopsis: For as long as humanity has existed, there have been "Others" among us; Witches, Vampires and Shape-Shifters who are soldiers in the eternal war between Light and Dark. Light Others protect mankind...
Freedomland

Freedomland

📅 Release: February 17, 2006
🎭 Genre: DramaMysteryThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, William Forsythe, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, Aunjanue Ellis, Anthony Mackie, Domenick Lombardozzi
📖 Synopsis: Based on Richard Price's bestselling novel, which opens as a bruised and bloodied white woman named Brenda Martin stumbles into a Dempsey, New Jersey, emergency room, claiming that a black man stole...
London

London

📅 Release: February 10, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Joy Bryant, Isla Fisher, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook, Ned Bellamy, Leelee Sobieski, Kat Dennings
📖 Synopsis: When Syd (Chris Evans) learns that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) is leaving New York without telling him, he responds by impulsively crashing her going away party. Once there though, rathe...
Something New

Something New

📅 Release: February 3, 2006
🎭 Genre: DramaRomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Alfre Woodard, Katharine Towne, Blair Underwood, Jenifer Lewis, Golden Brooks
📖 Synopsis: A romantic comedy about finding love where it's least expected, "Something New" marks the feature directorial debut of Sanaa Hamri. If love is an adventure, it's one yet to be embarked upon by Keny...
Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, The

Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, The

📅 Release: February 3, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Barry Pepper, Melissa Leo, Jesse De Luna, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Barry Tubb, Vanessa Bauche
📖 Synopsis: A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and for...
End Of The Spear

End Of The Spear

📅 Release: January 20, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Chad Allen, Louie Leonardo, Sean McGowan, Jack Guzman, Chase Ellison, Beth Bailey, Christina Souza, Cara Stoner, Matt Lutz, Stephen Caudill, Traci D
📖 Synopsis: "End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waorani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waorani...
Annapolis

Annapolis

📅 Release: January 27, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Roger Fan, Wilmer Calderon, McCaleb Burnett, Jim Parrack
📖 Synopsis: When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard (James Franco, "James Dean") thought all his dreams had come true -- but his battle to become the man he ...
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

📅 Release: January 27, 2006
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Imelda Staunton, Angela Lansbury, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Sangster, Sir Derek Jacobi
📖 Synopsis: Emma Thompson, whose first screenplay won the 1995 Oscar for "Sense and Sensibility," returns to screenwriting with "Nanny McPhee," a motion picture adaptation of the "Nurse Matilda" books by Christia...
Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

📅 Release: January 27, 2006
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie, Anthony Head, Eva Birthistle, Darren Boyd, Boo Jackson, Sue Johnston
📖 Synopsis: "Imagine Me & You" is about a girl who falls in love on her wedding day...but not with the man of honor. Heck (Matthew Goode) and Rachel (Piper Perabo) are a happy young couple about to embark on li...
Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story

Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story

📅 Release: January 27, 2006
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Kelly MacDonald, Jeremy Northam, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Shirley Henderson, Stephen Fry, Gillian Anderson, Ashley Jensen
📖 Synopsis: Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of the 21st Century filmakers, "A Cock and Bull Story" is the making of a movie adapted from the notoriously unfilmable English...
Cake

Cake

📅 Release: February 14, 2006
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Sandra Oh, Taye Diggs, Cheryl Hines, Sarah Chalke, Keram Malicki-Sanchez, Bruce Gray, Sabrina Grdevich, Carlo Rota
📖 Synopsis: A romantic comedy that gently ribs the marriage fever that afflicts the many, CAKE stars Heather Graham (BOOGIE NIGHTS, EMILY'S REASONS WHY NOT) as Pippa McGee, a travel writer who makes the most of h...
Glory Road

Glory Road

📅 Release: January 13, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Josh Lucas, Emily Deschanel, Tatyana Ali , Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight, Sharon Warren, Mehcad Brooks, Al Shearer
📖 Synopsis: "Glory Road," from Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, is based on the inspiring true story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team whose drive to win superceded some of the most...
April's Shower

April's Shower

📅 Release: January 13, 2006
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Maria Cina, Trish Doolan, Randall Batinkoff, Denise Miller, Joe Tabbanella, Zack Ward, Honey Labrador, Arly Jover, Molly Cheek, Samantha Lemole
📖 Synopsis: "April's Shower" is a comedy of love, romance, and expectation. On the morning of the shower, we meet Alex, a chef, put out by her effort to host the perfect shower and struggling with her tangled r...
BloodRayne

BloodRayne

📅 Release: January 6, 2006
🎭 Genre: ActionHorrorFantasy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, Will Sanderson, Matt Davis, Udo Kier, Michael Pare, Geraldine Chaplin, Billy Zane
📖 Synopsis: Similar to the popular video game, the film is based on a sexy, supernatural huntress named BloodRayne (Loken), who is an unholy breed of human and vampire. She is an explosive force with gymnastic ...
Transamerica

Transamerica

📅 Release: December 23, 2005
🎭 Genre: AdventureDramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Carrie Preston, Calpernia Addams, Raynor Scheine
📖 Synopsis: Bree, a pre-operative, male-to-female transsexual, holds down two jobs and saves every penny so that she can pay for one last operation that will make her a woman at last. One day, however, she rece...
Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy

