List of American films of 2006

This article lists American films released in 2006. The Departed won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama. Babel won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Dreamgirls won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy.
Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Cars won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Pan's Labyrinth won the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature.
Letters from Iwo Jima won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
An Inconvenient Truth won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Deliver Us from Evil won the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film.
God Grew Tired of Us won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. Quinceañera won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic.
Basic Instinct 2 won the Razzie Award for Worst Picture.
Title 	Director 	Cast (Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes
.45 	Gary Lennon 	Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Aisha Tyler, Stephen Dorff 	Crime drama 	
10 Items or Less 	Brad Silberling 	Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega 	Comedy 	
10th & Wolf 	Robert Moresco 	James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi 	Crime drama 	
16 Blocks 	Richard Donner 	Bruce Willis, Mos Def 	Crime drama 	
29 Reasons to Run 	Damon O'Steen 	Gary Weeks 	Comedy 	
The 8th Plague 	Franklin Guerrero Jr 	DJ Perry 	Horror 	
9/Tenths 	Bob Degus 	Gabrielle Anwar, Henry Ian Cusick 	Romance 	
a/k/a Tommy Chong 	Josh Gilbert 	jailing of Tommy Chong 	Documentary 	
Abominable 	Ryan Schifrin 	Matt McCoy, Jeffrey Combs 	Horror 	
Accepted 	Steve Pink 	Justin Long, Jonah Hill 	Comedy 	
After... 	David L. Cunningham 	Daniel Caltagirone 	Thriller 	
Air Guitar Nation 	Alexandra Lipsitz 	U.S. air guitar championships 	Documentary 	
Akeelah and the Bee 	Doug Atchison 	Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett 	Family 	
Al Franken: God Spoke 	Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus 	emergence of Al Franken as political commentator 	Documentary 	
The Alibi 	Matt Checkowski, Kurt Mattila 	Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden 	Romantic comedy 	
All the King's Men 	Steven Zaillian 	Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini 	Drama 	based on All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
Alone with Her 	Eric Nichols 	Ana Claudia Talancón, Colin Hanks, Jordana Spiro 	Horror 	
Amazing Grace 	Michael Apted 	Ioan Gruffudd 	Biography 	
America: Freedom to Fascism 	Aaron Russo 	the legality of income tax 	Documentary 	
American Blackout 	Ian Inaba 	2002 defeat, 2004 reelection of Cynthia McKinney 	Documentary 	
American Dreamz 	Paul Weitz 	Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Marcia Gay Harden 	Comedy, parody 	
American Hardcore 	Paul Rachman 	early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene 	Documentary 	based on American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush
Analog Days 	Mike Ott 	Chad Cunningham 	Drama 	
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 	Ric Burns 	life and art of Andy Warhol 	Documentary 	
Annapolis 	Justin Lin 	James Franco, Tyrese Gibson 	Drama 	
Another Gay Movie 	Todd Stephens 	Michael Carbonaro, Jonah Blechman, Jonathan Chase, Mitch Morris 	Comedy 	
The Ant Bully 	John A. Davis 	Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti 	Animation 	based on The Ant Bully by John Nickle
Apocalypto 	Mel Gibson 	Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández 	Action 	
Aquamarine 	Elizabeth Allen 	Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, JoJo 	Fantasy, teen 	
The Architect 	Matt Tauber 	Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini 	Drama 	
Art School Confidential 	Terry Zwigoff 	Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich 	Comedy-drama 	based on "Art School Confidential" by Daniel Clowes
Artie Lange's Beer League 	Frank Sebastiano 	Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio 	Comedy 	
As You Like It 	Kenneth Branagh 	Kevin Kline, Bryce Dallas Howard, Alfred Molina 	Comedy-drama 	based on As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Asian Stories 	Ron Oda, Kris Chin 	James Kyson Lee, Kirt Kishita 	Comedy-drama 	
Ask the Dust 	Robert Towne 	Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek 	Drama 	based on Ask the Dust by John Fante
The Astronaut Farmer 	Michael Polish 	Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Bruce Willis 	Drama 	
ATL 	Chris Robinson 	T.I., Lauren London, Evan Ross, Big Boi 	Comedy-drama 	
Automaton Transfusion 	Steven C. Miller 	Garrett Jones 	Horror 	
Automatons 	James Felix McKenney 	Angus Scrimm 	Sci-fi 	
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! 	Nathaniel Hörnblowér 	Beastie Boys 	Concert 	
Babel 	Alejandro González Iñárritu 	Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Kōji Yakusho 	Drama 	winner Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Bambi II 	Brian Pimental 	Alexander Gould, Patrick Stewart, Brendon Baerg 	Animation 	preceded by Bambi; direct-to-video
Barnyard 	Steve Oedekerk 	Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover 	Animation 	
Basic Instinct 2 	Michael Caton-Jones 	Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, David Thewlis, Charlotte Rampling 	Thriller 	preceded by Basic Instinct
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell 	Kevin Wheatley, Jonny Gilette 	Kevin Wheatley, Bill English 	Comedy 	
Beerfest 	Jay Chandrasekhar 	Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske 	Comedy 	
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 	Scott Glosserman 	Nathan Baesel, Robert Englund, Angela Goethals 	Mockumentary 	
Bella 	Alejandro Gomez Monteverde 	Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez 	Drama 	
