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Along the Ridge
Along the Ridge (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h48
Directed by Kim Rossi Stuart
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Kim Rossi Stuart, Alessandro Morace, Barbora Bobulova, Pietro De Silva, Anna Ferruzzo, Roberta Paladini
Rating73% 3.6927553.6927553.6927553.6927553.692755
Tommi aged 11 and his slightly older sister Viola live in the city with their father. They cope with being a single parent family until their mother shows up, having disappeared without trace for many times. The film shows their ongoing struggle with love, friendship, puberty and life in general.
The Mistress of Spices
The Mistress of Spices (2005) on 5 may 2006
, 1h36
Directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharker, Nitin Ganatra, Anupam Kher, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Rating55% 2.758092.758092.758092.758092.75809
Tilo (Aishwarya Rai), an immigrant from India, is a shopkeeper, an unusually strong clairvoyant, and a chosen Mistress of Spices. The Spices she gives to her customers help them to satisfy their certain needs and desires, such as "sandalwood to dispel painful memories; black cumin seed to protect against evil eye."
Mini's First Time
Mini's First Time (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Carrie-Anne Moss, Luke Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Svetlana Metkina
Rating57% 2.89912.89912.89912.89912.8991
Mini Drogues (Nikki Reed) is a clever and adventurous high school senior who is bored with her life. Mini prizes her "unique experiences" (she calls them "firsts"). For excitement, and to add to her list of firsts, Mini decides to try being a call girl. Her first client, however, has a guilty conscience and can't carry through with the act, which disappoints Mini. Her second client is decidedly more exciting. It is her stepfather Martin (Alec Baldwin). Martin is initially shocked when he learns of her identity (he initially blindfolded himself during intercourse as per Mini's request), but soon a torrid love affair blossoms between the two.
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 2h5
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Rating68% 3.448343.448343.448343.448343.44834
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from field work for the IMF and instead trains new recruits while settling down with his fiancée, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse who is unaware of Ethan's true job. Ethan is approached by fellow IMF agent John Musgrave (Billy Crudup) about a mission to rescue one of Ethan's protégés, Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell), who was captured while investigating arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Musgrave has already prepared a team for Ethan: Declan Gormley (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Zhen Lei (Maggie Q), and his old partner Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames).
The Murder Game
The Murder Game (2006) on 3 may 2006
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Rating39% 1.999951.999951.999951.999951.99995
A group of teenagers create a game where one of them is secretly a killer while the others are victims. Using prop weapons, the killer must eliminate the other players before being discovered. The teens sneak into a warehouse late at night to play the game but things turn horrific when the players begin dying for real.
End Game
End Game (2006) on 2 may 2006
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Cuba Gooding Jr., James Woods, Angie Harmon, Anne Archer, Burt Reynolds, Patrick Fabian
Rating51% 2.5529352.5529352.5529352.5529352.552935
The president is on his way to give a speech. While he is traveling there a man shows up with a camera. A reporter tries to ask a member of the secret service a question. When the president enters he is shot by the man with the camera. The president's main bodyguard, Alex Thomas (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), is grazed by the bullet that hits the president. The shooter is gunned down by Alex and other secret service agents. The president dies at the hospital.
Whirlygirl
Whirlygirl (2006) on 2 may 2006
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Monet Mazur, Julian Morris, Fran Kranz
Rating56% 2.800812.800812.800812.800812.80081
The Whirlygirl (Mazur) is a professional exotic dancer that travels to all-male schools and entertains her audiences. Raol, a student at such a school, makes contact with her and she agrees to visit his school. Raol enlists the aid of his friend James Edwards (Morris) to formulate plans for a successful event that will feature the Whirly Girl. The party goes off without a hitch and the boys celebrate and praise James for his efforts.
The Promise
The Promise (2005) on 5 may 2006
, 2h8
Directed by Chen Kaige
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nicholas Tse, Cecilia Cheung, Liu Ye, Anthony Brandon Wong
Rating55% 2.799962.799962.799962.799962.79996
Qingcheng, a starving girl, wanders around the land in search of food. She chances upon a boy, tricks him, steals a mantou from him, and runs away. She encounters the goddess Manshen and accepts an offer to enjoy a wealthy and luxurious life and become the most beautiful woman in the land. However, she has a price to pay: She will never find everlasting and true love. She becomes the King's concubine when she grows up.
Second in Command
Second in Command (2006) on 2 may 2006
, 1h31
Directed by Simon Fellows
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Julie Cox, Razaaq Adoti, Vlad Ivanov, Ian Virgo, Velibor Topic
Rating50% 2.5084652.5084652.5084652.5084652.508465
Navy Seal Commander Samuel "Sam" Keenan (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL, sent to the Eastern European nation of Moldavia to become the new security attaché at the U.S. Embassy.
