BEST FILMS OF 2006

Here's a quick guide to the best films of 2006. Different people have different ideas about what's best. Some very popular movies -- such as The DaVinci Code -- even made some lists of the worst movies of 2006; but many people chose to watch them, and we can all make up our own minds.

Each of these films was liked by some people, for some reason, and they're the cream of the crop to rent.

They're loosely organized into groups. Many films fall in more than one category, but this is just to help jog your memory when you're deciding what to rent next.


LOTS OF CRITICAL ACCLAIM & AWARDS
Babel
Blood Diamond
The Last King of Scotland
Dreamgirls
Volver
The Queen
The Departed
Pan's Labyrinth
An Inconvenient Truth
Flags of our Fathers
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Children

COMEDIES
Borat
Thank You For Smoking
Night At The Museum
Talladega Nights
The Devil Wears Prada
Little Miss Sunshine
Cars
Happy Feet
The Pursuit of Happiness
Click

DRAMAS, MYSTERIES & THINGS LIKE THAT
The Black Dahlia
The Illusionist
The Prestige
Sherry Baby
Hollywoodland
The Good Shepherd
Notes on a Scandal
Monster House
Days of Glory

LITTLE, INDEPENDENT, & DIFFERENT MOVIES
Venus
Marie Antoinette
A Prairie Home Companion
Kinky Boots
Miss Potter
Running With Scissors
Stranger Than Fiction
London
Push

POPULAR
Pirates of the Caribbean
The DaVinci Code
Casino Royale
Mission Impossible III
X-Men: The Last Stand
Superman Returns
Over the Hedge
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Break-Up

REVIVAL
Reds