July 20th, 2006
All Genres:
Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Time is running out for a happy ending.
Cast: Paul Giamatti … Cleveland Heep
Bryce Dallas Howard … Story
Jeffrey Wright … Mr. Dury
Bob Balaban … Harry Farber
Sarita Choudhury … Anna Ran
Cindy Cheung … Young-Soon Choi
M. Night Shyamalan … Vick Ran
Freddy Rodríguez … Reggie
Bill Irwin … Mr. Leeds
Mary Beth Hurt … Mrs. Bell
Noah Gray-Cabey … Joey Dury
Joseph D. Reitman … Long Haired Smoker
Jared Harris … Goatee Smoker
Grant Monohon … Emaciated Smoker
John Boyd … One-Eyebrow Smoker
Plot: Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
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July 3rd, 2006
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: Norway
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: Norwegian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Joachim Trier (writer) Eskil Vogt (writer)
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie … Phillip
Espen Klouman-Høiner … Erik (as Espen Klouman Høiner)
Viktoria Winge … Kari
Odd Magnus Williamson … Morten
Pål Stokka … Geir
Christian Rubeck … Lars
Henrik Elvestad … Henning / Kommune
Henrik Mestad … Jan Eivind
Rebekka Karijord … Johanne
Sigmund Sæverud … Sten Egil Dahl
Tone Danielsen … Inger
Elisabeth Sand … Hanne
Thorbjørn Harr … Mathis Wergeland
Silje Hagen … Lillian
Anne Sandvik Lindmo … Programleder
Plot: Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Awards: 12 wins & 5 nominations
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May 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: First they send in their drone… then they find their queen.
Cast: Ashley Judd … Agnes White
Michael Shannon … Peter Evans
Harry Connick Jr. … Jerry Goss
Lynn Collins … R.C.
Brian F. O'Byrne … Dr. Sweet
Neil Bergeron … Man in Grocery Store
Bob Neill … Pizza Harris (voice)
Plot: An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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April 27th, 2006
All Genres:
Documentary, Music
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If you had the whole world listening, what would you have to say?
Cast: Doug E. Fresh … Himself
Diana 'Princess' Lemon
Christopher 'Cannon' Mapp
Louis Martinez … Himself
Chris 'Kazi' Rolle
Russell Simmons … Himself
Sway … Himself
Bruce Willis … Himself
Plot: The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who… add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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April 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min | Philippines:107 min (cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Let's do this
Cast: Michael Douglas … Pete Garrison
Kiefer Sutherland … David Breckinridge
Eva Longoria Parker … Jill Marin (as Eva Longoria)
Martin Donovan … William Montrose
Ritchie Coster … The Handler
Kim Basinger … 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine
Blair Brown … National Security Advisor
David Rasche … President Ballentine
Kristin Lehman … Cindy Breckinridge
Raynor Scheine … Walter Xavier
Chuck Shamata … Director Overbrook
Paul Calderon … Deputy Director Cortes
Clark Johnson … Charlie Merriweather (as Clarque Johnson)
Raoul Bhaneja … Aziz Hassad
Yanna McIntosh … Teddy Vargas
Plot: A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
Awards: 2 nominations
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January 30th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 81 min
Languages: English
Director: Hal Haberman
Jeremy Passmore
Tagline: He's not your ordinary superhero.
Writers: Hal Haberman (writer) Jeremy Passmore (writer)
Cast: Michael Rapaport … Les
Paul Blackthorne … Jonas Exiler
Josh Peck … Joey
Robert Baker … Everett
Jack Kehler … Dr. Dobson
Alexandra Holden … Maggie
Ian Bohen … Ted Exiler
Christopher Darga … Steve rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erich Anderson … Newscaster
David Bear … Man on Elevator
Karyn Bryant … News Co-host
Amanda Carlin … Mugging Victim
Howard Ferguson … Homeless Man
Howard Ferguson-Woitzman … Homeless Man
Andrew Leeds … Bitter Lonely Guy
Ian McConnel … Sweet Lonely Guy
Patricia Ann Nelson … Pregnant Teen
Natalie Richter … Receptionist
Franc Ross … Crackhead
Marc Schaffer … Hold-up guy
Matthew Troyer … Tall Guy
Michael Shamus Wiles … Police Officer
Plot: A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he’s a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else. add synopsis
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January 24th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA | Croatia | UK
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
Writers: Goran Dukic (screenplay) Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers")
Cast: Patrick Fugit … Zia
Abraham Benrubi … Erik
Shannyn Sossamon … Mikal
Shea Whigham … Eugene
Leslie Bibb … Desiree
Mark Boone Junior … Mike (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Cameron Bowen … Kostya
Mikal P. Lazarev … Nanuk
Clayne Crawford … Jim
Tom Waits … Kneller
Chase Ellison … Kid Kostya
John Hawkes … Yan
Will Arnett … Messiah
Adam G. … Gas Station Attendant
Mary Pat Gleason … Eugene's Mother
Plot: A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. add synopsis
Awards: 9 wins & 5 nominations
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January 23rd, 2006
All Genres:
Documentary
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline………..Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.