The Benchwarmers 	Dennis Dugan 	Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder 	Comedy 	
Beyond Conviction 	Rachel Libert 	the healing and resolution of three crime victims 	Documentary 	
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas 	Scott Lew 	Patrick Fugit, Olivia Wilde, Fran Kranz, John Cho 	Comedy 	
The Big Bad Swim 	Ishai Setton 	Paget Brewster, Jeff Branson, Jess Weixler 	Comedy 	
Big Bad Wolf 	Lance W. Dreesen 	Kimberly J. Brown, Trevor Duke, Sarah Christine Smith 	Horror 	
Big Dreams Little Tokyo 	David Boyle 	David Boyd 	Comedy 	
Big Momma's House 2 	John Whitesell 	Martin Lawrence 	Comedy 	preceded by Big Momma's House
Black Christmas 	Glen Morgan 	Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Kristen Cloke, Crystal Lowe 	Horror 	based on Black Christman
The Black Dahlia 	Brian De Palma 	Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank 	Crime drama 	based on The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Black Gold 	Mark Francis, Nick Francis 	international coffee trade 	Documentary 	
Blind Dating 	James Keach 	Chris Pine, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Anjali Jay 	Comedy 	
Blood Diamond 	Edward Zwick 	Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou 	Drama 	
Blood Tea and Red String 	Christiane Cegavske 	 	Animation 	
Bloody Mary 	Richard Valentine 	Jaason Simmons, Kim Tyler, Matt Borlenghi 	Horror 	
Bobby 	Emilio Estevez 	Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon 	Drama 	
Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan	Larry Charles 	Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell 	Mockumentary 	
Bordertown 	Gregory Nava 	Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas 	Crime drama 	
Brand Upon the Brain! 	Guy Maddin 	Sullivan Brown, Gretchen Krich, Maya Lawson, Erik Steffen Maahs 	Drama, silent 	
Breaking and Entering 	Anthony Minghella 	Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robni Wright Penn 	Romance 	
The Break-Up 	Peyton Reed 	Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston 	Romance 	
The Breed 	Nicholas Mastandrea 	Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Lively, Oliver Hudson 	Horror 	
The Bridge 	Eric Steel 	suicide at Golden Gate Bridge 	Documentary 	
Broken Bridges 	Steven Goldmann 	Toby Keith, Kelly Preston, Willie Nelson, Lindsey Haun 	Musical 	
Busgirl 	Steven Schuldt 	Leah Miller 	Drama 	
Cactuses 	Matt Hannon, Rick Rapoza 	Cliff Chamberlain, Carmencristina Moreno 	Drama 	
Caffeine 	John Cosgrove 	Mena Suvari, Marsha Thomason, Katherine Heigl 	Comedy 	
Cars 	Joe Ranft, John Lasseter 	Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Bonnie Hunt 	Animation 	winner of Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Casino Royale 	Martin Campbell 	Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright 	Action, 007 	preceded by Die Another Day
Catch a Fire 	Phillip Noyce 	Tim Robbins, Derek Luke 	Drama 	
The Cats of Mirikitani 	Linda Hattendorf 	the life of Japanese American painter Jimmy Mirikitani 	Documentary 	
Chalk 	Mike Akel 	Chris Mass 	Mockumentary 	
Charlotte's Web 	Gary Winick 	Dakota Fanning, Dominic Scott Kay, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi 	Family 	based on Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Chasing the Horizon 	Markus and Mason Canter 	the Baja 1000 off-road race 	Documentary 	
Children of Men 	Alfonso Cuarón 	Clive Owen, Julianne Moore 	Sci-fi 	based on The Children of Men by P. D. James
Christmas at Maxwell's 	William C. Laufer 	Andrew May, Jack Hourigan 	Drama 	
Church Ball 	Kurt Hale 	Fred Willard, Andrew Wilson, Clint Howard 	Comedy 	
Civic Duty 	Jeff Renfroe 	Peter Krause, Khaled Abol Naga, Richard Schiff 	Drama 	
Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon 	Peter Richardson 	timber industry in Philomath, Oregon 	Documentary 	
Clerks II 	Kevin Smith 	Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Trevor Fehrman 	Comedy 	preceded by Clerks
Click 	Frank Coraci 	Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff 	Comedy 	
Cocaine Cowboys 	Billy Corben 	cocaine in Miami during 1970s and 1980s 	Documentary 	
Coffee Date 	Stewart Wade 	Jonathan Bray, Wilson Cruz 	Comedy 	
Color of the Cross 	Jean-Claude La Marre 	Jean-Claude La Marre, Debbi Morgan, Elya Baskin 	Biography 	
Come Early Morning 	Joey Lauren Adams 	Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Ray McKinnon 	Drama 	
The Contract 	Bruce Beresford 	Morgan Freeman, John Cusack 	Drama 	
Copying Beethoven 	Agnieszka Holland 	Ed Harris, Diane Kruger 	Drama 	
The Covenant 	Renny Harlin 	Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch 	Horror 	
Crank 	Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor 	Jason Statham, Amy Smart 	Action 	
Crossover 	Preston A. Whitmore II 	Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathan, Wayne Brady, Lil' JJ 	Action 	
Crude Impact 	James Jandak Wood 	the effect of fossil fuels 	Documentary 	
Curious George 	Matthew O'Callaghan 	Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy 	Animation 	based on the Curious George by H. A. and Margret Rey
The Curiosity of Chance 	Russell P. Marleau 	Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman 	Comedy 	
The Da Vinci Code 	Ron Howard 	Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno, Jurgen Prochnow 	Thriller 	based on The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Daft Punk's Electroma 	Daft Punk 	Peter Hurteau, Michael Reich 	Sci-fi 	
Dance Party USA 	Aaron Katz 	Cole Pensinger, Anna Kavan, Ryan White 	Drama 	
Danika 	Ariel Vromen 	Marisa Tomei, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko 	Horror 	
Danny Roane: First Time Director 	Andy Dick 	Andy Dick, Frankie Muniz, Jack Black 	Comedy 	
Dark Corners 	Ray Gower 	Thora Birch, Toby Stephens, Christien Anholt 	Horror 	
Dark Ride 	Craig Singer 	Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Patrick Renna, Jennifer Tisdale 	Horror 	
