Best Drama Films of 2006
Infamous
Douglas McGrath's Infamous represents ... human being, by inducing him to sell out on all levels to satisfy his lust for accomplishment and notoriety. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Away From Her
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan -- ... support his wife at all costs, even if must happen at the expense of his own peace of mind. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Freedomland
Joe Roth directs his ... was kidnapped by a black man. The accusation stirs up much racial animosity in the town. Edie Falco co-stars. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
All the King's Men
The legacy of a ... version of Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 novel; the first won a parade of Oscars after its release in 1949. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Bobby
Twenty-two people become unwitting ... Kennedy campaign volunteers, while Ashton Kutcher, Joy Bryant, Kip Pardue and Mary Elizabeth Winstead also highlight the supporting cast. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Good Shepherd
One man bears witness ... Good Shepherd boasts an impressive supporting cast, including William Hurt, John Turturro, Billy Crudup, Joe Pesci, and Timothy Hutton. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Miss Potter
The true story of ... plans. Miss Potter was directed by Chris Noonan, who created an international sensation with his first feature film, Babe. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Breaking and Entering
A petty thief is ... Anthony Minghella; it was his first project made from his own original script since Truly, Madly, Deeply in 1991. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Blood Diamond
A South African mercenary ... that has the power to save Vandy's family and provide the desperate Archer with a much-needed chance for redemption. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
The harsh realities of ... may give others in similar situations the courage to pursue a more positive, creative means of overcoming their anger. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Babel
The tragic aftermath of ... and his daughter. Babel earned Alejandro González Iñárritu the prize for Best Director at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Fountain
Requiem for a Dream ... originally slapped with an R by the MPAA, Aronofsky & co. re-edited it to conform to a PG-13 rating. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Painted Veil
A couple with a ... Herbert Marshall, while Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers played the leads in a 1957 remake titled The Seventh Sin. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Good German
A U.S. Army war ... director Steven Soderbergh (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews) using 1940s era lenses, sound-recording techniques, and a decidedly less-mobile camera. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Nicole Kidman assumes the ... fictional romance with intimate details from the iconic photographer's life to offer a fascinating look at Arbus' artistic development. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
World Trade Center
Director Oliver Stone once ... with producers in the making of this film. Producer Debra Hill died during production -- hence the posthumous credit. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
We Are Marshall
A true story of ... and filmed in part on their campus, We Are Marshall also stars Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie, and January Jones. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
He Was a Quiet Man
A man at the ... Jamison Jones, He Was A Quiet Man received its world premiere at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
All In
A medical student with ... a good poker face if they truly intend to win out over some of the world's best card players. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
3 Needles
Three stories, which offer ... about Jin Ping and her reckless actions. Three Needles received its North American premier at the Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Resurrecting the Champ
Director and co-screenwriter (along ... ordinary man to extraordinary champion - largely by turning inward and by reexamining his relationship with his own son. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Rain
A talented young pianist ... necessary, the frightened pianist gradually comes to realize that her benevolent guardian is in fact her long lost mother. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Hidden Places
Robert Tate Miller adapts ... commitment to family, and the necessity of faith in God and others. Yelena Lanskaya directs this Hallmark Entertainment production. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Ruffian
Prolific French filmmaker Yves ... on in this drama that shows why she was the only horse ever to be buried at the Belmont. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Little Children
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Field ... relationship by dining together with their respective spouses begins to awaken Kathy's suspicions about the fidelity of her husband. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Transplanted L.A. cop Jesse ... to obsession when he begins to feel as if he may finally be on track to solving the case. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Tom Selleck returns to ... Based on a novel by Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone: Night Passage was originally telecast on January 15, 2006. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Goya's Ghosts
The lives of a ... nation and the Inquisition finally collapses; Lorenzo attempts to liberate Inés from prison, but a shocking discovery awaits him. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Ask the Dust
Adapted from a novel ... deepens as he attempts to finish his novel. Donald Sutherland co-stars as a seedy but helpful and loyal neighbor. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Land of the Blind
The debut film by ... of a specific time period, the allegorical film had its North American debut at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Illusionist
A supernaturally talented magician ... Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) finds his sympathy toward Eisenheim growing, despite his formal obligations to the powerful prince. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Come Early Morning
A Southern beauty whose ... and Laura Prepon co-star in an intimate personal drama that made its premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Broken Bridges
When a fading country ... daughter he has never known, the life-changing encounter stirs feelings that Bo had long-since buried after achieving stratospheric success. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Architect
Tonya Neely (Viola Davis) ... a play by Scottish playwright David Greig. The film had its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Numb3rs: Season 03
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30 Days
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Glory Road
A true-life story of ... Mehcad Brooks, Al Shearer, Damaine Radcliff, Sam Jones III, and Schin S. Kerr as members of Haskins' winning team. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
A Lobster Tale
