List of Catholic Bishops Top 10 Films - 2006 by lopezdash - Movie & Film Lists

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Irresistible story about a South Los Angeles 11-year-old loner who reluctantly agrees to compete in a national spelling bee -- under the tutelage of an emotionally fragile English professor. There are inspiring messages about conquering fears, winning by honest means, the strength of community, and, above all, the beauty and potency of words (A-I; PG).

Babel

Alejandro González Iñárritu (2006)

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Quietly powerful film charting three interconnected stories: an American couple stranded in Morocco; the deaf-mute teenage daughter of a widowed father in Tokyo who achingly longs for love; and a Mexican governess and her nephew who take her two young charges across the border with disastrous results. Conveys an admirable message about a shared global humanity and the senselessness of violence (L; R).

Flags of Our Fathers

Clint Eastwood (2006)

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It wouldn't be fair to separate these companion World War II dramas that tell the story of the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima from the American and Japanese perspectives, respectively. "Flags" recounts the story of the iconic flag-raising photograph, while exploring themes of heroism and the power of images to exploit and inspire. "Iwo Jima" illustrates our shared humanity and shows ignorance as a root of international conflict, by focusing on Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island as they prepare for the U.S. invasion (both A-III; R).

Letters from Iwo Jima

Clint Eastwood (2006)

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It wouldn't be fair to separate these companion World War II dramas that tell the story of the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima from the American and Japanese perspectives, respectively. "Flags" recounts the story of the iconic flag-raising photograph, while exploring themes of heroism and the power of images to exploit and inspire. "Iwo Jima" illustrates our shared humanity and shows ignorance as a root of international conflict, by focusing on Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island as they prepare for the U.S. invasion (both A-III; R).

Little Miss Sunshine

Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton (2006)

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Merry Christmas

Christian Carion (2005)

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Extremely moving World War I tale of soldiers -- Scottish, French and German -- who spontaneously agree to a cease-fire on the Western front on Christmas Eve, intermingle and bond on a humanistic level, to the eventual disdain of their superiors. Delivers a powerful message about the senselessness of war (A-II; no rating).

Miss Potter

Chris Noonan (2006)

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Charming, beautifully crafted story of "Peter Rabbit" author Beatrix Potter and her bittersweet romance with the awkward young publisher of her books, under the disapproving eyes of her class-conscious parents in turn-of-the-century England. The kind of quality film that's all too rare (A-I; PG).

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Marc Rothemund (2006)

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Gripping true-life drama chronicling the final six days in the life of a 21-year-old German college student executed by the Nazis in 1943 for distributing anti-war leaflets at her university, resulting in a quietly powerful testament to bravery while examining themes of freedom of conscience and peaceful resistance to tyranny and imparting a strong anti-war message (A-II; no rating).

The Painted Veil

John J. Curran (2006)

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Excellent film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham novel set in the 1920s about an English doctor who vengefully takes his adulterous wife to a remote Chinese village during a dangerous cholera epidemic there, and how, over time, they establish a deep and abiding love. The intelligent love story, spiritual journey and ultimate redemption of its heroine, are movingly conveyed (A-III; PG-13).

The Pursuit of Happyness

Gabriele Muccino (2006)

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Feel-good tale based on the true story of a selfless medical supply salesman who raises his 5-year-old son on his own while enduring financial struggles, homelessness and other vicissitudes in order to pursue a new career path as a stockbroker. The protagonist does all he can to nurture his son under trying circumstances and projects admirable decency throughout (A-II; PG-13).

United 93

Paul Greengrass (2006)