Best Movies of 2006

Looking back at 2006 I think it was a pretty good year for movies. I've managed to come up with a nice big list of cool movies that I quite liked from that year - and still plenty of quality movies I'm sure are out there. Of course these movies all have the benefit of being fresh to me. Most of them I saw only last year. It'll be interesting to see if these movies can handle five years of time.

1. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)
   
2. Thank You For Smoking (Jason Reitman)
   
3. The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry)
   
4. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan)
5. Day Watch (Timur Bekmambetov)
   
6. The Departed (Martin Scorcese)
   
7. Scoop (Woody Allen)
   
8. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
   
9. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell)
   
10. Brick (Rian Johnson)
    
11. The Bothersome Man (Jens Lien)
    
12. A Prairie Home Companion (Robert Altman)
    
13. V For Vendetta (James McTeigue)
    
14. Stranger Than Fiction (Marc Foster)
    
15. Cars (John Lasseter & Joe Ranft)
    
16. Running With Scissors (Ryan Murphy)
    
17. Fast Food Nation (Richard Linklater)