The Darwin Awards 	Finn Taylor 	Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, David Arquette 	Comedy 	based on Darwin Awards
Date Movie 	Aaron Seltzer 	Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox 	Romantic comedy 	
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 	Michel Gondry 	a block party held in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn by Dave Chappelle 	Comedy 	based on Wattstax
Day Night Day Night 	Julia Loktev 	Luisa Williams 	Drama 	
Day on Fire 	Jay Anania 	Olympia Dukakis, Carmen Chaplin, Martin Donovan 	Drama 	
The Dead Girl 	Karen Moncrieff 	Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy 	Drama 	
The Death of Poe 	Mark Redfield 	Mark Redfield, Kevin G. Shinnick 	Horror 	
Déjà Vu 	Tony Scott 	Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer 	Sci-fi 	
Deck the Halls 	John Whitesell 	Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristin Chenoweth 	Comedy 	
Deliver Us from Evil 	Amy Berg 	the life of Oliver O'Grady 	Documentary 	winner of the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film
The Departed 	Martin Scorsese 	Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Vera Farmiga, Ray Winstone 	Crime drama 	based on Infernal AffairsAcademy Award for Best Picture and Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama
The Devil and Daniel Johnston 	Jeff Feuerzeig 	life and music of Daniel Johnston 	Documentary 	
The Devil Wears Prada 	David Frankel 	Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker 	Comedy, Drama 	based on The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Diggers 	Katherine Dieckmann 	Paul Rudd, Lauren Ambrose, Ron Eldard 	Comedy 	
Disappearances 	Jay Craven 	Kris Kristofferson 	Drama 	
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing 	Cecilia Peck, Barbara Kopple 	the career of the Dixie Chicks 	Documentary 	
DOA: Dead or Alive 	Corey Yuen 	Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Devon Aoki, Eric Roberts 	Action 	based on Dead or Alive series
The Dog Problem 	Scott Caan 	Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins, Kevin Corrigan 	Comedy 	
Dreamgirls 	Bill Condon 	Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose 	Musical 	Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Dreamland 	Jason Matzner 	Agnes Bruckner, Kelli Garner, Justin Long 	Drama 	
Driftwood 	Tim Sullivan 	Raviv Ullman, Diamond Dallas Page, Talan Torriero 	Horror 	
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York 	Robert Zemeckis 	Costas Mandylor, Alexandra Paul, Michael Ironside 	Disaster 	
East Side Story 	Carlos Portugal 	René Alvarado, Steve Callahan 	Comedy 	
Employee of the Month 	Gregory Coolidge 	Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard 	Comedy 	
Encounter Point 	Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha 	violence in Israel between Israelis and Palestinians 	Documentary 	
End Game 	Andy Cheng 	Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Woods, Angie Harmon 	Action 	
End of the Spear 	Jim Hanon 	Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Jack Guzman 	Drama 	
Eight Below 	Frank Marshall 	Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood 	Adventure 	based on Nankyoku Monogatari
Eragon 	Stefen Fangmeier 	Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich 	Fantasy 	based on Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Everyone's Hero 	Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre, Colin Brady	Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, William H. Macy 	Animation 	
Evil Bong 	Charles Band 	David Weidoff 	Comedy 	
Expiration Date 	Rick Stevenson 	Rober Guthrie 	Comedy 	
Facing the Giants 	Alex Kendrick 	Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, Tracy Goode 	Drama 	
Factory Girl 	George Hickenlooper 	Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon 	Biopic 	
Failure to Launch 	Tom Dey 	Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates 	Romantic comedy 	
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 	Justin Lin 	Lucas Black, Bow Wow 	Action 	preceded by 2 Fast 2 Furious
Fast Food Nation 	Richard Linklater 	Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama, Avril Lavigne 	Drama 	based on Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Fatwa 	John Carter 	Lauren Holly, Lacey Chabert, John Doman 	Drama 	
Fay Grim 	Hal Hartley 	Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, Liam Aiken 	Action 	
Fearless 	Ronny Yu 	Jet Li 	Martial arts 	
Fifty Pills 	Theo Avgerinos 	Lou Taylor Pucci, Kristen Bell, John Hensley 	Comedy 	
Final Destination 3 	James Wong 	Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Texas Battle 	Horror 	preceded by Final Destination 2
Find Me Guilty 	Sidney Lumet 	Vin Diesel, Linus Roache, Ron Silver 	Crime drama 	
Firewall 	Richard Loncraine 	Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub 	Thriller 	
Flags of Our Fathers 	Clint Eastwood 	Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach 	War 	based on Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers
Flicka 	Michael Mayer 	Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello 	Family 	based on My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Flock of Dodos 	Randy Olson 	the debate between intelligent design and evolution 	Documentary 	
Flourish 	Kevin Palys 	Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Leighton Meester 	Comedy-drama 	
Flushed Away 	David Bowers, Sam Fell 	Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis 	Animation 	
Flyboys 	Tony Bill 	James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno 	War 	
For Your Consideration 	Christopher Guest 	Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch 	Comedy 	
Forget About It 	BJ Davis 	Burt Reynolds, Robert Loggia, Charles Durning 	Comedy-drama 	