For its quiet, low-key ... but the lives of nearly everyone in the hamlet. Alberta Watson (Irish Eyes) and Graham Greene (Northern Exposure) co-star. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Snow Cake
An ex-convict is mysteriously ... increasingly complicated, however, when Alex finds the seductive allure of town sexpot Maggie (Carrie-Anne Moss) too powerful to resist. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Griffin & Phoenix
Ed Stone's bittersweet drama ... of their time together. Sarah Paulson, Blair Brown, Alison Elliott and Lois Smith co-star; John Hill authored the script. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Fierce People
Actor-turned-director and producer Griffin ... posh surroundings and provides a sobering, harrowing reminder of the socioeconomic differences between the Earls and their new friends. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Believe in Me
Director/screenwriter Robert Collector adapts ... love for the team, town rainmaker Ellis Brawley launches a bitter campaign to bring about the progressive-minded coach's downfall. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Notes on a Scandal
Lust, jealousy, and revenge ... life of her "friend." Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, Notes on a Scandal also stars Bill Nighy. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Broken
A waitress looking to ... true love always remain together - whether in the comforting light of life, or the cold embrace of death. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Surrender, Dorothy
A grieving mother attempting ... summers to speak with the friends who knew her best and finally begin the long and painful healing process. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Disappearances
Longtime actor/songwriter Kris Kristofferson ... and serve as an unforgettable rite of passage for the young adolescent currently teetering on the cusp of manhood. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Hottest State
Soon after relocating from ... and in the thriving world of young and talented artists, it isn't always enough to make a relationship last. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
When I Find the Ocean
Diane Ladd Lee Majors, ... a kindly tugboat captain named Amos (Casey and sets out with her dog on the adventure of a lifetime. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Invincible
From the producers of ... seats to support the hometown hero who proved it's never too late to take control of your own destiny. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Curse of the Golden Flower
A dying love between ... Dai Huang Jin Jia) received its North American premiere at the 2006 American Film Institute Los Angeles Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Akeelah and the Bee
A young girl learns ... as Ike Turner and Tina Turner in Brian Gibson's 1993 biopic, What's Love Got to Do with It. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Pursuit of Happyness
The rousing, true-life story ... offer him setbacks. Making his Hollywood debut, Italian director Gabriele Muccino was championed by Will Smith for the project. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Queen
The British prime minister ... Sheen his second opportunity to play Tony Blair after portraying the prime minister in the television film The Deal. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Last King of Scotland
Director Kevin MacDonald teams ... realizes that he is trapped in an inescapable nightmare, and Forest Whitaker assumes the role of the notorious despot. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Rocky Balboa
Sylvester Stallone returns to ... to help those around him redeem themselves and once again be a symbol of hope for the common man. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Debating Robert Lee
A group of typical ... Beau Bridges, Danielle Harris, Kaley Cuoco, and Billy Kay co-star in a thought-provoking teen drama from director Dan Polier. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Pinochet's Last Stand
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Dirty
Cuba Gooding Jr. and ... of a noted police informant is looking to exact deadly revenge on Adel for a previous wrongdoing as well. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Canvas
Mental illness stretches a ... who drew inspiration from the story of his mother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was growing up. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Sensation of Sight
First-time American writer director ... filling his days with irrepressible anxiety, robbing his nights of sleep, and driving him inexorably toward a full self-awakening. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Copying Beethoven
When a young Vienna ... her devoted paramour Martin, Anna is quickly tracked down by Beethoven and forced to choose between love and duty. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Factory Girl
The true story of ... Musician was inspired in part by Bob Dylan, who was romantically involved with Edie Sedgwick for a brief time. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Cherry Crush
Nicholas DiBella's thriller Cherry ... poor but attractive girl named Shay Bettencourt (Nikki Reed) who ensnares him in a web of murder and lies. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Half Nelson
An inner-city teacher struggling ... dangerous path or provide the human companionship needed to see things from a fresh perspective and start life anew. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Stephanie Daley
A frightened and irresponsible ... groups threaten to turn Stephanie's trial into a media circus. Stephanie Daley premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Kidnapped [TV Series]
Another of the many ... which everyone had a skeleton or two in the closet. Kidnapped made its NBC bow on September 20, 2006. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Yellow
The follow-up to his ... just might beat the odds. Also starring D.B. Sweeney, Yellow screened at the 2006 New York Latino Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Filmmaker Bharat Nalluri teams ... a dramatized account of disaster that sent shockwaves rippling across not only Thailand, but the entire planet as well. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Ghost Whisperer: Season 02
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The Astronaut Farmer
An aspiring astronaut who ... an oddity by his neighbors, a criminal by the government, and an inspiration by the media and the people. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Jindabyne
A family is touched ... Named for an Aboriginal word for a valley, Jindabyne received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Pacific and Eddy
First time writer/director Matt ... he flees to the Pacific ocean on an inward journey to embrace the loss that he never truly mourned. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Take the Lead
A teacher and his ... real-life story of Pierre Dulaine, who taught dance as a volunteer to at-risk students at New York elementary schools. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Save the Last Dance 2: Stepping Up
As Sarah Johnson (Izabella ... hold of her fate and face the future with the confidence to succeed no matter which path she chooses. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
A Perfect Day
