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Blood Diamond (2006)
Plot Summary:
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 577000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Plot tags: greed, treasure hunt, mercenary, gem, civil war, escapades, journalism, smuggling, mining, brutality, slavery, revolution, rescue, fisherman, smuggler, against humanity, obsessive quest, reporter, diamond, life changing, journey, conflict, gratuitous violence, family bonds, redemption
Casino Royale (2006)
Plot Summary:
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent – to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 684000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, Czech Republic, USA, Germany, Bahamas
Plot tags: 007, spy, poker, espionage, james bond, casino, chase, cia, secret service, heroic mission, gambling, terrorism, secret agent, agent, british secret service, reluctant partners, escapades, betrayal, shooting, assassin, car chase, undercover, cia agent, sexy brunette, conspiracy
Apocalypto (2006)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: survival, ancient history, slavery, manhunt, tribe, jungle, chase, native, solar eclipse, warrior, ancient civilization, violent, forest, sacrifice, death, prophecy, on the run, medieval, native american, ancient, gore, religion, gory, pyramid, revenge
The Fall (2006)
Plot Summary:
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Africa, India
Plot tags: hospital, surrealism, suicide attempt, escape from reality, magic realism, imagination, storytelling, suicide, imaginary kingdom, friendship, stuntman, child, desert, beautiful scenery, parallel universe, trippy, adventurer, good versus evil, depression, disguise, peril, escapades, fantasy world, revenge, trapped
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, survival, anti war, japanese army, imperial japan, brutality, japanese military, violence, chaos, world war, wartime, character study, danger, pacific war, great war, selflessness, chaos and mayhem, stallion, war atrocity, soldier, suicide
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, high school, friendship, supernatural ability, teenage girl, school, classmate, changing the past or future, time loop, coming of age, teenage love, friends, love, shyness, frustration, stopped time, imaginary, teenage life, tragedy, vengeance, transformation, imagination, storytelling, fantasy world, twists and turns
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Plot Summary:
When mysterious foreign entrepreneurs appear with the intention of tearing down Treasure Town and replacing it with an amusement park, Black and White face their greatest adversaries yet. It is up to the destructive Black to save the fate of the city and up to the gentle White to save Black from his own dark nature. On the street of an unnamed city, literally high-flying urchins Black and White look to protect their turf from invasion from other gangs. While he can be tough in a fight or wielding a weapon, White is an 11-year-old who can't even dress himself. Slightly older, Black is more worldly and treats his buddy with paternal love. Both look on their city as "our town." Also prone to seeing the city as his property is world-weary yakuza leader Suzuki, aka the Rat. Feeling the town has become too placid, Suzuki plots his return, much to the consternation of local police
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: good versus evil, friends, danger, urban, fantasy world, orphan, flying, heroes, mischievous children, save the day, heroic mission, escapades, rivalry, gangster, violence, fight, urban setting, friendship, children, moving, best friend, child, trippy, suburbs, yakuza
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Plot Summary:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation
Duration: 151 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 754000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, ship, swashbuckler, treasure hunt, beast, treasure, supernatural, magical, revenge, destiny, twists and turns, fortune teller, betrayal, chase, freedom, chases and races, underwater, pirates of the caribbean, curses spells and rituals, captain, greed, redemption, fight scenes
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Plot Summary:
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, War
Country: USA, Luxembourg
Plot tags: vietnam war, survival, pow, soldier, jungle, war, camp, prison, prison escape, wilderness, military, violence, prisoner, mission, human spirit, death, danger, confined, escape, aviation, wartime, conflict, violent, pilot, torture
Eight Below (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, dog, wilderness, expedition, rescue, dog sled, pets, snow, husky dog, animal, winter, storytelling, heartwarming, research, nature, cold, hopes, treasure hunt, ice, wilderness survival, canine, storm, death of dog, new year, travel
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Plot tags: serial killer, supernatural ability, supernatural power, law enforcement, investigation, police investigation, murder, supernatural, mysticism, fight, murder mystery, escapades, secret, showdown, dark secret, superhero, demon, witchcraft, magician, conspiracy, comic hero, asian, social criticism, wizard, ethical dilemma
Cars (2006)
Plot Summary:
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 456000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: car, friendship, car race, road trip, small town, happy ending, social relations, mentor, auto racing, on the road, racing, unlikely friendships, competition, desert, small town life, desire for fame, journey, rivalry, chase, contest, reporter, anthropomorphism, friends, teamwork, society
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Plot Summary:
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen – John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes, who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: war, world war two, military, propaganda, wartime, battles, survival, guilt, world war, fame, american history, political intrigue, loss of friend, photograph, army, danger, homecoming, great war, marines, life is a bitch, military life, state affairs, battle zone, photographer, usa history
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Plot Summary:
Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Plot tags: spy, espionage, farce, james bond spoof, secret agent, undercover agent, secret service, female spy, state affairs, villain, embassy, dance, danger, political conspiracy, head of state, race against time, dishonesty, goofy hero, spying, spy spoof, agent, nazi, dark humor, hitman, summer
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Plot Summary:
Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 385000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China, Italy