Cast: Martin Sheen … Narrator (voice)
Reverend Gadget … Himself (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)
Dave Barthmuss … Himself
Ed Begley Jr. … Himself
Jim Boyd … Himself
Alec N. Brooks … Himself
Alan Cocconi … Himself
John R. Dabels … Himself
Phyllis Diller … Herself
Colette Divine … Herself
Tom Everhart … Himself
David Freeman … Himself (as S. David Freeman)
Frank Gaffney … Himself (as Frank J. Gaffney Jr.)
Mel Gibson … Himself
Greg Hanssen … Himself
Plot: A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Awards: 2 nominations
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January 13th, 2006
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Enjoy yourself . . . It's later than you think!
Cast: Queen Latifah … Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J … Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton … Matthew Kragen
Giancarlo Esposito … Senator Dillings
Alicia Witt … Ms. Burns
Gérard Depardieu … Chef Didier
Jane Adams … Rochelle
Michael Estime … Marlon (as Mike Estime)
Susan Kellermann … Gunther
Jascha Washington … Darius
Matt Ross … Adamian
Ranjit Chowdhry … Dr. Gupta
Michael Nouri … Congressman Stewart
Jaqueline Fleming … Tanya
Kendall Mosby … Anton
Plot: After she’s diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation. add synopsis
Awards: 6 nominations
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January 1st, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:85 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Ben Best (written by) Jody Hill (written by)
Cast: Danny McBride … Fred Simmons
Ben Best … Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace
Mary Jane Bostic … Suzie Simmons rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Aguilar … Rick
Tyler Baum … Armand
Sean Baxter … Roy Powers
Bruce Cameron … Bruce
Erin Fisher … Ticket Girl #1
Randy Gambill … The Gentle Warrior
Libertad Green … Drunk Model
Juan-Carlos Guzman … Carlos
Jody Hill … Mike McAlister
Jeff Hoffman … Dr. Love
Danielle Jarchow … Connie
Deborah Loates … Marge
Carlos Lopez … Henry Harrison (as Carlos Lopez IV)
Spencer Moreno … Julio Chavez
Erica Owens … Mrs. Fisher
Nicholas Stanley … Lil' Stevie Fisher
Chris Walldorf … Shane
Collette Wolfe … Denise
Plot: An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck “The Truck” Williams.
Awards: 1 win
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December 16th, 2005
All Genres:
Comedy, Musical
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 134 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Nathan Lane … Max Bialystock
Matthew Broderick … Leo Bloom
Uma Thurman … Ulla
Will Ferrell … Franz Liebkind
Gary Beach … Roger DeBris
Roger Bart … Carmen Ghia
Eileen Essell … Hold Me-Touch Me
Michael McKean … Prison Trustee
David Huddleston … Judge
Debra Monk … Lick Me-Bite Me
Andrea Martin … Kiss Me-Feel Me
Jon Lovitz … Mr. Marks
Bryn Dowling … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Bavarian Peasant
Meg Gillentine … Usherette / Girl With Pearls / Little Old Lady / Tapping Brown Shirt
Kevin Ligon … Workman / Little Old Lady
Plot: After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world’s worst show.
Awards: Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations
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October 28th, 2005
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 93 min | 95 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: We Dare You Again…
Writers: Leigh Whannell (written by) and Darren Lynn Bousman (written by)
Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Shawnee Smith … Amanda
Donnie Wahlberg … Eric Matthews
Erik Knudsen … Daniel Matthews
Franky G … Xavier
Glenn Plummer … Jonas
Emmanuelle Vaugier … Addison
Beverley Mitchell … Laura
Tim Burd … Obi (as Timothy Burd)
Dina Meyer … Kerry
Lyriq Bent … Rigg
Noam Jenkins … Michael
Tony Nappo … Gus
Kelly Jones … SWAT Member Pete
Vincent Rother … SWAT Member Joe
Plot: Jigsaw locks a few unlucky people in a booby trapped shelter and they must find a way out before they inhale too much of a lethal nerve gas and die. But they must watch out, for the traps Jigsaw has set in the shelter lead to death also.
Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations
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September 12th, 2005
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.
Cast: Charlize Theron … Josey Aimes
Elle Peterson … Karen Aimes
Thomas Curtis … Sammy Aimes
Frances McDormand … Glory
Sean Bean … Kyle
Woody Harrelson … Bill White
Jeremy Renner … Bobby Sharp
Richard Jenkins … Hank Aimes
Sissy Spacek … Alice Aimes
James Cada … Don Pearson
Rusty Schwimmer … Big Betty
Linda Emond … Leslie Conlin
Michelle Monaghan … Sherry
Brad William Henke … Lattavansky
Jillian Armenante … Peg
Plot: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
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September 11th, 2005
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: France | UK
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: Your mind will not accept a game this big
Writers: Luc Besson (adaptation) Guy Ritchie (written by)
Cast: Jason Statham … Jake Green
Ray Liotta … Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore … Zach
André Benjamin … Avi
Terence Maynard … French Paul
Andrew Howard … Billy
Mark Strong … Sorter
Francesca Annis … Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith … Doreen
Elana Binysh … Rachel
Mem Ferda … Macha's Goon
Shend … Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody … Al
Stephen Walters … Joe
Vincent Riotta … Benny
Plot: Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.