Director Peter Levin brings ... a mysterious stranger makes an ominous prediction about Hanlan's life, the egotistical writer finally receives a much-needed wake-up call. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
How You Look to Me
A slacker college student ... the other girls in a thoughtful coming of age drama starring Frank Langella, Laura Allen, and Bruce Marshall Romans. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Guantanamero
Rupert Evans, Derek Jacobi, ... visions that reveal not only where he came from, but how he knows the man named Guido as well. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Flags of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood's adaptation of ... Iwo Jima, but told from the Japanese perspective. Flags of Our Fathers was produced by Eastwood and Steven Spielberg. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Private Fears in Public Places
A handful of characters ... neither joy nor companionship. Coeurs (aka Petites Peurs Partagees) received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Grey's Anatomy: Season 03
Having proven that it ... George O'Malley (Sara Ramirez) make a commitment, and the interns sweat out the results of their first-year medical exams. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Above and Beyond
The World War II ... right for the world. Richard E. Grant and Jason Priestley star in this tale of love in the RAF. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Secret
Inspired by the Japanese ... home, Hannah and her grieving husband receive one last chance to rekindle their romance and say their last goodbyes. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Home of the Brave
As their tour of ... Jessica Biel, and rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent star in an affecting psychological war drama from Academy Award-winning director Irwin Winkler. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Ron Clark Story
Helmed by the gifted ... to let it. Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) and Hannah Hodson co-star; Granada America produced. Max Enscoe and Annie deYoung scripted. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Belle Toujours
Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de ... considering joining a convent for retirement. Belle Toujours received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Annapolis
A poor but ambitious ... Vicellous Shannon; the film was directed by Justin Lin, who debuted with the acclaimed independent feature Better Luck Tomorrow. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Pan's Labyrinth
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del ... Vidal's housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú) and doctor (Alex Angulo) plot secretly on the surface to keep the revolution alive. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
SherryBaby
An emotionally stunted ex-convict ... ex-con is faced with the choice of truly living up to her word or potentially losing her daughter forever. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Chapter 27
First-time writer/director J.P. Schaefer ... and Lindsay Lohan stars as the devoted Lennon fan who befriended the killer on that fateful New York weekend. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Christmas Card
An American soldier fighting ... Channel movie starring Emmy Award-winner Ed Asner, Desperate Housewives' John Newton, 102 Dalmations' Alice Evans, and Deadwood's Peter Jason. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Jane Eyre
Screen newcomer Ruth Wilson ... the young governess attempts to maintain her virtue while entering into a soulful relationship with her unrepentantly lecherous employer. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Still Life
The fine line between ... come to define his existence, he will finally find out what kind of artist he really wants to become. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Pierrepoint
The life and career ... conscience and abolitionists set into motion a heated campaign aimed at bringing the practice of hanging to an end. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 07
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CSI: NY: Season 03
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NCIS: Season 04
Still not completely recovered ... secrets long withheld by Gibbs and his cohorts are at last to be exposed for the world to see? [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Private Property
The sale of a ... Jérémie Rénier and Yannick Renier as the twins, Nue-Propriété received its world premier at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Namesake
A couple coming to ... also comes from a family of Indian expatriates. The Namesake was adapted from the bestselling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Wire: Season 04
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Wild Tigers I Have Known
A soft-spoken, thirteen-year old ... seductive girl who seems to possess the self-confidence that has long been bullied out of her male alter ego. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Crossover
Director Preston A. Whitmore ... competitors in order to win the game and pave the way for the next crop of street smart shooters. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Walkout
Made for cable, Walkout ... credits, or appear as extras in the crowd scenes. Produced for HBO, Walkout originally aired on March 18, 2006. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Paradise, Texas
Timothy Bottoms stars in ... small Texas hometown for the first time in years, Cameron gets answers to life's questions from some unexpected sources. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Lost: Season 03
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Dans Paris
French sex symbols Romain ... touches and crafts the film in the gentle mode of early sixties French pictures by Truffaut, Godard and others. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Man of My Life
A man vacationing in ... his quest for devotion, despite the fact that his relationship with his wife is at a critical turning point. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
CSI: Miami: Season 05
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El Cantante
Pop icon Marc Anthony ... drug and alcohol addiction. Actress and pop star Jennifer Lopez co-stars as Puchi; Lavoe's longtime muse and love interest. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
One Tree Hill: Season 04
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Though None Go with Me
On the day of ... reaches a point of beginning to understand what she sees as God's plan for her, two unexpected events await. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Hidden Secrets
When their past becomes ... and Pastor Wexler (Reginald Vel Johnson) encourages the group to always follow the truth that their old friend lived. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Girls of Belarus
A loving couple suffering ... laugh and love again - never realizing how heartbreaking it will be when they finally have to say goodbye. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Gridiron Gang
The true story of ... Fire scribe Jeff Maguire, and features a supporting cast that includes Leon Rippy, Kevin Dunn, and Detroit-born rapper-turned-actor Xzibit. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Graduation