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Films about Buddhism
Rating73% 3.685273.685273.685273.685273.68527
The film begins as a chronicle of Rick Ray's journey through India to interview Tenzin Gyatso. The film switches between present and recent past, with stages of the trip introducing sections on the personal history of Tenzin Gyatso, the process used to select a Dalai Lama and Gyatso's journey into exile.
First Snow
First Snow (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h37
Directed by Mark Fergus
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Guy Pearce, Steven Michael Quezada, Piper Perabo, William Fichtner, J. K. Simmons, Rick Gonzalez
Rating61% 3.0990253.0990253.0990253.0990253.099025
Slick salesman Jimmy Starks (Pearce) has auto problems in a small New Mexico town and while his car is in the shop he visits low-rent fortune teller Vacaro (J.K. Simmons) to pass the time. The supposed seer tells him he will have good fortune soon, but looking deeper relates the information that his future is blank, and he is safe only until the first snow of winter beyond which there is no future to foretell. The act upsets Jimmy and rekindles old transgressions and makes him feel he is on a collision course with destiny especially when an old friend Vincent (Shea Whigham) returns from a jail sentence that he went to in Jimmy's place after a bad business deal. Jimmy becomes obsessed with knowing more of his future and re-visits Vacaro but the old man can only tell the salesman that he has related to him all he can see. Jimmy feels that Vincent has returned to kill him and that he must do something to change the course of his future but Vacaro convinces him to accept his fate.
Five Fingers
Five Fingers (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h27
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Laurence Fishburne, Ryan Phillippe, Gina Torres, Touriya Haoud-Vaughan, Saïd Taghmaoui, Colm Meaney
Rating62% 3.148063.148063.148063.148063.14806
Martijn (Phillipe), a gifted Dutch jazz pianist, flies to Morocco to set up a food assistance program. When he arrives, however, he and his travel guide, Gavin (Meaney) are quickly kidnapped by terrorists, taken to an undisclosed location, bound and blindfolded. The captors swiftly shoot Gavin and then begin methodical attempts to extract information from Martijn about where he obtained the money to set up the program by cutting off his fingers one at a time. Martijn insists that he has no idea where the money came from, though in time it becomes clear that all is not what it seems. As the torture continues, Ahmat (Fishburne) tries his hardest to get answers from Martijn. Eventually, Martijn reveals to Ahmat that he was a terrorist and was going to poison fast food with a bacteria, killing potentially thousands of Americans. After giving up the names of those within the Holland terrorist cell funding him for his alleged food program, Youseff, a man who had been filming Martijn, kills him. Ahmat is revealed to be a CIA agent, Gavin is revealed to be an American who had been with Ahmat the entire time. Ahmat and his girlfriend go for a drink, showing the Statue of Liberty revealing they had been in New York City the entire time.
36 China Town
36 China Town (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 2h21
Directed by Abbas-Mustan
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Upen Patel, Payal Rohatgi
Rating57% 2.850992.850992.850992.850992.85099
Multimillionaire Sonia Chang (Isha Koppikar) finds out her only 2 year son is kidnapped. She lives in her huge mansion named "36 China Town" with a servant couple Mr.Lobo (Dinyar Contractor) and Mrs.Lobo (Roshan Tirandas) in Goa. Sonia is consoled by Rocky (Upen Patel), a local flirt. Sonia declares 25 lakh reward if anyone returns the child to her.
A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day (2005) on 2 may 2006
, 1h28
Directed by Joana Hadjithomas et Khalil Joreige
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Julia Kassar, Rob Lowe, Christopher Lloyd
Rating58% 2.908932.908932.908932.908932.90893
Malek, a 26-year-old man who suffers from sleep disorders, is obsessed with thoughts of his ex-girlfriend Zeina. Meanwhile, his overprotective mother struggles with the disappearance of her husband, who was kidnapped more than 15 years ago during the civil war.
Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h50
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander, Marc Warren, Lara Flynn Boyle, Don Warrington
Rating63% 3.1965953.1965953.1965953.1965953.196595
Hollander plays Maximilian II (often called Junior), the ignorant, vindictive and petulant ruler of a troubled (but unnamed) country. Maximilian has two main interests: enjoying himself and running his country's movie industry. The output of the nation's film studios under Maximilian is limited to terrible action-adventure schlock with names like Out For Vengeance 4. While it is heavily implied that Junior is a childish sadist, it is conceded that his excesses are only bolstered by the encouragement of his beautiful, yet cruel, wife Josephine (Boyle) and the violence dealt by anti-government terrorists.
