New Movie Releases February 17th, 2006

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on February 17th, 2006, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Date Movie

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 1.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Aaron Seltzer
Actors: Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Eddie Griffin, Sophie Monk, Meera Simhan, Fred Willard
Plot: No romantic comedy is safe when Date Movie sends up a spoof of everything from Meet the Parents to Wedding Planner and everything in between.

Eight Below

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Frank Marshall
Actors: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, Gerard Plunkett, August Schellenberg

Freedomland

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Roth
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis
Plot: A white child has gone missing in a black neighborhood. The mother accuses a black car jacker but the neighborhood people think it is racially motivated. While the search for her child heats up so do tempers in the city.

A black cop tries to find out what the mother is hiding so he can find the boy and put a stop to the protests before things get out of control. Will she tell him in time?

Illusion

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael A. Goorjian
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Michael A. Goorjian, Karen Tucker, Bryan Cranston, Ted Raimi, Richmond Arquette

Pavee Lackeen: The Traveller Girl

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Perry Ogden
Actors: Winnie Maughan, Rose Maughan, Rosie Maughan, Paddy Maughan, Michael Collins, Helen Joyce

The Second Chance

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steve Taylor
Actors: Michael W. Smith, Jeff Obafemi Carr, J. Don Ferguson, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, David Alford, Kenda Benward

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
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.

Winter Passing

Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/2006
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam Rapp
Actors: Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Ed Harris, John Bedford Lloyd, Deirdre O'Connell, Amy Madigan
Plot: Money and emotions lead to a difficult reunion between a father and daughter.

Forbidden Quest ( Eum-lan-seo-seng )

Theatrical Release Date: 02/16/2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dae-woo Kim
Actors: Jong-ryol Choi, Suk-kyu Han, Min-jung Kim, Beom-su Lee, Dal-su Oh, Tae-kyung Oh
Plot: An upper-class author tries his hand at writing erotica (at a time when it is forbidden) and finds inspiration in the most unlikely of places.

Love

Theatrical Release Date: 02/16/2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vladan Nikolic
Actors: Sergej Trifunovic, Geno Lechner, Peter Gevisser, Didier Flamand, Al Nazemian, Mario Padula

Shin Sung-Il is Lost ( Shin Sung-il-eui hangbang-bulmyung )

Theatrical Release Date: 02/16/2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jane Shin
Actors: Hyun-sik Cho, In-kee Jung, Young-soo Jung, Min-jae Kim, Seul-ye Moon, Joon-young Woo

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

Theatrical Release Date: 02/15/2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kevin Willmott
Actors: Brian Paulette, Larry Peterson, Arlo Kasper, Rupert Pate, Ric Averill, Greg Kirsch
Plot: This satirical documentary imagines what life in the U.S. would be like if the South had won the Civil War.

Sauf le respect que je vous dois

Theatrical Release Date: 02/15/2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fabienne Godet
Actors: Olivier Gourmet, Dominique Blanc, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard, Jeffrey Barbeau, Jean-Michel Portal

Lower City ( Cidade Baixa )

Theatrical Release Date: 02/14/2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sérgio Machado
Actors: Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, José Dumont, Guiga Scott, Fernando Fulco

Russian Specialist, The ( Mechanik, The )

Theatrical Release Date: 02/14/2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dolph Lundgren
Actors: Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, Ivan Petrushinov, Olivia Lee, Raicho Vasilev, Assen Blatechki
Plot: A retired Russian Special Forces hit man Nikolai "Nick" Cherenko (Dolph Lundgren) is a mechanic in a Russian town. His wife Alina (Hilda van der Meulen), and son Vanya (Naum Shopov) were murdered and now, after starting a new life, he has a chance for revenge.

Tapas

Theatrical Release Date: 02/13/2006
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: José Corbacho, Juan Cruz
Actors: Ángel de Andrés López, María Galiana, Elvira Mínguez, Rubén Ochandiano, Alberto de Mendoza, Darío Paso

Dreaming of Space ( Kosmos kak predchuvstvie )

Theatrical Release Date: 02/11/2006
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aleksei Uchitel
Actors: Yevgeni Mironov, Yevgeni Tsyganov, Irina Pegova, Dmitri Mulyar, Yelena Lyadova, Sergei Kachanov

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