As high school graduation ... realized what happened? Unfortunately for these criminally-inclined teens, the local police are quicker to respond than they ever anticipated. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Letters from Iwo Jima
After bringing the story ... in tandem with Flags of Our Fathers, and the two films were released within two months of one another. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Things That Hang From Trees
Things that Hang from ... happens upon a shocking discovery that changes his world forever by bringing a permanent end to his childhood innocence. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Punk Love
Two rebellious young lovers ... unconditional love for one another if they hope to overcome the odds and break the vicious cycle of despair. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Two brothers are caught ... Wind That Shakes the Barley received the Golden Palm award as Best Picture at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Transylvania
An Italian woman intent ... enters into a tentative romance with itinerant trader Tchangalo (Birol Ünel), whose gruff exterior masks a sensual inner beauty. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Congorama
Two men who live ... world premier at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened as part of the Directors Fortnight series. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Garage
In this gentle coming-of-age ... garage would put his dad in dire straits, which greatly complicated his decision. Then an unforeseen tragedy changed everything. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Loving Annabelle
Writer/director Katherine Brooks adapts ... teacher will be forced to choose between her career and an affair that could quite possibly destroy her livelihood. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Line of Beauty
Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies ... in Britain experiences everything from the ecstasy of falling in love to the agony of the emerging AIDS epidemic. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Golden Door
A family living in ... Casisa and Vincenzo Amato, The Golden Door (aka Nuovomondo) received its world premier at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Love's Abiding Joy
Acclaimed author Janette Oke's ... together as son Jeff faces a series of dangers while hopelessly falling for Doros' beautiful daughter Colette (Mae Whitman). [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Vitus
A young boy whose ... one fateful leap will set his entire future into motion, and offer a compelling preview of things to come. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
December Boys
Prolific television and film ... Noonan's popular novel by screenwriter Marc Rosenberg, December Boys is headlined by Harry Potter film series star Daniel Radcliffe. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Queen's Sister
The life of flamboyant ... by kissing the daughter of an American dignitary and witnesses the tumultuous relationship between King George and Princess Caroline. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Conversations With God
An unemployed homeless man ... to the big screen courtesy of the producer behind such spiritual-centric films as What Dreams May Come and Indigo. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Secret of the Cave
Zach Gray helms the ... Kelly and Sean Murphy co-star; Gray, Scott Fogg, David George, and Aaron Adams co-adapted Arthur S. Maxwell's children's novel. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
After the Wedding
A multi-millionaire wants to ... he dies. Efter Brylluppet (aka After the Wedding) received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Front Line
A musician from the ... but potentially lucrative offer, he is forced to make a decision that will effect the rest of his life. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Nativity Story
Australian-born Whale Rider sensation ... Christ), and Quarzazate, Morocco, former production designer Hardwicke's film strives for authenticity in telling the Bible's most treasured tale. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Poison Friends
French writer/director Emmanuel Bourdieu's ... André unexpectedly takes off for America, leaving everyone in his wake. Jacques Bonnaffé, Dominique Blanc, and Françoise Girard co-star. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Nina's Heavenly Delights
A woman comes to ... Sanjay (Raji James), the man Nina refused to marry. Nina's Heavenly Delights also stars Art Malik as Sanjay's father. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Never Down
Released from prison after ... guide him and ensure that the conflicted ex-convict finally have the chance to hold his daughter close once again. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Choking Man
A man finds himself ... for his groundbreaking work in music videos; the film received its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Kiss Me Again
William Tyler Smith's Kiss ... is left wit the emotional ramifications. Kiss Me Again made its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Last Stand
Director Russ Parr explores ... an eye provides isn't enough to dissuade these tortured comics to fight for the future with everything they've got. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Nine Lives
The fates of nine ... child. Later, when Lisa receives a fateful telephone call, all of these disparate stories slowly begin to come together. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Step Up
An aspiring ballerina from ... choreographer Anne Fletcher, who designed dance routines for the films Bring It On, She's All That, and Boogie Nights. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
La Banda Del Carro Rojo
Ruben Galindo's crime drama ... plan brings them the financial rewards they desire, they soon learn that such a career move offers lethal dangers. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Crazed
A hedonistic recluse seeking ... of being unfaithful, however, her momentary calm explodes into a hysterical madness that threatens to drive her to murder. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
United 93
Bloody Sunday director Paul ... which a random collection of strangers realized their fate and came together to confront an unthinkable threat are re-created. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Second Chance
Two very different men ... for the Lord. The Second Chance marked the first feature film role for award-winning Christian musician Michael W. Smith. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Soldier of Change
Heath Freeman (Tru Calling, ... to survive amid the turmoil of a war whose real nature is alien even to the country fighting it. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Charm City
A trio of reformed ... force Jay, Rodney, and Sean to revert back to their criminal ways in order to keep the club afloat. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia
Though fiction fans worldwide ... what propelled the imagination of the remarkable mind behind such works as The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Road to Guantanamo
Winner of the Silver ... while the brutal scenes are reenacted onscreen. The Road to Guantanamo was shown at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Las Calles del D.F.