📅 Release: January 6, 2006
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Frank Coraci, Peter Dante, Kevin Nealon, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Joel David Moore
📖 Synopsis: Alex (Allen Covert) has one sweet life. After walking away from his death by accounting job, he's now a video game tester at Brainasium, the company responsible for the worldwide gaming phenom of "E...
New World, The

New World, The

📅 Release: January 20, 2006
🎭 Genre: Adventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, Yorick van Wageningen
📖 Synopsis: "The New World" is an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in 1607. Inspired by the legend of John Smith (Fa...
Cheaper By The Dozen 2

Cheaper By The Dozen 2

📅 Release: December 21, 2005
🎭 Genre: AdventureComedyFamily
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Hilary Duff, Carmen Electra, Piper Perabo, Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Eugene Levy, Tom Welling, Jacob Smith, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Kevin Schmidt
📖 Synopsis: In the heartwarming sequel, the chaos of family life takes center stage as the Baker family embarks on a summer adventure that promises to be anything but ordinary. Led by the loving yet slightly fra...
Match Point

Match Point

📅 Release: January 20, 2006
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton
📖 Synopsis: Scarlett Johansson ("The Island"), Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("Bend It Like Beckham"), Emily Mortimer ("Lovely & Amazing"), Matthew Goode ("Chasing Liberty"), Brian Cox ("The Bourne Identity,", "The Bour...
Producers, The

Producers, The

📅 Release: January 13, 2006
🎭 Genre: ComedyMusical
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Andrea Martin, Debra Monk, Rich Lounello, Jon Lovitz
📖 Synopsis: The movie classic that became a Broadway sensation now becomes a movie musical event. Mel Brooks is bringing "The Producers," one of the most honored musicals in the history of the American theater...
White Countess, The

White Countess, The

📅 Release: December 21, 2005
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, John Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Hiroyuki Sanada
📖 Synopsis: Set in Shanghai in the late 1930s, this is the story of the relationship between a disillusioned former US diplomat and a refugee White Russian countess reduced to a sordid life in the city's bars. ...
World's Fastest Indian, The

World's Fastest Indian, The

📅 Release: February 3, 2006
🎭 Genre: AdventureDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Patrick Flueger, Bruce Greenwood, Jessica Cauffiel, Walt Goggins, Diane Ladd, Chris Lawford, Phoebe Falconer, Greg Johnson
📖 Synopsis: In this heartwarming and adventurous drama directed by [c=Roger Donaldson], the legendary [c=Anthony Hopkins] delivers a captivating performance as Burt Munro, a New Zealand motorcycle enthusiast wit...
Family Stone, The

Family Stone, The

📅 Release: December 16, 2005
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Tyrone Giordano, Craig T. Nelson, Brian J. White
📖 Synopsis: In the heartwarming comedy-drama, "The Family Stone," the holiday season brings together an eclectic family for a chaotic gathering that tests bonds and reveals truths. As the matriarch, played by [c...
Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

📅 Release: December 23, 2005
🎭 Genre: ComedyDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Judi Dench, Christopher Guest, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, Will Young, Thelma Barlow, Camille O'Sullivan, Natalia Tena, Victoria Hay, Anna Brewster
📖 Synopsis: Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theater becomes her game and the infamous showman Vivian Van Dam...
Kid & I, The

Kid & I, The

📅 Release: December 2, 2005
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, Richard Edson, Joe Mantegna, Henry Winkler, Shannon Elizabeth, Linda Hamilton, Arielle Kebbel, Arnold Schwarzenegger
📖 Synopsis: Bill Williams (Arnold) is a down-and-out actor who is unexpectedly hired to write a sequel a la "True Lies," the action film that made him famous more than a decade ago. When Bill learns that his co...
First Descent

First Descent

📅 Release: December 2, 2005
🎭 Genre: DocumentationDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Shaun White, Hannah Teter
📖 Synopsis: The docu-drama "First Descent" chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding--as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking ...
In The Mix

In The Mix

📅 Release: November 23, 2005
🎭 Genre: DramaMusicalComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Usher, Chazz Palminteri, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Anthony Fazio, Matt Gerald, Robert Davi, Kevin Hart, Robert Costanzo, K.D. Aubert, Jennifer Echols
📖 Synopsis: In the vibrant world of music and dance, "In the Mix" explores the journey of a talented DJ, played by [c=Usher], who finds himself torn between his passion for music and the complexities of love and...
Rent

Rent

📅 Release: November 23, 2005
🎭 Genre: DramaMusical
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tracie Thoms
📖 Synopsis: In the vibrant heart of New York City, a group of struggling artists and friends navigate the complexities of life, love, and loss in the musical drama "Rent." The film centers on Mark, a filmmaker p...
Ice Harvest, The

Ice Harvest, The

📅 Release: November 23, 2005
🎭 Genre: ActionComedyThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt
📖 Synopsis: "The Ice Harvest" is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have s...
Libertine, The

Libertine, The

📅 Release: March 10, 2006
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Reilly, Jack Davenport, Richard Coyle, Francesca Annis
📖 Synopsis: Set in 17th-century England, this provocative drama stars [c=Johnny Depp] as John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, a brilliant but debauched poet and courtier whose wit and licentiousness make h...