Drama Movies 2006 List

With John Leguizamo • John Mahoney • Brittany Murphy • Matthew Lillard • Ed Burns • Jessica Capshaw • Jay Mohr • Heather Burns • Donal Logue • Aaron Lubin • Philippe Martinez • Margot Bridger

The story follows the misadventures and confusion of a groom (Ed Burns) and his four groomsmen the week before a wedding. Wrestling with issues of fatherhood, honesty and growing up, the five thirtysomethings discover their extended adolescence might be finally coming to a close.

With Todd Haynes • Emily Rios • Chalo Gonzalez • David W. Ross • Araceli Guzman-Rico • Jesus Castanos-Chima • Nick Boyias • Mihail Koulakis

Magdalena is the daughter of a Mexican-American family who runs a storefront church in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With her fifteenth-birthday approaching, all she can think about is her boyfriend, her Quinceañera dress, and the Hummer Limo she hopes will carry her on her special day. But a few months before the celebration, Magdalena falls pregnant. As the elaborate preparations for her Quinceañera proceed, it is only a matter of time before her religious father finds out and rejects her. Forced out of her home, Magdalena moves in with her great-great uncle, Tomas, an old man who makes his living by selling champurrado--a Mexican hot drink--in the street. Already living with him is Carlos, Magdalena's cousin, a tough cholo who was thrown out by his parents. Carlos does not disguise his disapproval of Magdalena's arrival. The back house rental where Tomas has lived happily for many years is on a property that was recently purchased by an affluent white gay couple--pioneers of gentrification in the neighborhood. Inevitably, worlds collide when they become entangled in the lives of their tenants. As Magdalena's pregnancy grows more visible, she, Carlos, and Tomas pull together as a family of outsiders. But the economics of the neighborhood are turning against them. Ultimately, this precipitates a crisis that threatens their way of life.

With Paddy Considine • Toby Kebbell • Stuart Wolfenden • Gary Stretch • Neil Bell • Shane Meadows • Mark Herbert

Richard and younger brother Anthony return to the drugs and gang-ridden hometown they left eight years before. They set up camp in the hills overlooking the town, reminiscing over their shared past. But, they're not here to reminisce. Richard is here for revenge.

With Gael García Bernal • Michel Gondry • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Pierre Vaneck • Emma de Caunes • Jean-Michel Bernard • Alain Chabat • Inigo Lezzi • Stéphane Metzger • Miou-Miou • Aurélia Petit

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

With Nicolas Cage • Michael Peña • Moritz Borman • Michael Shamberg • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Pamela Abdy • Debra Hill • Stacey Sher • Maria Bello • Oliver Stone • Andrea Berloff • Brad Weston

Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone tells the true story of the heroic survival and rescue of two Port Authority policemen—John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno—who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after they went in to help people escape. The film also follows their families as they try to find out what happened to them, as well as the rescuers who found them in the debris field and pulled them out. Their story shows how the best in people rose above the tragic events of that day.

With Ryan Gosling • Anthony Mackie • Ryan Fleck • Collins Pennie • Sebastian Sozzi • Shareeka Epps • Tristan Wilds • Karen Chilton • Monique Curnen • Tina Holmes • Deborah Rush • Nicole Vicius • Anna Boden

Dan Dunne is an idealistic inner-city junior high school teacher. Although he can get it together in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives precariously separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey, catches him in a compromising situation. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship that threatens either to undo them, or to provide the vital change they both need to move forward in their lives.

With Channing Tatum • Heavy D • Adam Shankman • Jenna Dewan • Duane Adler • Patrick Wachsberger • Rachel Griffiths • Drew Sidora • Josh Henderson • Anne Fletcher • Jennifer Gibgot • David Garrett • Erik Feig • Melissa Rosenberg • John H. Starke • Bob Hayward

Tyler Gage is a street smart juvenile delinquent, with a reckless streak that lands him in a world of trouble after he and his friends trash an auditorium at a high school for the performing arts. Sentenced to do community service at the school, he at first wants nothing to do with the students, until he meets a beautiful dancer who's willing to give him a shot. Against all expectations, Ty gets drawn into her world, and discovers his own talent for dance.

With Olivia Wilde • Aaron Eckhart • Ram Bergman • Helena Bonham Carter • Brian Geraghty • Thomas Lennon • Brianna Brown • Nora Zehetner • Hans Canosa • Kerry Barden • Gabrielle Zevin • Kwesi Collisson

Years after their divorce, an ex-couple (Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter) reunite at a wedding.

With Val Kilmer • Giovanni Ribisi • Lesley Ann Warren • Piper Perabo • Brian Dennehy • Dennis Hopper • James Marden • Brad Renfro • Bobby Moresco

The film is about a man who believes that he left behind his family's ties to organized crime, only to find that easier said than done upon returning to Philadelphia. It was inspired by the real life experiences of Joseph Pistone, the FBI agent otherwise known as Donnie Brasco.

With Edward Norton • Jessica Biel • Paul Giamatti • Neil Burger • Rufus Sewell • Aaron Johnson • Eddie Marsan • Erich Redman • James Babson • Brian Caspe • Tom Fisher • Ellen Savaria • Jake Wood • Brian Koppelman • David Levien • Bob Yari • Michael London • Cathy Schulman

A magician (Edward Norton) in turn-of-the-century Vienna falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.

With Terrence Dashon Howard • William Green • Ving Rhames • Faizon Love • Paula Patton • Bryan Barber • Jackie Long • Paula Jai Parker • Macy Gray • Andre Benjamin • Malinda Williams • Antwan Patton • Patti LaBelle • Ben Vereen • Cicely Tyson • Charles Roven • Robert Guralnick • Michael Williams • Jeff Whitty • Robin O'Hara • Scott Macaulay • Erika Conner

Set amidst the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, the film follows two characters, Percival (Andre Benjamin), the club's piano player, and Rooster (Antwan Patton), the club's lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition.

With Mark Wahlberg • Elizabeth Banks • Brad Gann • Nikki Reed • Ericson Core • Mark Ciardi • Kirk Acevedo • Gordon Gray • Greg Kinnear • Lola Glaudini • Ken Mach • Victor Constantino

A sports drama inspired by a true story about a man who had nothing to lose, and pushed to make his dreams come true. When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30-year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.

With Elisha Cuthbert • Edie Falco • Camilla Belle • Ryan Aiken • Abdi Nazemian • Martin Donovan • Shannon Marie Woodward • Cole Dabney • Shawn Ashmore • Katy Mixon • Daniel Buckley • Josh Carlson • Celester Collier • Thomas Geredine • David Gallagher • Kevin Kwok • Micah Schraft

Sent to live with a foster family, Dot, a deaf orphan girl, soon realizes that all is not copacetic in her new, seemingly average home.