Average everyday citizens face ... sometimes people of all ages and social circumstances find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of life's many obstacles. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Unidentified
Two reporters covering the ... life exists elsewhere in the cosmos. In the end, both reporters uncover an answer they could have ever anticipated. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
I Will Always Love You
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Fireworks Wednesday
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's ... coincide with the firework-strewn Persian New Year of March 21, which lends the title a literal significance as well. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
These Foolish Things
An aspiring West End ... in a headlining role, the drums of war begin beating as Hitler's army prepares for their devastating London Blitz. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
God's Waiting List
The religious drama God's ... relationship with the Almighty. However she can't shake the suspicion that her brother might be responsible for her condition. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Un Dimanche à Kigali
Set against the backdrop ... The contrast between the two time periods depicted onscreen suggests the extent of the devastation that the genocide wrought. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
White Palms
An athlete recalls his ... Hajdu as well as an Olympic-class gymnast; he's played as a younger man by Orion Radies and Silas Radies. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Dorm
Director Songyos Sugmakanan's gentle ... prepare him for the friendship that develops between them. Jintara Sukaphatra, Siranath Jianthavorn and Suttipong Tudpitakkul co-star. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Family Law
Director Daniel Burman's "Fatherhood ... of caring for his sixty-five year old father and doing his best to live up the elder Perelman's expectations. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Free Will
Theo (Jürgen Vogel) has ... Der Freie Wille tells the story of a man who is given freedom but still remains a prisoner inside. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Scummy Man
Filmmaker Paul Fraser enjoyed ... music videos from the band which won the "Best Music DVD of 2006" awards at the NME Music Awards. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The 4th Dimension
Though born a prodigy, ... that surround him gradually illustrate his progressive mental breakdown and pull Jack into an inescapable black hole of psychosis. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Ten Canoes
A man teaches his ... premier at Australia's Adelaide Arts Festival, and was first screened in North America at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Climates
The seasons mark the ... and directed Climates (aka Iklimler) but played the male lead, Isa, while his real-life wife, Ebru Ceylan, portrayed Bahar. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Flanders
A man's reluctance to ... Blondel's child, and begins experiencing a nervous breakdown. Flanders received its world premier at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Lights in the Dusk
A lonely night watchman ... about her. Laitakaupungin Valot (aka Lights In The Dusk) received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Summer Palace
A romance takes place ... nudity, Yiheyuan (aka Summer Palace) received its world premiere as an official selection at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Bella
A man whose life ... it all to finally appreciate the things that truly matter in director Alejandro Monteverde's emotional tale of self discovery. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Middletown
Brian Kirk's gothic thriller ... and threaten the lives and safety of Bill, Jim, Caroline, and the newborn baby. Daragh Carville authored the script. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Danish Poet
The Norwegian-born, Montreal-based animator ... to Norway to seek inspiration from an encounter with the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset. Liv Ullmann narrates. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
December Ends
Directed by collegiate Lee ... - or the explosive complications that will arise when Hayden's sexy girlfriend (Alex Thayer) begins to fall for him. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
2 Become 1
Law Wing-cheung's Asian-language drama ... illness -- with the helping hands of an affable physician, V (Richie Jen), and teenage boy Sing (Justin Lo). [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Gangster
Anurag Basu's Hindi-language crime ... an intense affair - until the violent Daya literally bursts in and forces Simran to choose between two lovers. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Day Night Day Night
