2006 Movies : Comedy

With Jennifer Aniston • Vince Vaughn • Justin Long • Jon Favreau • Cole Hauser • Joey Lauren Adams • Scott Stuber • Jeremy Garelick • Ann-Margret • Vincent D'Onofrio • John Michael Higgins • Peter Billingsley • Peyton Reed • Judy Davis • Mary Parent • Jay Lavender • Stuart Besser

Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston star in "The Break-Up", which starts where most romantic comedies end: after boy and girl have met, fallen in love, moved in to start their happily-ever-after...and right when they wind up driving each other crazy.

Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest "why can't you do this one little thing for me?" argument, art dealer Brooke (Aniston) calls it quits with her boyfriend, Gary (Vaughn), who hosts bus tours of Chicago. What follows is a series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and underminings suggested by the former couple's friends, confidantes and the occasional total stranger. When neither ex is willing to move out of the condo they used to share, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until somebody caves.

But somewhere between protesting the pool table in the living room, the dirty clothes stacked in the kitchen cupboards and the sports played at sleep-killing volume in the middle of night, Brooke begins to realize that what she may be really fighting for isn't so much the place but the person.

With Michael Keaton • John Lasseter • Owen Wilson • Bonnie Hunt • Larry the Cable Guy • Cheech Marin • George Carlin • John Ratzenberger • Tony Shalhoub • Jenifer Lewis • Richard Petty • Paul Newman • Paul Dooley • Michael Wallis • Darla K. Anderson

After taking moviegoers magically into the realm of toys, bugs, monsters, fish, and superheroes, the masterful storytellers and technical wizards at Pixar Animation Studios and Academy Award-winning director John Lasseter, hit the road with a fast-paced comedy adventure set inside the world of cars. Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson), a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters –including Sally (a snazzy 2002 Porsche voiced by Bonnie Hunt), Doc Hudson (a 1951 Hudson Hornet with a mysterious past, voiced by Paul Newman), and Mater (a rusty but trusty tow truck voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) – who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. The all-star vocal cast also includes free-wheeling performances by racing legend Richard Petty and. Fueled with plenty of humor, action, heartfelt drama, and amazing new technical feats, "Cars" is a high octane delight for moviegoers of all ages.

With Alba Molinero • Teresa Pelegri • Guillermo Toledo • Maria Botto • Marián Aguilera • Marion Martin • Dominic Harari

Leni (Marián Aguilera) arrives home to introduce her fiancé Rafi (Guillermo Toledo) to her Jewish family for the first time. Her mother Gloria (Norma Aleandro), her promiscuous sister Tania (Maria Botto), Tania's contrary 8 year old daughter Paula, her recently orthodox brother David and her blind grandfather Dudu. Everything goes wonderfully until the lovers reveal that Rafi is Palestinian. With his future mother-in-law Gloria unhinged by the news, Rafi tries to ingratiate himself by helping in the kitchen. To make matters worse he accidentally drops the soup he was meant to defrost out the seventh floor window, hitting a pedestrian below. Rafi sneaks downstairs to check on the body and retrieve the soup. Having seen the victim, Rafi rushes upstairs not knowing what to do! As he returns to the kitchen he notices a family portrait of Leni's father, which bears a very close resemblance to the corpse lying outside.

With Tommy Lee Jones • Meryl Streep • Maya Rudolph • Woody Harrelson • John C. Reilly • Virginia Madsen • Lindsay Lohan • Kevin Kline • Lily Tomlin • Robert Altman • Lyle Lovett • Garrison Keillor

The movie is a celebrity version of Garrison Keillor's radio show. It adds a slight story of the radio show ending as a new owner (Tommy Lee Jones) has bought the Fitzgerald theater that the show broadcasts from and is going to tear it down. Another fantasy element is thrown in as an angel (Virginia Madsen) stalks the theater to take one of the performers. Keillor plays the lead character, coincidentally called GK. Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep play the singing Johnson Sisters, with Lindsay Lohan as a suicide-obsessed daughter of Streep. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are hilarious as the slightly off-color singing cowboy duo, Dusty & Lefty. Kevin Kline is a security guard who tells the story. Maya Rudolph also appears as a pregnant stage coordinator. Contains some mild sexually-oriented jokes.

With Jack Black • Ana de la Reguera • Mike White • Damon Ross • Efren Ramirez • Jared Hess • Carla Jimenez • David Klawans • Troy Gentile • Julia Pistor

In this true life inspired story, Jack Black will play a Mexican priest who moonlights as a masked Lucha Libre wrestler in order to save an orphanage destined for closure. All the while, the priest must keep his identity hidden from the wrestling community and the church.

With James Marsden • Sam Elliott • John Leguizamo • James Brolin • Steve Coogan • Jaime King • Selma Blair • Rebecca Romijn-Stamos

A man (Steve Coogan) runs an "alibi service," which provides cheating spouses with excuses to keep their significant others in the dark about their extra-marital activities. When one of his clients gets into a jam, the man hires a woman (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) to help, but he soon falls for her.

With Kate Beckinsale • Christopher Walken • Sean Astin • Neal H. Moritz • Steve Papadopoulos • Tim Herlihy • Jack Giarraputo • Mark O'Keefe • David Hasselhoff • Henry Winkler • Allen Covert • Frank Coraci • Peter Dante • Blake Heron • Juan Jose Campanella • Steven Koren

A workaholic architect, who has been overlooking his family in favor of his career, comes across a universal remote that allows him to perform TiVo-like functions on his life, such as pausing events or fast-forwarding over them. When the remote begins creating its own memory and choosing what to fast-forward over, the man sees how much of his personal life has passed him by and realizes the importance of spending more time with his family.

With Bill Murray • John Davis • Billy Connolly • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Neil A. Machlis • Breckin Meyer • Tim Hill • Tim Curry • Bob Hoskins • Lucy Davis • Ian Abercrombie • Michele Imperato • Joel Cohen

America's favorite feline, Garfield, follows his owner, Jon, to England. The U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal "subjects," but his "reign" is in jeopardy. The nefarious Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort.

With Penelope Cruz • Pedro Almodovar • Lola Duenas • Carmen Maura • Blanca Portillo • Yohana Cobo • Esther Garcia

Set in Spain, this female-centered generational story involves a grandmother, her daughter and granddaughter.

With Emily Blunt • Anne Hathaway • Stanley Tucci • Meryl Streep • Simon Baker • Adrian Grenier • Eric Seltzer • Rich Sommer • Daniel Sunjata • David Frankel • Wendy Finerman • Tracie Thoms • Alexie Gilmore • Michael Kuroiwa • Rebecca Mader • Keith Patterson • Giselle Bundchen • Aline Brosh McKenna

Based on the best-selling novel, "The Devil Wears Prada" stars two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep as high-powered fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, and Anne Hathaway, as Miranda's new assistant – a small-town girl trying to survive her impossibly demanding new boss.