Top Movies of 2006


The top movies of 2006 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

21. Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marc Rothemund
Actors: Julia Jentsch, Gerald Alexander Held, Fabian Hinrichs, Johanna Gastdorf, André Hennicke, Florian Stetter
Plot: This movie is a historical recreation of the last days of Sophie Scholl, a member of a non-violent German resistance movement during WWII.
After the German army suffered heavy losses at the battle of Stalingrad, a small number of University students, appalled with the stories of Nazi atrocities that were filtering through to them, set up an anti-war group called the White Rose.
In and around Munich University, a campaign is Spearheaded by the students as they organise leaflet handouts and daub graffiti over government buildings attacking Hitler and his policies.

22. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Tom Hollander
Plot: Jack Sparrow's debt to Davy Jones is due, but, with a little help from his friends, he hopes to do the impossible and escape his fate.

23. Inside Man

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Plot: The bank heist film with the catch phrase "This ain't no bank robbery!".

24. Shottas

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cess Silvera
Actors: Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean, Lennox Lewis
Plot: Shottas tells the true story of two young men, Wayne and and Bigs, who grow up together in the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston.

25. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper
Plot: Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

26. Bittersweet Life, A ( Dalkomhan insaeng )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ji-woon Kim
Actors: Jeong-min Hwang, Byung-hun Lee, Ku Jin, Roe-ha Kim, Gi-yeong Lee, Dal-su Oh
Plot: A Mafia head asks his loyal enforcer to track his young mistress if she is having an affair. After Kim Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) discovers the real truth, he makes a decision that will lead to unfortunate events. Revenge and love are involved in this tragic crime film.

27. Jet Li's: Fearless ( Huo Yuan Jia )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ronny Yu
Actors: Jet Li, Yong Dong, Betty Sun, Nathan Jones, Shido Nakamura, Hee Ching Paw
Plot: A Chinese Martial Arts Master goes through a personal journey and learns that he has the power to unit a country.

28. The Descent

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Marshall
Actors: Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Shauna Macdonald, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone
Plot: Five women who like to take risks find themselves struggling to get out of a cave in the middle of nowhere. Things get interesting when they find that they are not alone in this uncharted cavern.

29. Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: The Conqueror of Shamballa ( Gekijô-ban hagane no renkinjutsushi: Shanbara wo yuku mono )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Seiji Mizushima
Actors: Romi Pak, Rie Kugimiya, Shun Oguri, Kazuko Kato, Masane Tsukayama, Miyuu Sawai

30. The Queen

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Helen McCrory, Sylvia Syms
Plot: Taking place after Princess Diana's deadly car accident, The Queen of England refuses to make a supportive statement about the Princess, while Prince Charles and Tony Blair try to diffuse the situation and bring royalty back to popularity.

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