Writer-director Julia Loktev's (Moment ... the film's stripped exposition terrifyingly draws the audience closer to the character. Josh Phillip Weinstein and Gareth Saxe co-star. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Chingaari
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Vishwa
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Syndromes and a Century
The real-life love story ... Jaruchai Iamaram, Sang Sattawat (aka Syndromes and a Century) received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Lives of Others
A man who has ... Leben der Anderen (aka The Lives of Others) received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
El Violin
Filmmaker Francisco Vargas Quevedo ... ammunition back into the village in his violin case as the unsuspecting military man ravenously gorges himself into oblivion. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Tathastu
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Bamako
Abderrahmane Sissako wrote and ... takes place in Timbuktu. Bamako (aka The Court) received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Host
When a young girl ... Gang-du, Nam-joo, and Nam-il set out to prove that they're not letting their little girl go without a fight. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Summer '04
A middle-aged woman coming ... director Stefan Krohmer, Summer '04 (aka Sommer '04) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Conrad Boys
The difficult bonds of ... and his love for Jordan? The Conrad Boys received its world premiere at the 2006 Newport Beach Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Paris, Je T'Aime
Twenty acclaimed filmmakers from ... Olivier Assayas, which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal. Paris, Je T'Aime received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Push
Jason Jennings, Brad Holmes ... Gulch, who yearns for more out of life and attempts to find it via snowboarding on the ice-encrusted slopes. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Chand Ke Paar Chalo
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Drama/Mex
For his sophomore effort, ... with an equally dishonest fifteen-year-old runway and scam artist, Tigrillo (Miriana Moro) grants him a new lease on life. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Bet to Basic
The Asian gambling film ... of ambition makes it easy for him to become a pawn in the complicated machinations of very bad men. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Sun Kissed
A young writer in ... may experience a similar fate if he fails to exercise proper caution when dealing with the increasingly unstable servant. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Gymnast
A down-and-out gymnast receives ... Award at the 2006 L.A. Outfest and received honors at a number of other gay and lesbian film festivals. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Love Life
The marriage of convenience ... defined by lies, or an uncertain future in which both embrace their true natures regardless of the social ramification. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Time
A woman obsessed with ... on a troubling new dynamic. Time (aka Shigan) received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
House: Season 03
Although he has recovered ... And after a medical misjudgment which totally shatters his self-confidence, Princeton-Plainsboro's ace neurologist Eric Foreman (Omar Epps) abruptly resigns. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Facing the Giants
A failing high-school football ... can't accomplish with a little faith -- including the miracle of a winning season when all hope seems lost. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Push
Three friends become involved ... fading loyalties and emerging additions threaten to put a permanent end to much more than just their lucrative endeavor. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Corporate
Madhur Bhandarkar's take-no-prisoners social ... regard for ethic or morality and no empathy for whatever victims happen to fall into the line of fire. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Alborada
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Kyle XY [TV Series]
Created by Eric Bress ... on June 26, 2006, Kyle XY was also seen on that channel's sister over-the-air network ABC beginning June 30. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Celos
Hispanic director Vicente Aranda ... and then, ultimately, an all-consuming obsession that threatens to destroy the sanctity and trust necessary for a stable relationship. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Zooey
The gritty, low-budget direct-to-video ... grimy clutches of her violent pimp. Jamie Velez, Jordan Burt and Lavetta Cannon co-star. Sherman Lau directs. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
South Beach Dreams
An aspiring entertainer who's ... there's no telling what depths these ladies will sink to in order to maintain an edge over the competition. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Down the P.C.H.