The Fountain 	Darren Aronofsky 	Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn 	Sci-fi 	
Freedomland 	Joe Roth 	Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore 	Crime drama 	based on Freedomland by Richard Price
Free Jimmy 	Christopher Nielsen 	Jeremy Price, Woody Harrelson, Simon Pegg, Phil Daniels 	Animation 	
Friends with Money 	Nicole Holofcener 	Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand 	Drama 	
Full Grown Men 	David Munro 	Matt McGrath, Judah Friedlander, Alan Cumming 	Comedy 	
Fur 	Steven Shainberg 	Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr. 	Drama 	
Game 6 	Michael Hoffman 	Michael Keaton, Griffin Dunne 	Comedy 	
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 	Tim Hill 	Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Connolly, Bill Murray 	Comedy 	preceded by Garfield: The Movie
The Genius Club 	Tim Chey 	Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Jack Scalia 	Drama 	
GI Jesus 	Carl Colpaert 	Joe Arquette 	Fantasy 	
Glastonbury 	Julien Temple 	history of Glastonbury Festival 	Documentary 	
Glory Road 	James Gartner 	Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Jon Voight 	Drama 	
God Grew Tired of Us 	Christopher Dillon Quinn 	the Lost Boys of Sudan 	Documentary 	winner of Sundance Grand Jury Prize
The Good German 	Steven Soderbergh 	George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire 	Drama, War 	based on The Good German by Joseph Kanon
The Good Shepherd 	Robert De Niro 	Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie 	Drama 	
A Good Year 	Ridley Scott 	Russell Crowe 	Drama 	based on A Good Year by Peter Mayle
Goya's Ghosts 	Miloš Forman 	Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård 	Drama 	
Grandma's Boy 	Nicholaus Goossen 	Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones 	Comedy 	
The Great Warming 	Michael Taylor 	climate change 	Documentary 	
Gridiron Gang 	Phil Joanou 	Dwayne Johnson 	Drama 	
The Groomsmen 	Edward Burns 	Edward Burns, John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, Donal Logue 	Comedy 	
The Grudge 2 	Takashi Shimizu 	Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn 	Horror 	preceded by The Grudge
The Guardian 	Andrew Davis 	Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher 	Drama 	
The Guatemalan Handshake 	Todd Rohal 	Katy Haywood 	Comedy-drama 	
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 	Dito Montiel 	Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne West 	Crime drama 	
Half Nelson 	Ryan Fleck 	Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps 	Drama 	
The Hamiltons 	Butcher brothers 	Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer 	Horror 	
Happy Feet 	George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris 	Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman 	Animation, Musical	winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
The Hard Corps 	Sheldon Lettich 	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vivica A. Fox, Razaaq Adoti 	Action 	
Harsh Times 	David Ayer 	Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria 	Crime drama 	
The Hawk Is Dying 	Julian Goldberger 	Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams 	Drama 	based on The Hawk Is Dying by Harry Crews
Header 	Archibald Flancranstin 	Jake Suffian 	Horror 	based on "Header" by Edward Lee
The Heart of Steel 	Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr. 	aftermath of September 11 attacks 	Documentary 	
The Heart of the Game 	Ward Serrill 	the Roosevelt Roughriders girls basketball team 	Documentary 	
The Hills Have Eyes 	Alexandre Aja 	Aaron Stanford, Emilie de Ravin, Ted Levine, Dan Byrd 	Horror 	based on The Hills Have Eyes
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes 	Byron Hurt 	violence, homophobia and sexism in hip hop 	Documentary 	
The Holiday 	Nancy Meyers 	Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black 	Romance 	
Hollywoodland 	Allen Coulter 	Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck 	Biopic, Crime 	
Hollow Man 2 	Claudio Fäh 	Christian Slater, Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan 	Sci-fi 	Direct-to-video
Home of the Brave 	Irwin Winkler 	Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, 50 Cent 	Drama 	based on The Best Years of Our Lives
Hood of Horror 	Stacy Title 	Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo 	Horror 	
Hoot 	Wil Shriner 	Luke Wilson, Brie Larson, Logan Lerman, Cody Linley 	Family 	based on Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
The Hottest State 	Ethan Hawke 	Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Michelle Williams 	Drama 	based on The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke
How to Eat Fried Worms 	Bob Dolman 	Luke Benward, Adam Hicks 	Comedy 	based on How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Hurricane on the Bayou 	Greg MacGillivray 	wetlands of Louisiana and Hurricane Katrina 	Documentary 	
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With 	Jeff Garlin 	Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt 	Comedy 	
Ice Age: The Meltdown 	Carlos Saldanha 	Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah 	Animation 	preceded by Ice Age
Idiocracy 	Mike Judge 	Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph 	Comedy, Sci-fi 	
Idlewild 	Bryan Barber 	André Benjamin, Big Boi 	Crime 	
The Illusionist 	Neil Burger 	Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel 	Drama 	based on "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser
An Inconvenient Truth 	Davis Guggenheim 	global warming 	Documentary 	winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Infamous 	Douglas McGrath 	Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Lee Pace, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Sigourney Weaver 	Biopic, Crime 	based on Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career by George Plimpton
