Drama Movies 2006 List

With Nicolas Cage • Leelee Sobieski • Molly Parker • Ellen Burstyn • Neil LaBute • Tania Saulnier • Michael Wiseman

"The Wicker Man" follows the story of Sheriff Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) as he investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island off the coast of Maine. Things and people are not as they seem on the island and when Sheriff Malus discovers evidence of pagan rituals his hope of unraveling the girl's disappearance become increasingly uncertain.

With Jason Statham • Efren Ramirez • Amy Smart • Jay Xcala • Keone Young • Jose Cantillo • Carlos Sanz • Mark Neveldine • Brian Taylor • Michael Davis • Gary Lucchesi • Skip Williamson • Richard S. Wright

Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live.

As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead went awry: he let his target slip away in an effort to quit professional killing and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve.

Now, Chev must keep moving to stay alive: the only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses and search for an antidote to save his own life.

With Sarah Michelle Gellar • Adam Scott • Kate Beahan • Sam Shepard • J.C. MacKenzie • Peter O'Brien • Amy Kaufman • Kahli Small • Adam Sussman • Roman Osin

Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Joanna Mills, a tough young Midwesterner determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. Joanna has made a successful career for herself, as sales representative for a trucking company. But her private life has been difficult; estranged from her father (Mr. Shepard), stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend (Mr. Scott), and with few friends, Joanna fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met, at the hands of a heartless killer – a man who appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back, Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown. Once there, she will discover that some secrets can't be buried; some spirits never die; and that the murder she is trying to solve may be her own.

With Peter Dinklage • Kelly MacDonald • Samantha Morton • Jamie Lee • Nicholas Lyndhurst • Peter O'Toole • Steve Pemberton • Ken Drury • Gregor Fisher • Edward Fox • Robert Hardy • John Lynch • Brian Pettifer • Jemma Redgrave • Angela Thorne • Peter Wight • Charles Sturridge

Set in 1938, a loyal collie travels over 1,000 miles from northern Scotland to Yorkshire to return to her young friend. The dog, having been sold to a wealthy Duke because the boy's father was out of work, runs away and braves starvation and treacherous conditions to follow the pull of her heart toward the family who loves her.

With Anthony Mackie • Wesley Jonathan • Wayne Brady • Kristen Wilson • Eva Pigford • Little JJ • Allen Payne • Preston A. Whitmore

Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions--he wants to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against an arrogant rival, Jewelz. Noah and Tech's lives drastically change when they both fall in love with two local girls, Vanessa Lilly and Eboni Jackson, and take a fateful trip out to L.A. together.

With Ben Affleck • Adrien Brody • Brad William Henke • Joe Spano • Kathleen Robertson • J. Miles Dale • Robin Tunney • Lois Smith • Diane Lane • Bob Hoskins • Steve Adams • Jordan Barker • Donald Burda • Larry Cedar • Jeff Teravainen • Allen Coulter • Glenn Williamson • Howard Korder • Paul Bernbaum

A uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity. The drama, inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries, follows a 1950s private detective (Academy Award winner Adrien Brody) who, investigating the mysterious death of "Superman" star George Reeves (Academy Award winner Ben Affleck), uncovers unexpected connections to his own life as the case turns ever more personal. The torrid affair Reeves had with the wife (Diane Lane) of a studio executive (Bob Hoskins) might hold the key to the truth.

With Gabrielle Union • Eddie Kaye Thomas • Ethan Suplee • Jeffrey Renner • Robert Peters • Rickey Medlocke • Van Fischer

They say opposites attract. What about a misguided racist who falls for a Black woman in a mental institution? What starts out as an impossible connection of opposites slowly turns into a wild, emotional story of love, romance, and disillusionment revolving around two people who shouldn't be together, but after meeting them you'll know they should never be apart.

With Patricia Foulkroud

Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans – ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq – as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all – the truth.

With Anthony Mackie • Bill Paxton • Gabriel Byrne • Caroline Goodall • Agnes Bruckner • Joy Bryant • Victor Rasuk • Robert Wisdom • Frank E. Flowers

Looking to avoid the feds, two white-collar criminals flee to the Cayman Islands, but fleeing results in a British citizen committing a crime that has a wide-ranging impact.

With Dwayne Johnson • Michael J. Pagan • Phil Joanou • Shane Stanley • Lee Stanley • Jade Yorker • Neal H. Moritz • Xzibit • Danny Martinez • Maurice McRae • Mo • Trever O'Brien • Six Reasons • Robert Zepeda • Jeff Maguire

"Gridiron Gang" tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer, Sean Porter ("The Rock"), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit). But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be — his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.

With Kate Winslet • Mark Ruffalo • Anthony Hopkins • Sean Penn • Jude Law • Todd Phillips • Steve Zaillian • Patricia Clarkson • Mike Medavoy • Glenn Morshower • Steven Zaillian • James Carville • Kathy Baker • Kevin Dunn • Robert Collier • Arden James • Carrie Cline • Talia Balsam • Travis Champagne • Bruce Heinrich • John Lovett • Arnold Messer • Andreas Grosch • Ken Lemberger • Michael Hausman

"All the King's Men" is a story of human nature, power, corruption, idealism, romance and betrayal. A uniquely American story, it is steeped in the atmosphere of the South during the 1940s and 50s, but its message is still timely and relevant today. "All the King's Men" uses politics as a framework to delve into the more profound dilemmas of human existence—sin, guilt and redemption. In its exploration of the corrupting aspects of power, the story focuses on a once just man who has lost his moral center and will use any means possible to achieve his goals.

With Brad Pitt • Jennifer Aniston • Ryan Murphy • Alec Baldwin • Evan Rachel Wood • Jill Calyburgh • Annette Bening • Joseph Fiennes • Joseph Cross • Brian Cox • Brad Grey • Deded Gardner • Steve Samuel

Based on Augusten Burroughs' best-selling memoir, the story follows Deirdre Burroughs (Annette Bening), a 1970s poet with bipolar disorder. Her instability after a messy divorce leads her to send her 12-year-old son to live with an unusual psychiatrist and his eccentric family.

With James McAvoy • Gillian Anderson • Kerry Washington • Forest Whitaker • Jeremy Brock • Kevin Macdonald • Andrew Macdonald • Allon Reich • Peter Morgan • Lisa Bryer • Andrea Calderwood • Charles Steel • Tessa Ross

In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and get out of Uganda alive.

With James Franco • David Ellison • Jean Reno • Martin Henderson • Philip Winchester • Dean Devlin • Jennifer Decker • Abdul Salis • Tcheky Karyo • Tony Bill • Marc Frydman • Kearie Peak • Marc Roskin • David Brown • David S. Ward • Philip Goldfarb

Set during World War I, the film focuses on a group of Americans who enlisted in the French military and became pilots before the United States joined the war. They were known as the Lafayette Escadrille.

With Neal McDonough • Kevin Costner • Ashton Kutcher • Beau Flynn • Ron Brinkerhoff • Sela Ward • Melissa Sagemiller • Tripp Vinson

After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods.

While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer.

Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer's motto..."So Others May Live!"