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Resilience
An alcoholic human resources ... and drawbacks of his relationships with both men in order to determine who will live, and who will die. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Color of the Cross
Actor/director/screenwriter Jean-Claude La Marre ... Color of the Cross aims to tell a timeless and familiar tale from a fresh and thought-provoking new perspective. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Hip Hop Kidz
When the Hip Hop ... go. Could there be a way to keep the creativity alive without going against the wishes of her father? [ best drama films - 2006 ]
God's Gift
When the best friend ... Don the help that he needs in order to save their friendship and restore order on the basketball court. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Husn Bewafa
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Falling
The death of a ... them together despite the physical distance between them. Falling was screened in competition at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Untouchable
A woman sets out ... life. Also featuring Marc Barbe and Berangere Bonvoisin, L'Intouchable received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Mary Proud
A single mother whose ... her life, and letting nothing or no one stand in the way of her and true success in life. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Bubble
Director Eytan Fox bursts ... slowly envelopes them, Noam and Ashraf find that their heated affair was doomed from the moment they locked eyes. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Battered Love
An adaptation of a ... Battered Love utilizes musical numbers in order to tell the story of a woman suspected of killing her spouse. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Khadak
Belgian documentarian Peter Brosens ... he discovers his true path in life. Khadak received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Killing of John Lennon
What sort of man ... Chapman's dialogue in the film was taken from his diaries or interviews he's given since his arrest and imprisonment. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Dans les Villes
Fate brings together four ... the pressure of her daily life. Dans les Villes received its world premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
One to Another
Directors Jean-Marc Barr and ... the screenplay, based on an actual series of events; the picture co-stars Pierre Perrier, Nicolas Nollet, and Guillaume Baché. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue, ... wintry aesthetic, rich with whites and blues. The film co-stars Karl Urban; Graeme Tetley co-authored the script with Sarkies. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
This Is England
British filmmaker Shane Meadows ... follow a more benign path. This Is England received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Antonia
Director Tata Amaral offers ... when Lena becomes pregnant and is forced by her demanding husband to choose between her family and her career. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Angora Ranch
The homosexual drama Angora ... in their ages, the two quickly fall in love, despite the strong objections voiced by both of their fathers. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Strike
An ordinary working woman ... true story of Polish labor advocate Anna Walentynowicz, though Walentynowicz has publicly criticized the film for certain historical inaccuracies. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Death of a President
The assassination of the ... depiction of the assassination of Bush, the sitting U.S. president at the time of the picture's production and release. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Chocolate Rap
An ambitious breakdancer battles ... who longs to become a legendary dancer if he could only manage to overcome his own obstacles in life. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Eve of Understanding
Rebecca Lowman, Susan Roberts, ... a visit to the mysterious Mary, Donna discovers a life-altering secret that will forever alter her perception of family. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Life & Lyrics
A South London DJ ... his best friend, his well-educated love interest, and the two feuding crews threatens to come to an explosive head. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Impressionists
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Soul Searcher
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1/3
Director Yongman Kim draws ... to have other, decidedly darker, plans in store for the conflicted monk and the desperate object of his affections. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Flower and Snake 2
Japanese cult cinema icon ... sexuality with other men, the unusually generous husband hires a skilled artist to capture the erotic encounters on canvas. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The O.C.: Season 04
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The Bridge Game
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Blame it on Fidel!
Her wealthy parents suddenly ... signed by 300 French women who admitting to undergoing illegal abortions altered the way many Europeans viewed the world. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Sex Movie
The sexual tension between ... become increasingly blurred all involved are about to receive an important lesson in the remarkable diversity of human sexuality. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Clash
When a powerful drug ... it all to settle the score, or simply walking away from the violence in search of a better life. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
David Young: Village of Dreams
When an aspiring young ... a magical tale of one boy's remarkable courage by showing that it's never to late to give up hope. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Sideline Secrets
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American Visa
A Bolivian man with ... desire to quit her job at a seedy strip club and settle down with the desperate dad in Bolivia. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Ankush
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A Love to Keep
Carmen Elias and Susi ... and after years of abusive treatment by misguided doctors, her relationship with Elvira seems destined to end in tragedy. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Men Cry in the Dark
Director Je'Caryous Johnson adapts ... era where love is fickle and materialism has replaced emotional fulfillment as the driving force in choosing a mate. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Playas Ball
A twenty-seven year old ... for his future in a world where money equals power and everyone is just trying to make a buck. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Guadalupe
A pair of scientists ... anniversary of the Guadalupe apparition, and was created with the participation of leading members of the Mexican Catholic clergy. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Contadora is For Lovers
Jorge Ameer's erotically charged ... married couple who end up involved in a love triangle with a Panamanian who hosts them during a vacation. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Spin
An up-and-coming Latin hip-hop ... remarkable vocal talents, this ambitious pair has precisely the skills needed to beat the odds and break the charts. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Chatterley Affair
Screenwriter Andrew Davies (Bleak ... (played by Louise Delamere and Rafe Spall) to explore precisely how Lawrence's prose inflamed an entire generation of readers. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Lady Chatterley
D.H. Lawrence's once-scandalous tale ... versions Lawrence would publish of his best-known novel (it was published in English as John Thomas and Lady Jane). [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Dreams of Dust
With his deeply cathartic ... own. Amid a difficult, threatening environment, these two quickly find soulmates and a ray of hope in one another. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
My Name Is Fame
