Best Movies of 2006

1. 1
   The Prestige 2006

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
2. 2
   The Departed 2006

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 17K votes
3. 3
   The Lives of Others 2006

   Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
   8.0

   8.0 · 4.3K votes
4. 4
   V for Vendetta 2006

   Directed by James McTeigue · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.9

   7.9 · 16K votes
5. 5
   The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

   Directed by Gabriele Muccino · Streaming on YouTube Free, Angel Studios
   7.9

   7.9 · 11K votes
6. 6
   Paprika 2006

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
   7.8

   7.8 · 3K votes
7. 7
   Pan's Labyrinth 2006

   Directed by Guillermo del Toro
   7.8

   7.8 · 12K votes
8. 8
   The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006

   Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.8 · 2.3K votes
9. 9
   Little Miss Sunshine 2006

   Directed by Jonathan Dayton
   7.7

   7.7 · 8.2K votes
10. 10
    Apocalypto 2006

    Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock Premium
    7.7

    7.7 · 6.7K votes
11. 11
    Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo 2006

    Directed by Michael Chang
    7.6

    7.9 · 483 votes
12. 12
    Children of Men 2006

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.2K votes
13. 13
    Blood Diamond 2006

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Apple TV, Howdy
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.6K votes
14. 14
    Casino Royale 2006

    Directed by Martin Campbell · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.6 · 12K votes
15. 15
    Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses 2006

    Directed by Greg Richardson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest 2006

    Directed by Michel Ocelot
    7.5

    7.7 · 678 votes
17. 17
    Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. 2006

    Directed by Tom Warburton · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.5

    8.0 · 252 votes
18. 18
    A Movie of Eggs 2006

    Directed by Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
    7.5

    7.9 · 334 votes
19. 19
    Imagine Me & You 2006

    Directed by Ol Parker
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
20. 20
    Letters from Iwo Jima 2006

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.4K votes
21. 21
    Lucky Number Slevin 2006

    Directed by Paul McGuigan · Streaming on fuboTV, VIX , Fawesome
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.7K votes
22. 22
    Fearless 2006

    Directed by Ronny Yu · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.5K votes
23. 23
    The Devil Wears Prada 2006

    Directed by David Frankel · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.4

    7.4 · 14K votes
24. 24
    Volver 2006

    Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
25. 25
    Inside Man 2006

    Directed by Spike Lee
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.6K votes
26. 26
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006

    Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 18K votes
27. 27
    Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride 2006

    Directed by Euros Lyn · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.8 · 255 votes
28. 28
    Facing the Giants 2006

    Directed by Alex Kendrick · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Angel Studios
    7.4

    7.6 · 509 votes
29. 29
    The Last King of Scotland 2006

    Directed by Kevin Macdonald
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.5K votes
30. 30
    Black Book 2006

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006

    Directed by Tom Tykwer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.2K votes
32. 32
    Turtles Can Fly 2006

    Directed by Bahman Ghobadi
    7.3

    7.8 · 250 votes
33. 33
    Lifted 2006

    Directed by Gary Rydstrom · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV
    7.3

    7.5 · 853 votes
34. 34
    Undisputed II: Last Man Standing 2006

    Directed by Isaac Florentine · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 983 votes
35. 35
    Peaceful Warrior 2006

    Directed by Victor Salva · Streaming on The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.5 · 508 votes
36. 36
    The Illusionist 2006

    Directed by Neil Burger · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
37. 37
    Glory Road 2006

    Directed by James Gartner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.4 · 831 votes
38. 38
    Memories of Matsuko 2006

    Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima
    7.3

    7.8 · 192 votes
39. 39
    Stranger Than Fiction 2006

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.7K votes
40. 40
    Those Happy Days 2006

    Directed by Olivier Nakache
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
41. 41
    The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006

    Directed by Ken Loach · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.2

    7.3 · 937 votes
42. 42
    Tekkonkinkreet 2006

    Directed by Michael Arias
    7.2

    7.4 · 455 votes
43. 43
    The Painted Veil 2006

    Directed by John Curran · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.3K votes
44. 44
    Last Holiday 2006

    Directed by Wayne Wang
    7.2

    7.3 · 915 votes
45. 45
    OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies 2006

    Directed by Michel Hazanavicius · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Kanopy
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.9K votes
46. 46
    Tell No One 2006

    Directed by Guillaume Canet · Streaming on fuboTV, The CW, Plex
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.6K votes
47. 47
    Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! 2006

    Directed by Chuck Sheetz
    7.2

    7.5 · 316 votes
48. 48
    Babel 2006

    Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.2 · 4.2K votes
49. 49
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 2006

    Directed by Richard Donner
    7.1

    7.4 · 426 votes
50. 50
    The Ron Clark Story 2006

    Directed by Randa Haines · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.6 · 199 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   No More Anesthesia 2006

   Directed by Aleksandra Sashneva
   6.6

   10.0 · 13 votes
2. 2
   Rammstein: Völkerball 2006

   Directed by Hamish Hamilton
   6.6

   8.2 · 28 votes
3. 3
   Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up 2006

   Directed by Steve Hoefer
   6.5

   8.5 · 20 votes
4. 4
   Korgoth of Barbaria 2006

   Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
   6.6

   8.2 · 27 votes
5. 5
   Lotte from Gadgetville 2006

   Directed by Heiki Ernits
   6.4

   8.8 · 14 votes
6. 6
   1:1 2006

   Directed by Annette K. Olesen
   6.5

   8.0 · 28 votes
7. 7
   The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' 2006

   Directed by Costa Botes
   6.4

   8.8 · 13 votes
8. 8
   Umrao Jaan 2006

   Directed by J. P. Dutta · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   8.0 · 27 votes
9. 9
   The Making of 'The Return of the King' 2006

   Directed by Costa Botes
   6.4

   8.8 · 12 votes
10. 10
    Eye of the Leopard 2006

    Directed by Beverly Joubert
    6.4

    8.3 · 17 votes