Inland Empire 	David Lynch 	Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton 	Drama 	
Inside Man 	Spike Lee 	Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster 	Crime drama 	
The Insurgents 	Scott Dacko 	John Shea, Mary Stuart Masterson, Juliette Marquis 	Drama 	
Invincible 	Ericson Core 	Mark Wahlberg, Elizabeth Banks 	Biopic 	
Interkosmos 	Jim Finn 	Dean DeMatteis 	Drama 	
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers 	Robert Greenwald 	Iraq War companies with no-bid contracts 	Documentary 	
Iraq in Fragments 	James Longley 	the effects of the Iraq War on Iraq 	Documentary 	
Irish Jam 	John Eyres 	Eddie Griffin 	Comedy 	
Jackass Number Two 	Jeff Tremaine 	Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius 	Comedy, reality 	preceded by Jackass: The Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis 	Mary Jordan 	life of director Jack Smith 	Documentary 	
Jesus Camp 	Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady 	a Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian summer camp 	Documentary 	
Jewish American Princess 	Jacqueline Davis, Ian Davis 	search for perfect Jewish man 	Documentary 	
Jimmy and Judy 	Randall Rubin, Jon Schroder 	Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella 	Crime drama 	
John Tucker Must Die 	Betty Thomas 	Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, Jenny McCarthy 	Comedy 	
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple 	Stanley Nelson 	mass suicide of Peoples Temple and leader Jim Jones 	Documentary 	
Just My Luck 	Donald Petrie 	Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine 	Comedy 	
Kalamazoo? 	David O'Malley 	Josie Davis, Mayim Bialik 	Comedy 	
Karla 	Joel Bender 	Laura Prepon, Misha Collins 	Drama 	
Keeping Up with the Steins 	Scott Marshall 	Daryl Sabara, Jami Gertz, Jeremy Piven 	Comedy 	
Kill Your Darlings 	Björne Larson 	Lolita Davidovich, Andreas Wilson, Fares Fares 	Comedy 	
Kurt Cobain About a Son 	AJ Schnack 	life and music of Kurt Cobain 	Documentary 	
Lady in the Water 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard 	Thriller 	
The Lake House 	Alejandro Agresti 	Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock 	Romance 	based on Il Mare
Land of the Blind 	Robert Edwards 	Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes 	Drama 	
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 	Trent Cooper 	Larry the Cable Guy, Iris Bahr, Bruce Bruce 	Comedy 	
The Last Kiss 	Tony Goldwyn 	Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson 	Drama 	based on L'ultimo bacio
Last Holiday 	Wayne Wang 	Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Gerard Depardieu 	Romance 	based on Last Holiday
The Last Winter 	Larry Fessenden 	Ron Perlman, James LeGros, Connie Britton 	Horror 	
The Legend of Simon Conjurer 	Q. Mark 	Jon Voight 	Action 	
Let's Go to Prison 	Bob Odenkirk 	Will Arnett, Dax Shepard, Chi McBride 	Comedy 	based on You Are Going to Prison by Jim Hogshire
Letters from Iwo Jima 	Clint Eastwood 	Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryō Kase 	War 	preceded by Flags of Our FathersGolden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Lime Salted Love 	Danielle Agnello, Joe Hall 	Kristanna Loken 	Drama 	
Little Chenier 	Bethany Ashton 	Johnathon Schaech, Frederick Koehler, Tamara Braun 	Drama 	
Little Children 	Todd Field 	Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley 	Drama 	based on Little Children by Tom Perrotta
Little Man 	Keenen Ivory Wayans 	Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington 	Comedy, Parody 	
Little Miss Sunshine 	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris 	Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin 	Comedy-drama 	Academy Award for Arkin
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! 	John Roecker 	Jason Schmidt, Tim Armstrong 	Animation 	
Live Free or Die 	Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin 	Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Michael Rapaport 	Comedy 	
Local Color 	George Gallo 	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, Ray Liotta 	Drama 	
LOL 	Joe Swanberg 	Kevin Bewersdorf, Joe Swanberg 	Comedy-drama 	
Lonely Hearts 	Todd Robinson 	John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini 	Crime drama 	
The Long Weekend 	Pat Holden 	Chris Klein, Brendan Fehr 	Comedy 	
Loren Cass 	Chris Fuller 	Kayla Tabish, Travis Maynard, Lewis Brogan 	Drama 	
Loving Annabelle 	Katherine Brooks 	Diane Gaidry, Erin Kelly 	Drama 	based on Mädchen in Uniform
Lucky Number Slevin 	Paul McGuigan 	Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis 	Crime drama 	
Mad Cowgirl 	Gregory Hatanaka 	Sarah Lassez, James Duval, Walter Koenig 	Drama 	
Madea's Family Reunion 	Tyler Perry 	Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe 	Comedy-drama 	based on Madea's Family Reunion by Tyler Perrypreceded by Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Man About Town 	Mike Binder 	Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Jerry O'Connell, Gina Gershon, Bai Ling 	Comedy 	
Man of the Year 	Barry Levinson 	Robin Williams, Laura Linney 	Comedy 	
Marie Antoinette 	Sofia Coppola 	Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis 	Biography 	based on Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
The Marine 	John Bonito 	John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick 	Action 	
Mark of the Damned 	Eric Miller 	 	Horror 	
Material Girls 	Martha Coolidge 	Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston 	Comedy 	
Matthew Barney: No Restraint 	Alison Chernick 	filmmaking process of Matthew Barney, Björk 	Documentary 	
Maxed Out 	James Scurlock 	the credit card industry 	Documentary 	
Miami Vice 	Michael Mann 	Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li 	Action 	based on Miami Vice