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August 31st, 2005
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: UK | Germany
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English | Italian | Swahili | German
Director:
Tagline: Love. At any cost.
Writers: John le Carré (novel) Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes … Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz … Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé … Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Danny Huston … Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford … Miriam
Packson Ngugi … Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu … Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor … Jomo
Gerard McSorley … Sir Kenneth 'Kenny' Curtiss
Bill Nighy … Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson … Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu … Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter … Tim Donohue
Archie Panjabi … Ghita Pearson
Nick Reding … Crick
Plot: A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife’s murder, big business, and corporate corruption.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 42 nominations
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August 22nd, 2005
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 119 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: Can't stop the signal.
Cast: Nathan Fillion … Mal
Gina Torres … Zoë
Alan Tudyk … Wash
Morena Baccarin … Inara
Adam Baldwin … Jayne
Jewel Staite … Kaylee
Sean Maher … Simon
Summer Glau … River
Ron Glass … Shepherd Book
Chiwetel Ejiofor … The Operative
David Krumholtz … Mr. Universe
Michael Hitchcock … Dr. Mathias
Sarah Paulson … Dr. Caron
Yan Feldman … Mingo
Rafael Feldman … Fanty
Plot: The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.
Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations
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August 19th, 2005
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: Germany | USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: every secret takes on a life of its own
Cast: Robert Redford … Einar Gilkyson
Jennifer Lopez … Jean Gilkyson
Morgan Freeman … Mitch Bradley
Josh Lucas … Crane Curtis
Damian Lewis … Gary Winston
Camryn Manheim … Nina
Becca Gardner … Griff Gilkyson
Lynda Boyd … Kitty
Rob Hayter … Deputy
P. Lynn Johnson … Shelter Supervisor
Byron Lucas … Motorcycle Rider
Trevor Moss … Griffin Gilkyson
R. Nelson Brown … Kent (as Rnelsonbrown)
Dillard Brinson … Gnome Owner
Jason Diablo … Customer #1
Plot: A down on her luck woman, desperate to provide care for her daughter, moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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July 24th, 2005
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: Brains, Brawn And Beyond.
Cast: Michael Angarano … Will Stronghold
Kurt Russell … Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Kelly Preston … Josie Stronghold / Jetstream
Danielle Panabaker … Layla Williams
Christopher Wynne … News Anchor (as Chris Wynne)
Kevin Heffernan … Ron Wilson – Bus Driver
Dee Jay Daniels … Ethan (as Dee-Jay Daniels)
Kelly Vitz … Magenta
Loren Berman … Little Larry
Nicholas Braun … Zach
Malika … Penny
Khadijah … Penny
Jake Sandvig … Lash
Will Harris … Speed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead … Gwen Grayson / Royal Pain
Plot: Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Awards: 1 nomination
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January 1st, 2005
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2005
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:128 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:128 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: Love and sex. Some things just get better with age.
Cast: Elizabeth Peña … Lolita
America Ferrera … Blanca
Lucy Gallardo … Dona Genoveva rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliana Alexander … Nora
David Barrera … Sal's Uncle
Steven Bauer … Victor Reyes
Alek Carrera … Soap Opera Actor
Ana Cervantes … Doña Loda
Jorge Cervera … Don Pedro
Patricia De Leon … Soap Opera Actress
Marina Dena-Santo … Cuka
Alyssa Diaz … Rose
Ricki Lopez … Father Miguel
Leo Minaya … Sal
Alberto Montero … Freddie
Alberto Montero … Freddie
Ruben Moreno … Old Man
Rick Najera … Jose Luis
Marina Dena Santo … Cucka
Jane Sevilla … Carla
Perla Walters … Nena
Victor Wolf … Oswaldo
Plot: Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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October 15th, 2004
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2004
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Beyond the Beauty Shop
Cast: Mo'Nique … Peaches (as Mo'Nique)
Kellita Smith … Angela
Gina Torres … Marcella
David Ramsey … Cliff
Taraji P. Henson … Tiffany (as Taraji Henson)
Keiko Agena … Jun Ni
Cee Cee Michaela … Simone
Joe Torry … Brian
Andre B. Blake … Gianni (as André Blake)
Bryce Wilson … Drake
Vivica A. Fox … Herself
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Agent Little
Tom Virtue … Agent Scott
Reagan Gomez-Preston … Fiona
James Avery … Seymour Gold
Plot: Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills… add synopsis
Awards: 4 nominations
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