Plot tags: spy, espionage, mission, cia, double agent, gunfight, disguise, terrorism, heist, mission impossible, hi-tech, agent, heroes, heroic mission, intelligence agency, team, race against time, hostage, secret agent, murder, secret service, 007, explosions, kidnapped, villain
The Guardian (2006)
Plot Summary:
A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: ocean, coast guard, lifeguard, rescue, mentor, military, death, survival, training, friendship, daring rescue, aviation, swimming, military training, teamwork, navy, apocalypse, disaster, team, rookie, salvation, sailing, teachers and students, rescue from drowning, young man
The Nativity Story (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Plot tags: christianity, jesus, christmas, angel, pregnancy, religion, bible, christian, children, religions or cults, miraculous event, priest, faith, oppression, hopes, holiday, ancient history, childbirth, prophecy, adaptation, nativity, family relations, a vision, humanity, society
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Plot Summary:
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 292000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: global warming, creature, dinosaur, iceberg, friendship, talking animal, ice age, animal, mammoth, survival, teamwork, snow, kids and family, furry, cold, migration, journey, winter, cat, love, ice, tragedy, fantasy world, prehistoric animal, laziness
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: rock, heavy metal, devil, rock star, music, rock and roll, stoner, weed, road trip, farce, musician, obsessive quest, drug, friendship, stupidity, odd couple, desire for fame, misfit, theft, follow your dream, mission, ambition, dimwit, lifestyle, partner
Over the Hedge (2006)
Plot Summary:
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself
Duration: 83 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 187000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: friendship, raccoon, talking animal, squirrel, animal that acts human, human, stealing food, fish out of water, turtle, heroic mission, food, furry, forest, animal, rescue, animal life, environmentalism, house, animal protagonist, exterminator, rottweiler, ultimatum, garden, dog, bear
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men and The Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 535000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: mutant, supernatural ability, superhero, x men, superhuman powers, final battle, fantasy world, comic book, supernatural power, betrayal, beast, superhuman, comic hero, vigilante, avenger, storytelling, death, capture, teamwork, telepathy, superhero team, supernatural, president, danger, good versus evil
Flushed Away (2006)
Plot Summary:
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs, Spike and Whitey
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: boat, talking animal, rat, rivalry, lifestyle change, partner, disorder, fish out of water, escape, lifestyle, mouse, friendship, stop motion, getting home, british, animal, furry, love, new year, football, winter, water, holiday, fall in love, in love
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a nuclear missile was fired at Washington in 1945, Captain America managed to detonate it in the upper atmosphere. But then he fell miles into the icy depths of the North Atlantic, where he remained lost for over sixty years. But now, with the world facing the very same evil, Captain America must rise again as our last hope for survival
Duration: 72 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, superhero, monster, superhero team, justice, comic book, mentor, transformation, save the world, partner, heroic mission, space and aliens, chases and races, rivalry, danger, imaginary, master villain, hulk, violence, heroes, capture, escapades, rage, nuclear, alien invasion
Robin-B-Hood (2006)
Plot Summary:
For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Plot tags: babies and infants, martial arts, kidnapping, gangster, nothing goes right, debt, rivalry, partner, ransom, cons and scams, chase, gang, organized crime, heist, fight, kung fu, fight scenes, gambling, love and romance, disorder, dishonesty, thief, karate, police officer, heroes
Idiocracy (2006)
Plot Summary:
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: distopia, stupidity, satire, dystopia, evolution, time travel, social satire, dystopian future, dimwit, society, hibernation, absurdism, social decay, brainwashing, usa president, life turned upside down, chaos, human nature, experiment, dumb, media, monopoly, sent to the future, presidential election, dark humor
Night at the Museum (2006)
Plot Summary:
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep the museum under control, but he's fighting a losing battle until President Teddy Roosevelt comes to the rescue
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 370000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: magical, dinosaur, tour guide, museum, escapades, ancient, new job, security guard, transformation, objects come to life, statue comes to life, supernatural, artifact, ex husband, pharaoh, monkey, ice hockey, disorder, magic, curses spells and rituals, chaos, father son relationship, medieval, supernatural power, tombs and skeletons
Curious George (2006)
Plot Summary:
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: monkey, curiosity, expedition, race against time, mischievous children, nothing goes right, rescue, escapades, disorder, love, adoption, jungle, book, new year, business, winter, balloon, animal protagonist, ape, literary, friends, nosy, prison, crocodile, ship
Krrish (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy
Duration: 185 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: India
Plot tags: secret identity, save the world, good versus evil, superhero, megalomaniac, undercover, self discovery, supernatural, inheritance, fall in love, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, master villain, circus, alien, fantasy world, hindu, heroes, escapades, imaginary, exploitation, prophecy, martial arts, ship
Happy Feet (2006)
Plot Summary:
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: penguins, social misfits, looking for love, snow, fish, environmental, exile, environment, goofy hero, danger, life risking, dancing, journey, winter, artists and showbiz, against the rules, ice, love, global warming, dating, loneliness, christmas, cold, chase, furry
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Plot Summary:
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: astronaut, family relations, space travel, nasa, rocket, space, outer space, hopes, farm, follow your dream, obsessive quest, ambition, fbi, human spirit, american dream, financial problem, space adventure, dream, couple relations, space exploration, space race, pilot, rancher, carnival, earth