Mini's First Time 	Nick Guthe 	Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Luke Wilson 	Comedy-drama 	
Minotaur 	Jonathan English 	Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Rutger Hauer 	Horror 	
Miss Potter 	Chris Noonan 	Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson 	Biography 	
Modern Man 	Justin Swibel 	Eric Becker 	Drama 	
Monster House 	Gil Kenan 	Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi 	Animation 	
The Monster of Phantom Lake 	Christopher R. Mihm 	Josh Craig 	Horror comedy 	
Moonshine 	Roger Ingraham 	Brian Greer 	Horror comedy 	
Mustang Sally 	Iren Koster 	Elizabeth Daily, Mark Anthony Parrish 	Horror 	
My Country, My Country 	Laura Poitras 	the life of Iraqis under American occupation 	Documentary 	
Mission: Impossible III 	J. J. Abrams 	Tom Cruise, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames 	Action, spy 	preceded by Mission: Impossible II
My Super Ex-Girlfriend 	Ivan Reitman 	Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris 	Superhero 	
Nacho Libre 	Jared and Jerusha Hess 	Jack Black 	Comedy 	
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj 	Mort Nathan 	Kal Penn, Glen Barry, Lauren Cohan 	Comedy 	preceded by National Lampoon's Van Wilder
The Nativity Story 	Catherine Hardwicke 	Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo 	Family 	based on the Nativity of Jesus
Neil Young: Heart of Gold 	Jonathan Demme 	Neil Young 	Concert 	
Night at the Museum 	Shawn Levy 	Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Carla Gugino, Jake Cherry 	Fantasy 	based on The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc
The Night Listener 	Patrick Stettner 	Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Bobby Cannavale, Sandra Oh 	Thriller 	based on The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin
Night of the Living Dead 3D 	Jeff Broadstreet 	Brianna Brown 	Horror 	based on Night of the Living Dead
The Night of the White Pants 	Amy Talkington 	Tom Wilkinson, Selma Blair, Nick Stahl 	Comedy-drama 	
Nightmare Man 	Rolfe Kanefsky 	Gwen Davis 	Horror 	
No Limit 	Brian O'Hare, Timothy Rhys 	the professional poker tournament circuit 	Documentary 	
O Jerusalem 	Elie Chouraqui 	JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui 	Drama 	
Occupation 101 	Sufyan and Abdallah Omeish 	the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 	Documentary 	
The Oh in Ohio 	Billy Kent 	Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny DeVito, Mischa Barton 	Comedy 	
Old Joy 	Kelly Reichardt 	Will Oldham, Daniel London 	Drama 	based on "Old Joy" by Jonathan Raymond
The Omen 	John Moore 	Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis, Mia Farrow 	Horror 	based on The Omen
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos 	Paul Crowder, John Dower 	Matt Dillon (narrator), Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia 	Documentary 	the New York Cosmos
One Night with the King 	Michael O. Sajbel 	Tiffany Dupont 	Drama 	based on Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney, Mark Andrew Olsen
The One Percent 	Jamie Johnson 	America's growing wealth gap 	Documentary 	
Open Season 	Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi 	Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise 	Animation 	
Over the Hedge 	Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson 	Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte 	Animation 	
The Painted Veil 	John Curran 	Naomi Watts, Edward Norton 	Drama 	based on The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Pan's Labyrinth 	Guillermo del Toro 	Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi López 	Fantasy 	winner of Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
Paper Dolls 	Tomer Heymann 	transgender migrant workers from Philippines 	Documentary 	
Park 	Kurt Voekler 	William Baldwin, Ricki Lake, Cheri Oteri 	Comedy-drama 	
Peaceful Warrior 	Victor Salva 	Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart 	Drama 	based on Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Penelope 	Mark Palansky 	Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon 	Romantic comedy 	
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 	Tom Tykwer 	Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman 	Crime drama 	based on Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Phat Girlz 	Nnegest Likké 	Mo'Nique 	Comedy 	
The Phobic 	Margo Romero 	Courtney Gains, Juliette Marquis, Eric Millegan 	Thriller 	
The Pink Panther 	Shawn Levy 	Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline, Kristin Chenoweth 	Comedy 	
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 	Gore Verbinski 	Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush 	Adventure 	preceded by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 	Kunihiko Yuyama 	Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Amy Birnbaum 	Animation, Anime 	Viz Media
Poseidon 	Wolfgang Petersen 	Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Dillon, Freddy Rodriguez, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Jacinda Barrett, Andre Braugher	Disaster film 	based on The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead 	Lloyd Kaufman 	Jason Yachanin 	Horror comedy 	based on Poltergeist and Night of the Living Dead
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil 	Faith Morgan 	the economic collapse and recovery of Cuba following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 	Documentary 	
Premium 	Pete Chatmon 	Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper 	Comedy 	
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair 	Michael Tucker, Petra Epperlein 	the detainment and accusation of Yunis Khatayer Abbas 	Documentary 	
A Prairie Home Companion 	Robert Altman 	Garrison Keillor, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep 	Musical comedy 	based on A Prairie Home Companion
