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.