The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…
Superman Returns (2006)

Superman Returns (2006)

[7] Brandon Routh dons the cape and tights to play Superman and his alter-ego, Clark Kent, in this film that's pretty much a direct sequel to 1981's Superman II. The film picks up five years after Superman left Earth to see if…
Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale (2006)

[9] Daniel Craig joins the James Bond franchise in arguably its best offering to date. Craig plays Ian Fleming's James Bond at the beginning of his career, making his second kill and earning his status as a "00" agent before the title…
Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

[5] Tom Cruise makes his Mission: Impossible franchise a trilogy with this installment directed by J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, Super 8). This time out, Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) plays the villain, an arms dealer looking to acquire a mysterious, presumably dangerous item…
300 (2006)

300 (2006)

[8] Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 centers on three hundred proud Spartan soldiers who stood valiantly against overwhelming Persian forces in the Battle of Thermopylae. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas, who leads his…
Poseidon (2006)

Poseidon (2006)

[6] Director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm) returns to watery disaster fare with this remake of 1972's The Poseidon Adventure. Kurt Russell and Josh Lucas headline this iteration, both playing passengers aboard a mammoth luxury liner that gets turned upside…
The Sentinel (2006)

The Sentinel (2006)

[6] Michael Douglas plays a secret service agent framed as a mole trying to assassinate the president. While the secret service, led by Kiefer Sutherland, chase him down, Douglas tries to prove his innocence by identifying the real mole before the president…
Hollywoodland (2006)

Hollywoodland (2006)

[8] Adrien Brody (The Pianist, The Thin Red Line) plays a '50s Hollywood detective investigating the mysterious death of actor George Reeves, played by Ben Affleck (Gone Girl, The Town). Hollywoodland is based on the true story of Reeves, who struggled to…
Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

[7] Judi Dench plays a cranky old teacher who befriends a new, younger teacher played by Cate Blanchett. Blanchett quickly confides in the older woman and thinks she's made a new friend. But Dench's aims are more sinister than that. After Dench…
Slither (2006)

Slither (2006)

[7] Writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) serves up this horror/comedy about citizens of a rural South Carolina town who find themselves in the middle of a parasitic alien invasion. Part of the fun of Slither is discovering how the parasites…