Pages to Pictures 2006
2006 movie theater releases based on novels, short stories, plays. Comic books/graphic novels and movies based on characters from them are also included.
Release dates do change, please check your local movie theater for exact dates and times, especially with limted releases held in select cities.
January
- A Cock and Bull Story (limited release) based on The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, esq. by Laurence Stern
- Nanny McPhee based on the Nurse Matilda series by Christianna Brand
February
- Curious George based on the Curious George series by H. A. Rey
- Freedomland based on Freedomland by Richard Price
- A Good Woman (limited release) based on A Good Woman [play] by Oscar Wilde
- Night Watch [Nochoi Dozor] (limited release) based on Night Watch [Nochoi Dozor] by Sergei Lukyanenko
- The Tenants (limited release) based on The Tenants by Bernard Malamud
- Tsotsi (limited release) based on Tsotsi by Athol Fugard
March
- Aquamarine based on Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman
- Ask the Dust based on Ask the Dust by John Fante
- Thank You for Smoking (limited release) based on Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
- V is for Vendetta based on V is for Vendetta [graphic novel characters] by Alan Moore & David Lloyd
April
- The Celestine Prophecy based on The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
- Killer Diller based on Killer Diller by Clyde Edgerton
- The Sentinel based on The Sentinel by Gerald Petievich
May
- An American Haunting based on The Bell Witch: an American Haunting by Brett Monahan
- The Da Vinci Code based on The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
- Hoot based on Hoot by Carl Hiassen
- Poseidon based on Poseidon by Paul Gallico
June
- Beowulf & Grendel based on Beowulf [epic poem] by anonymous
- The Devil Wears Prada based The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
- Loverboy (limited release) based on Loverboy by Victoria Redel
July
- The Ant Bully based on The Ant Bully by John Nickle
- Brothers of the Head based on Brothers of the Head by Brian Aldiss
- A Scanner Darkly (limited release) based on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
August
- Factotum (limited release) based on Factotum by Charles Bukowski
- How to Eat Fried Worms based on How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
- The Illusionist based on Eisenheim the Illusionist [short story] by Stephen Millhauser
- The Night Listener based on The Night Listener by Armisted Maupin
- Zoom based on Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy [graphic novel] by Jason Lethcoe
September
- All the King's Men based on All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
- The Black Dahlia based on The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
- The Last King of Scotland based on The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
October
- Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker based on Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
- Conversations with God based on Conversations with God series of books by Neale Donald Walsch
- Flags of Our Fathers based on Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers
- Flicka based on My Friend Flicka by Mary O' Hara
- Infamous (limited release) based on Infamous by George Plimpton
- Little Children based on Little Children by Tom Perrotta
- Marie-Antoinette based on Marie-Antoinette: the Journey by Antonia Fraser
- The Prestige based on The Prestige by Christopher Priest
- Running with Scissors based on Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
- Tideland based on Tideland by Mitch Cullen
November
- Casino Royale based on Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
- Fast Food Nation based on Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
- Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus based on Diane Arbus: a Biography by Patricia Bosworth
- A Good Year based on A Good Year by Peter Mayle
- The History Boys based on The History Boys: A Play [play] by Alan Bennett
- Opal Dream based on Pobby and Dingan [novella] by Ben Rice
- The Work and the Glory: A House Divided based on The Work and the Glory: A House Divided by Gerald N. Lund
December
- Alatriste based on Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- Charlotte's Web based on Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Children of Men based on Children of Men by P.D. James
- Dreamgirls based on Dreamgirls by Tom Eyen
- Eragon based on Eragon by Christopher Paolini
- The Good German based on The Good German by Joseph Kanon
- Night at the Museum based on Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc
- Notes on a Scandal based on Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller