The following is a detailed and ordered list of films belonging to "The Black List" and that have already been produced and released in theaters or via streaming.
| Release | Title | Written by | Production company | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y | — | The Sasquatch Gang | Tim Skousen | Madman Films | The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award | |
| 20 | Little Miss Sunshine | Michael Arndt | Big Beach Films / Bona Fide Productions / Deep River Productions / Third Gear Productions | The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and its distribution rights were bought by Fox Searchlight Pictures for one of the biggest deals made in the history of the festival until that date | ||
| 21 | The Hawk Is Dying | Harry Crews | This Is That Productions | The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and was also accepted to the 2006 Director's Fortnight Competition at the Cannes Film Festival | ||
| F E B R U A R Y | 17 | Eight Below | David DiGillio | Walt Disney Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment / Mandeville Films / The Kennedy/Marshall Company | ||
| Freedomland | Richard Price | Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios | ||||
| 24 | Lucky Number Slevin | Jason Smilovic | The Weinstein Company / Capitol Films / Ascendant Pictures | |||
| M A Y | 23 | Babel | Guillermo Arriaga | Anonymous Content / Zeta Film / Central Films / Media Rights Capital | The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where González Iñárritu won the Best Director Award | |
| J U N E | 16 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Chris Morgan | Universal Pictures / Relativity Media | ||
| Nacho Libre | Jared Hess | Nickelodeon Movies / Black & White | ||||
| A U G U S T | 9 | World Trade Center | Andrea Berloff | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 31 | Infamous | Douglas McGrath | Arclight Films | The film premiered at the August 2006 Venice Film Festival | ||
| S E P T E M B E R | 2 | The Queen | Peter Morgan | Granada Productions / Pathé Renn Productions / BIM Distribuzione / France 3 Cinéma / Canal+ | The film garnered general critical and popular acclaim for Mirren playing the title role, which earned her numerous awards, namely the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award | |
| 11 | Pu-239 | Scott Z. Burns | Beacon Pictures / HBO Films | The film was shown twice at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival under the title The Half Life of Timofey Berezin before being distributed by HBO Films under its original working title | ||
| 18 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Aaron Sorkin | Warner Bros. Television | The series was adapted from the original script Studio 7 by Aaron Sorkin. The first episode was aired on September 18, 2006 | ||
| O C T O B E R | 1 | Dexter | James Manos Jr. | The Colleton Company / John Goldwyn Productions / Showtime Networks / Clyde Phillips Productions / 801 Productions / Devilina Productions | The series was adapted from the original script of the same name by James Manos Jr. The first episode was aired on October 1, 2006 | |
| 6 | Little Children | Todd Field | Bona Fide / Standard Film Company | The film screened at the 44th New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. It earned 3 nominations at the 79th Academy Awards: Best Actress for Winslet, Best Supporting Actor for Haley, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Field and Perrotta | ||
| 15 | The Hoax | William Wheeler | Miramax Films / Bob Yari Productions / The Mark Gordon Company / City Entertainment | The film screened at the Rome Film Fest and it was ranked as one of the Top 10 of the year by the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek. | ||
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Fur | Erin Cressida Wilson | River Road Entertainment | ||
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Turistas | Michael Arlen Ross | Fox Atomic / 2929 Entertainment / Stone Village Productions / BoZ Productions | It was the first American film to be exclusively shot in Brazil | |
| 8 | Blood Diamond | Charles Leavitt | Bedford Falls Productions / Virtual Studios / Initial Entertainment Group | The film grossed US$171 million worldwide and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio and Best Supporting Actor for Djimon Hounsou | ||
| 9 | Black Snake Moan | Craig Brewer | New Deal Productions / Southern Cross the Dog Productions | The film premiered at the BNAT 2006 | ||
| 22 | We Are Marshall | Jamie Linden | Legendary Pictures / Thunder Road Pictures / Wonderland Sound and Vision | |||
| 25 | Notes on a Scandal | Patrick Marber | Fox Searchlight Pictures | It was nominated for four Academy Awards – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score | ||
| 29 | Factory Girl | Captain Mauzner | Lift Productions | |||