The Prestige 	Christopher Nolan 	Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, David Bowie 	Crime drama 	based on The Prestige by Christopher Priest
Puff, Puff, Pass 	Mekhi Phifer 	Danny Masterson, Ronnie Warner, Mekhi Phifer 	Comedy 	
Pulse 	Jim Sonzero 	Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, Rick Gonzalez 	Horror 	based on Kairo
The Pursuit of Happyness 	Gabriele Muccino 	Will Smith, Jaden Smith 	Biography 	
The Quick and the Undead 	Gerald Nott 	Clint Glenn 	Horror, western 	
Quick Pick 	Will Vazquez 	John Bryant 	Comedy 	
Quinceañera 	Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland 	Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, David W. Ross 	Drama 	winner of Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
The Rape of the Sabine Women 	Eve Sussman 	Nina Adamopoulou 	Drama 	
Relative Strangers 	Greg Glienna 	Ron Livingston, Danny DeVito, Neve Campbell 	Comedy 	
The Return 	Asif Kapadia 	Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott 	Thriller 	
Right at Your Door 	Chris Gorak 	Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane 	Drama 	
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles 	Dong-Wook Lee, Tommy Yune 	Richard Epcar, Eddie Frierson, Mark Hamill 	Animation 	preceded by Robotech
Rocky Balboa 	Sylvester Stallone 	Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young 	Drama 	preceded by Rocky V
Roman 	Angela Bettis 	Lucky McKee, Kristen Bell 	Drama 	based on May
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss 	Phil Nibbelink 	Daniel Trippett, Patricia Trippett 	Animation 	based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Room 6 	Michael Hurst 	Christine Taylor, Jerry O'Connell, Shane Brolly 	Horror 	
Rune 	Seth Kenlon, Arayna Thomas 	Anna Bäumer, Bill Wise 	Drama 	
Running Scared 	Wayne Kramer 	Paul Walker 	Crime drama 	
Running with Scissors 	Ryan Murphy 	Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes 	Comedy-drama 	based on Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
RV 	Barry Sonnenfeld 	Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, JoJo, Josh Hutcherson 	Adventure 	
...So Goes the Nation 	Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern 	the 2004 Presidential Election of the United States 	Documentary 	
Sacco and Vanzetti 	Peter Miller 	trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti 	Documentary 	
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 	Michael Lembeck 	Tim Allen, Martin Short 	Fantasy 	preceded by The Santa Clause 2
The Sasquatch Gang 	Tim Skousen 	Jeremy Sumpter, Justin Long, Joey Kern 	Comedy 	
Saving Shiloh 	Sandy Tung 	Scott Wilson, Gerald McRaney 	Family 	based on Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylorpreceded by Shiloh
Saw III 	Darren Lynn Bousman 	Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh 	Horror 	preceded by Saw II
A Scanner Darkly 	Richard Linklater 	Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder 	Animation 	based on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
Scary Movie 4 	David Zucker 	Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman 	Comedy, parody 	preceded by Scary Movie 3
School for Scoundrels 	Todd Phillips 	Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder 	Comedy 	based on School for Scoundrels
Scoop 	Woody Allen 	Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Ian McShane 	Romantic comedy 	
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man 	Stephen Kijak 	the career of Scott Walker 	Documentary 	
The Second Chance 	Steve Taylor 	Michael W. Smith, Jeff Obafemi Carr 	Drama 	
Secret of the Cave 	Zach C. Gray 	Patrick Bergin, Joseph Kelly 	Adventure 	based on Secret of the Cave by Arthur S. Maxwell
See No Evil 	Gregory Dark 	Glenn Jacobs, Christina Vidal, Samantha Noble 	Horror 	
The Sentinel 	Clark Johnson 	Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger 	Crime drama 	based on The Sentinel by Gerald Petievich
The Shaggy Dog 	Brian Robbins 	Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Spencer Breslin, Danny Glover, Robert Downey, Jr. 	Comedy 	based on The Shaggy Dog
Shark Bait 	Howard E. Baker, John Fox 	Freddie Prinze, Jr. 	Animation 	
She's the Man 	Andy Fickman 	Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum 	Romantic comedy 	based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Sherrybaby 	Laurie Collyer 	Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Sam Bottoms 	Drama 	
Shortbus 	John Cameron Mitchell 	Sook-Yin Lee 	Comedy-drama 	
Shottas 	Cess Silvera 	Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz 	Crime drama 	
Silent Hill 	Christophe Gans 	Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland 	Horror 	based on the Silent Hill series
Simon Says 	William Dear 	Crispin Glover, Margo Harshman 	Horror 	
Sleeping Dogs Lie 	Bobcat Goldthwait 	Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson 	Comedy 	
Slither 	James Gunn 	Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker 	Horror comedy 	
Small Town Gay Bar 	Malcolm Ingram 	gay bars in rural Southeast United States 	Documentary 	
Snakes on a Plane 	David R. Ellis 	Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Taylor Kitsch, Kenan Thompson 	Thriller 	
Snow Blind 	Christopher J. Scott 	history, lifestyle of snowboarding 	Documentary 	
So Much So Fast 	Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan 	the life of Stephen Heywood 	Documentary 	
Something New 	Sanaa Hamri 	Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison 	Drama 	
Sonhos de Peixe 	Kirill Mikhanovsky 	José Maria Alves, Phellipe Haagensen 	Drama 	
Special 	Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore 	Michael Rapaport 	Drama 	
Stalking Santa 	Greg Kiefer 	Daryn Tufts, William Shatner 	Mockumentary 	
Starter for 10 	Tom Vaughan 	James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall 	Comedy-drama 	based on Starter for Ten by David Nicholls