Take A Chance
Take A Chance (2006) on 2 may 2006
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Corbin Allred, Kirby Heybone, Caitlin Meyer, Frank Gerrish, Brad Johnson
Rating58% 2.906922.906922.906922.906922.90692
Two young men in white shirts are riding the streets of Nacogdoches, Texas on bicycles when they are hit by an old, pickup truck. The old man (who used to be a doctor) driving takes the stunned young men home to his house where he will check to see if they are hurt. While they are in the house, the two sons — Elliot (Corbin Allred) and Eugene (Kirby Heyborne) Buddles — strike up a conversation with them. The two young men turn out to be selling pesticides. One of the men is from New Jersey, and the other — Nate Harris — is from Paradise Valley, Idaho. Nate from Idaho starts talking about his family and produces pictures. As soon as Elliot sees the photo of Natalie (Lara Everly) he decides that he must go to meet her.
Following Sean
Following Sean (2006) on 5 may 2006

Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about cities
Rating70% 3.5381553.5381553.5381553.5381553.538155
En 1969, à San Francisco, Ralph Arlyck filme un petit garçon de 4 ans qui affirme fumer de l’herbe. Trente ans plus tard, le réalisateur retrouve ce gamin, ses parents libertaires et sa mamie communiste.
Queens
Queens (2005) on 4 may 2006
, 1h47
Directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Mercedes Sampietro, Verónica Forqué, Unax Ugalde, Hugo Silva
Rating64% 3.2437253.2437253.2437253.2437253.243725
Magda (Carmen Maura) is the manager of a posh resort hotel in Madrid which will be the site of a mass same-sex marriage ceremony. One of the grooms is Magda's son Miguel (Unax Ugalde), who will marry his boyfriend (Daniel Hendler), son of Ofelia (Betiana Blum).
Confetti
Confetti (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h40
Directed by Debbie Isitt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Documentary, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Felicity Montagu, Jimmy Carr, Jessica Hynes, Martin Freeman, Olivia Colman, Stephen Mangan
Rating57% 2.850182.850182.850182.850182.85018
The prestigious bridal magazine Confetti, owned by the flippant, breezy Antoni Clarke (Jimmy Carr) and managed by the long-suffering, uptight chief editor Vivienne (Felicity Montagu) is holding a competition to see who can hold the most original wedding, with the winners being presented with a new house and a cover shoot for the magazine. Three couples and their proposals are selected to participate: Sam and Matt (Jessica Stevenson and Martin Freeman), a good-natured couple of old-fashioned romantics who have elected to hold their wedding in the style of Busby Berkeley musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, despite the fact that Sam can barely hold a tune; Isabelle and Josef (Meredith MacNeill and Stephen Mangan), a pair of hyper-competitive professional tennis players holding a tennis-themed wedding; and Joanna and Michael (Olivia Colman and Robert Webb), a naturist couple who intend to hold their wedding entirely naked. All three weddings are planned using the services of Gregory and Archie (Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins), wedding planners and partners in both business and love.
Ties That Bind
Ties That Bind (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h29
Directed by Terry Ingram
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Nicole de Boer, Brian Krause, Sonya Salomaa, Brion James, Françoise Robertson, Dean Marshall
Rating48% 2.423542.423542.423542.423542.42354
Mariés depuis peu, Megan et Dave partagent une grande et belle demeure, équipée de tout le confort. Mais des difficultés financières viennent contrarier leur bonheur. Refusant de diminuer leur train de vie, ils décident de louer une partie de leur vaste demeure. Leur petite annonce suscite l'enthousiasme et bientôt, leur choix se porte sur une certaine Courtney Allison, une belle jeune femme dynamique et épanouie. Mais Dave, souvent absent du fait de son métier de chirurgien, constate que la locataire joue un double jeu. En effet, il estime que Courtney est un peu trop proche de Megan. Le climat se tend, et le jeune couple décide de l'expulser. Mais la loi est du côté de Courtney.
D' Lucky Ones!
D' Lucky Ones! (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h46
Directed by Wenn V. Deramas
Origin Philippines
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Eugene Domingo, Pokwang, Dara, Joseph Bitangcol, Nikki Valdez, Candy Pangilinan
Rating66% 3.314283.314283.314283.314283.31428
Tina (Domingo) and Lea (Pokwang) have been best friends since they met in a concert of their idolized actress Vilma Santos. Suddenly, Lea decides to go to South Korea to find a better job. Years later, Tina gives birth to a boy while Lea gives birth to a girl. They name the two Lucky Boy and Lucky Girl to commemorate Vilma's son Luis "Lucky" Manzano. They then vowed to each other that their children will marry in the appropriate time. However, as Lucky Boy and Lucky Girl grow up, the children have started hating their mothers for ruining their childhoods after Tina and Lea arranged their parties with themes of Vilma Santos' films.