Set in the world ... to the man, attempting to glean whatever lessons she can from the man she wants to be her mentor. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Shaking Dream Land
The psychological thriller Shaking ... the baby's birth grows closer. Soon he must confront his past in order to have any kind of future. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The System Within
A high-profile male model ... against him in a reprehensible act of betrayal that threatens to turn his dream life into a waking nightmare. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Housewife, 49
The wartime diaries of ... comedienne Victoria Wood, this BAFTA-winning drama highlights how a widespread war reflected on the life of a solitary woman. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Broken Glass
The drama Broken Glass ... underworld kingpin, while the other wants to lead the straight life. Soon their actions compromise both of their futures. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Fandango
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City Teacher
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What a Man Wants...What a Woman Needs
A tireless workaholic whose ... who cherished productivity can approach his friendships with the same enthusiasm that he uses to burn the midnight oil. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Hog Island
Hog Island begins with ... for her attention brings out a number of secrets, including a few the woman herself wanted to keep buried. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Keillers Park
The sexually charged mystery ... of time with his former lover for a period of time, Peter is arrested when Nassim turns up dead. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Maroa
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Sonja
A teenage girl learns ... her sexuality follows a different course. Sonja received its North American premiere at the 2006 Miami International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Sangre Costena
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That Beautiful Somewhere
Robert Budreau's noirish thriller ... bond over work and their health problems, and an Aboriginal mystic offers clues to the identity of the body. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Amor Extremo
Two brothers take a ... roadblocks in the form of the female kind to surprising results on their way to the U.S. Motocross Open. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Friday Night Lights: Season 01
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Addison's Wall
David Waingarten's short drama ... his own design. Addison's mother tries valiantly to bring him out of it as her fear and concern build. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Divide
A high school student ... she senses that she is closer than ever before to finally unlocking the greatest mystery of her secret-shrouded past. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Rahil's Secret
Rejected by her fellow ... catch up to Rahil her story is revealed, though she is still left a stranger in a strange land. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
I Love Miami
Cuban leader Fidel Castro ... experiences America from the unique perspective of a typical Cuban-American in producer-turned-director Alejandro Gonzalez Padilla's clever culture shock drama. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Fray Martin de Porres
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Cracker: A New Terror
Robbie Coltrane returns as ... disturbed veteran of the battles with the IRA who killed a man after the events of September 11, 2001. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
East Side Story
Writer/director Carlos Portugal's comedy ... the pressures wrought by an interracial gay relationship, including malevolent ex-boyfriends and the discouragement perpetuated by disapproving family members. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Así del Precipicio
Three female friends all ... crucial moment, the time will come where some will fall, and others will rise to meet life's many challenges. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Journey to Lasta
An ambitious musician from ... Teferi joins Tsegaye and Kirubel as all three embark on a wondrous musical journey though a mysterious new land. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
The Restless
The year is AD ... Yl Kwak boldly steps into another dimension - a frightening realm of fantasy from which he may never return. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
A Village Romance
When two women from ... bide her time until she and her children can reside safety in the home of her devoted female lover. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
48 Angels
Taking inspiration from Saint ... gradually becomes apparent that they are just as much in need of healing as the ailing young adventurer himself. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Love My Life
Based on the josei ... secrets soon prove that gay romance isn't as readily accepted in society as it is in her own heart. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Contra Todo...Against All Odds
Directors Michel Franco, Karim ... entitled "Night Breeze," finds a young girl's origins brought into question when she is confronted by border patrol agents. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Dark Heart
A small town war ... former way of life when the same kind of chaos he witnessed overseas begins taking form in small-town America? [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Death of a B-Boy
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Dresden
In the tense days ... Robert does his best just to survive, the city of Dresden is suddenly consumed by the chaos of war. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Time and Tide
The passion, humor, beauty, ... unforgettable relationships lead him down an illuminating road that may ultimately reveal just what he's been missing all along. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Honey and Clover
Adapted from the popular ... Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Shell Seekers
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My Beautiful Jinjiimaa
Director Ochir Mashbat reveals ... they left off so many years ago, neither suspects that the other has been keeping a closely guarded secret. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Pandora
In the aftermath of ... that struggled to stay together through a devastating war suddenly realizes that they will never be the same again. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
El Don
A common man with ... above the masses, the ruthless El Don finds a forgotten love still has a hold on his blackened heart. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
See No Evil: The Story of the Moors Murders
From 1963 to 1965, ... of the so-called "Trial of the Century" with this dramatization of the crimes starring Sean Harris and Maxine Peake. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Anatema
Expelled from her homeland ... daughter, Emma embarks on a desperate journey to locate Ana before the helpless girl falls prey to human traffickers. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Icharus Broken
Love, life, and death ... back and reevaluate their lives in a manner that will make them question everything they ever thought they knew. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Anthony Warrior of God
The story of the ... the common people even if it meant taking the fight to the highest levels of society and the church. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story
Celebrated Brazilian director João ... mid-1960s establishment of martial law, the death of President Tancredo Neves and the re-institution of democracy across the land. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
JC in the Hood
A prostitute, a gangster, ... Los Angeles thought their lives had lost all meaning, they discover that true salvation is but a prayer away. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Released from the pen ... decisions he makes now could mean the difference between a life behind bars and a life of true happiness. [ best drama films - 2006 ]