Stay Alive 	William Brent Bell 	Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong, Frankie Muniz, Sophia Bush, Jimmie Simpson 	Horror 	
Step Up 	Anne Fletcher 	Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan 	Dance 	
Stephanie Daley 	Hilary Brougher 	Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton, Timothy Hutton 	Drama 	
Stick It 	Jessica Bendinger 	Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym 	Drama 	
Stranger Than Fiction 	Marc Forster 	Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson 	Fantasy 	
Stormbreaker 	Peyton Horowitz 	Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor 	Spy 	Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie 	Karyn Hyden 	Sarah Heinke 	Animation 	
Subject Two 	Philip Chidel 	Christian Oliver, Dean Stapleton 	Drama 	
Suicide Killers 	Pierre Rehov 	the motivations of a suicide bomber 	Documentary 	
Superman Returns 	Bryan Singer 	Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Frank Langella, James Marsden, Eva Marie Saint 	Superhero 	preceded by Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Swarm of the Snakehead 	Frank A. Lama, Joel C. Denning 	Gunnar Hansen, Frank A. Lama, Jamie O'Brien 	Horror 	
Sweet Insanity 	Daniel Hess 	Rebekah Isaacs, Mackenzie Firgens 	Horror 	
Take the Lead 	Liz Friedlander 	Antonio Banderas 	Drama, dance 	
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 	Adam McKay 	Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen 	Comedy 	
The Teddy Bear Master 	Charlie Ours 	Isaac Imel 	Horror 	Produced for limited distribution by Indiana high school students and led to two separate lawsuite due to its content.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 	Liam Lynch 	Jack Black, Kyle Gass 	Comedy 	
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 	Jonathan Liebesman 	Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley 	Horror 	preceded by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Thank You for Smoking 	Jason Reitman 	Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, David Koechner 	Comedy 	based on Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
This Film Is Not Yet Rated 	Kirby Dick 	Motion Picture Association of America rating system 	Documentary 	
Threat 	Matt Pizzolo 	Carlos Puga, Katie Nisa 	Drama 	
Tomorrow Is Today 	Frederic Lumiere 	Scout Taylor-Compton 	Drama 	
Trantasia 	Jeremy Stanford 	first "World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant" 	Documentary 	
Tristan & Isolde 	Kevin Reynolds 	James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell 	Drama 	based on Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner
Trust the Man 	Bart Freundlich 	Billy Crudup, David Duchovny, Maggie Gyllenhaal 	Romantic comedy 	
Turistas 	John Stockwell 	Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde 	Horror 	
Two Weeks 	Steve Stockman 	Sally Field, Ben Chaplin 	Comedy-drama 	
The U.S. vs. John Lennon 	David Leaf, John Scheinfeld II 	the transformation of John Lennon from a member of The Beatles to an anti-war activist 	Documentary 	
Ultraviolet 	Kurt Wimmer 	Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner 	Sci-fi 	
Unaccompanied Minors 	Paul Feig 	Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams 	Comedy 	
Underworld: Evolution 	Len Wiseman 	Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran 	Horror 	preceded by Underworld
Undoing 	Chris Chan Lee 	Sung Kang, Tom Bower, Russell Wong 	Crime drama 	
Unidentified 	Rich Christiano 	Jonathan Aube 	Sci-fi 	
United 93 	Paul Greengrass 	see Cast 	Drama 	
Unrest 	Jason Todd Ipson 	Corri English 	Horror 	
V for Vendetta 	James McTeigue 	Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt 	Thriller 	based on V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
Vacationland 	Todd Verow 	Brad Hallowell, Gregory J. Lucas 	Drama 	
Vanaja 	Rajnesh Domalpalli 	Mamatha Bhukya 	Drama 	
Waist Deep 	Vondie Curtis-Hall 	Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game 	Crime drama 	based on Bonnie and Clyde
The War Tapes 	Deborah Scranton 	the 2003 invasion of Iraq in the prospective of the soldiers 	Documentary 	
We Are Marshall 	McG 	Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie 	Drama 	
When a Stranger Calls 	Simon West 	Camilla Belle 	Horror 	based on When a Stranger Calls
When I Came Home 	Dan Lohaus 	the homeless veterans in the United States 	Documentary 	
Who Killed the Electric Car? 	Chris Paine 	the creation, commercialization, and destruction of the battery electric vehicle 	Documentary 	
Wicked Little Things 	J. S. Cardone 	Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton, Chloë Grace Moretz 	Horror 	
The Wicker Man 	Neil LaBute 	Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Leelee Sobieski, Molly Parker, Diane Delano 	Horror 	based on The Wicker Man
The Wild 	Steve "Spaz" Williams 	Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi 	Animation 	
The Woods 	Lucky McKee 	Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson 	Horror 	
Wordplay 	Patrick Creadon 	crossword puzzles 	Documentary 	
World Trade Center 	Oliver Stone 	Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello 	Drama 	
Wristcutters: A Love Story 	Goran Dukić 	Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Tom Waits 	Drama 	
X-Men: The Last Stand 	Brett Ratner 	Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer 	Superhero 	preceded by X2
Yellow 	Alfredo De Villa 	Roselyn Sanchez, Bill Duke, D. B. Sweeney 	Drama 	
You, Me and Dupree 	Joe Russo, Anthony Russo 	Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas 	Comedy 	
Zoom 	Peter Hewitt 	Tim Allen, Courteney Cox 	Superhero 	based on Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe
Zyzzyx Road 	John Penney 	Leo Grillo, Katherine Heigl, Tom Sizemore 	Thriller 	
==External links==
* American films of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database
Films
American
2006