Hate2O
Hate2O (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h35
Directed by Alex Infascelli
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Carolina Crescentini, Chiara Conti, Mandala Tayde
Rating45% 2.267012.267012.267012.267012.26701
A murky and polluted lake lies in malevolent hibernation behind a neglected cottage. Suddenly a large plastic garbage bag is thrown into it. It floats amidst the murk, hits the surface, and bumps clumsily into the base of a tree. Silence; until the plastic bag lunges and clings to the tree's branch. 2 girls (Olivia and Christina) stand at the edge of the lake, looking at its nauseating state. 3 others (Summer, Nicole, and Ana) are taking their suitcases out of the SUV parked in front of the cottage. Summer mentions how creepy it is. Ana confirms that it's absolutely perfect. Nicole drags her massive suitcase up the driveway. Christina and Olivia give each other a look, a nod, a smile; "well, let's do it." Isolating themselves for health and cleansing, 5 girls find that you need more than water to survive the past.
Automatons
Automatons (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h23
Directed by James Felix McKenney
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films set in the future, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Angus Scrimm, Larry Fessenden, John Levene
Rating46% 2.310052.310052.310052.310052.31005
Somewhere in the distant future, The Girl is alone. She is the last of her people, the others having died in a generations-long war that the girl continues to fight with the assistance of a group of antiquated robot helpers and soldiers.
Hoot
Hoot (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 1h31
Directed by Wil Shriner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about birds, Children's films
Actors Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Luke Wilson, Tim Blake Nelson, Clark Gregg
Rating55% 2.7512352.7512352.7512352.7512352.751235
Middle school student Roy A. Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) has just moved to Florida from Montana. He is mercilessly teased and bullied by Dana Matherson until he accidentally breaks Dana's nose while on the school bus. Because of this, Roy is suspended from riding the school bus for 3 days and must write Dana an apology letter. Roy slowly becomes friends with Beatrice "The Bear" Leep (Brie Larson), and her stepbrother, "Mullet Fingers" (Cody Linley). Meanwhile, someone is responsible for vandalism on a local construction site where a "Mother Paula's Pancake House" restaurant, owned by corrupt CEO Chuck Muckle, is about to be built. In order to catch the vandals and prevent further vandalism, Officer David Delinko (Luke Wilson) has parked his police cruiser on the building site. Delinko falls asleep and an unknown vandal vandalizes the car by spray painting its windows with black spray paint. The next day at breakfast, Roy and his parents read about the spray painted police car. The police chief then gives Delinko a small police scooter to replace the vandalized cruiser.
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers (2006) on 1 may 2006
, 1h27
Directed by Greg Glienna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo, Christine Baranski
Rating53% 2.651642.651642.651642.651642.65164
Thirty-four-year-old psychologist, Richard Clayton's (Ron Livingston) parents reveal to him that he was adopted. He then sets out to find out who his biological parents are, but disaster ensues when it turns out that his parents, Frank (Danny DeVito) and Agnes Menure (Kathy Bates), are crude, lower class carnies. After that, they follow him home and cause chaos to his normal life. There are frequent references to the movie Mother, Jugs & Speed used by the characters in the film.
Bangaram
Bangaram (2006) on 5 may 2006
, 2h58
Directed by Dharani
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Meera Chopra, Reema Sen, Meera Jasmine, Ashutosh Rana, Sanusha
Rating45% 2.261182.261182.261182.261182.26118
Bangaram(pavan kalyan) is a reporter at a news channel. He dreams of getting into an international news channel of BBC. To fulfill his own dream he ends up at Peddi Reddy (Mukesh Rishi) who is a factionist. He needs Peddi's signature to get his dream fulfilled but in the meanwhile he gets entangled with Peddi"s daughter Sandhya(Meera chopra)and Vindhya(Sanusha). Later Bhooma Reddy(Ashutosh Rana) wins over Peddi's heart and is able to convince him to marry Sandhya to him. But Sandhya has already got her own love story with Vinay(Raja).
Meat Weed Madness
Meat Weed Madness (2006) on 2 may 2006
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Rating37% 1.850741.850741.850741.850741.85074
The film takes place in a magical plantation near South America, Meatweed Manor, in which super-strength cannabis is cultivated out of human flesh, placing its users under a sex-fuelled frenzy called "Meat Weed Madness". One night, Jessie Bell runs on to the manor in an effort to find help and is convinced to stay for a bit by Lord Meat Weed.
A Mind Of Her Own
A Mind Of Her Own (2006) on 7 may 2006
, 1h33
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Tom Wontner
Rating51% 2.596022.596022.596022.596022.59602
Sophie dreams of going to medical school but is discouraged by virtually everyone as she struggles with dyslexia. Encouraged by her friend Becky, Sophie eventually puts herself through college and graduate school and helps develop a cure for paralysis.