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. 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
29. 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.
30. Stranger Than Fiction
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Marc Forster
Actors: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah, Tony Hale
Plot: An IRS agent named Harold Crick begins to hear a female voice narrating his every action, and when the voice declares that he is facing imminent death, he realizes he must find out who is writing his story.
