Here is the list for my 2006 Film Rankings from Best to Worst.   I would say the Top 13 or so (all recipients of at least 3 nests) distinguished themselves from the mundane nature of many of the movies in the rest of the list.  Brain De Palma ought to be ashamed of his Black Dahlia, and just while I was ready to write off Josh Hartnett for good (he is far from in the clear by any stretch), Lucky Number Slevin saved him.   What are the films on your list from 2006?  Let us know!       

Brick

Borat

The Departed

Inside Man

The Illusionist

Running Scared

Thank You For Smoking

Children Of Men

An Inconvenient Truth

The Pursuit of Happyness

Little Children

V for Vendetta

Stranger Than Fiction

Good Night, and Good Luck

Babel

Lucky Number Slevin

Little Miss Sunshine

Bobby

United 93

Through the Fire

Blood Diamond

The Da Vinci Code

The Good Shepherd

Miami Vice

World Trade Center

The Break-Up

A Scanner Darkly

Hard Candy

The Fountain

Mission: Impossible III

Tsotsi

Dreamgirls

Crank

Hollywoodland

16 Blocks

The Science of Sleep

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Superman Returns

The Lake House

Failure to Launch

Clerks II

ATL

Accepted

The Black Dahlia

These are the best movies of the year, in order from best to worst that were released in 2006. These are all the movies I have seen. I go out of my way to NOT see bad movies every year, so if you think there was something worse than “Crank,” you’re probably right. Luckily, I didn’t waste my time with it. Here we go:

Children of Men

Little Children

United 93

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Departed, The

Descent, The

Thank You for Smoking

Babel

Little Miss Sunshine

Inconvenient Truth, An

Cars

Apocalypto

Hard Candy

Good Night, and Good Luck

Blood Diamond

Pursuit of Happyness, The

Stranger Than Fiction

Running Scared

Half Nelson

Brick

Jesus Camp

V for Vendetta

Tsotsi

Queen, The

Prestige, The

New World, The

Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The

Inside Man

Mission: Impossible III

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Fountain, The

Déjà vu

Casino Royale

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

World Trade Center

Devil Wears Prada, The

X-Men: The Last Stand

Quiet, The

This Film is Not Yet Rated

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Hostel

Scoop

Lucky Number Slevin

Illusionist, The

Flags of Our Fathers

Happy Feet

Last Kiss, The

Miami Vice

Break-Up, The

Over the Hedge

Painted Veil, The

Rocky Balboa

Saw III

Fearless

Find Me Guilty

Da Vinci Code, The

Invincible

Science of Sleep, The

Jackass Number Two

Bobby

For Your Consideration

Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A

Scanner Darkly, A

Night Watch

Lady in the Water

Superman Returns

Flyboys

Poseidon

Silent Hill

Protector, The

Omen, The

Holiday, The

Night at the Museum

Talladega Nights: The Balled of Ricky Bobby

Idiocracy

Final Destination 3

Crank