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Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).


    2007 Releases

    Search returned all films from 2007 out of 1678 total rated films.
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  1. Movie DetailsJuno (2007) 10  Comedy
    A whip-smart 16-year-old girl is faced with an unexpected pregnancy and makes an unusual decision.
  2. Movie DetailsPersepolis (2007) 10  AnimationComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/TrueFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Autobiographical, cinematic graphic novel of a young outspoken girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
  3. Movie DetailsSouth Park - Imaginationland (2007) 10  AnimationComedyFantasyTV Shows
    Epic three-part story arc from season 11 released as a standalone movie. The best ever.

  4. EXCELLENT
  5. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2007, The (2007) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/RareI own on DVD
    The touring festival's third anthology of animated shorts collected by Don Hertzfeldt and Mike Judge.
  6. Movie DetailsAtonement (2007) 9  Documentary/True
    One night in 1935 England, bearing false witness changes three lives forever. Keira Knightley stars.
  7. Movie DetailsBourne Ultimatum, The (2007) 9  Conspiracy
    The third installment, with Bourne as clever as ever. A satisfying and frenetically edited action-thriller.
  8. Movie DetailsChildren of Men (2007) 9  Sci-Fi
    Humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in dystopian London in 2027.
  9. Movie DetailsDarjeeling Limited, The (2007) 9  Comedy
    Three estranged, drug-addicted brothers meet for a train trip across India. Heartwarming Wes Anderson cinema.
  10. Movie DetailsDiving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who was stricken with locked-in syndrome.
  11. Movie DetailsEastern Promises (2007) 9  
    Cronenberg's metaphysical exploration of Russian mobsters in London. A fantastic descent into the underworld.
  12. Movie DetailsGrindhouse (2007) 9  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Tarantino/Rodriguez double bill. A gory, witty homage to seedy 1970s B-movie thrillers, including fake trailers.
  13. Movie DetailsHelvetica (2007) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    No modern typeface is more ubiquitous than Helvetica. What are the responsibilities of graphic designers?
  14. Movie DetailsInto the Wild (2007) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Christopher McCandless abandons his privileged life and adventures to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
  15. Movie DetailsLars and the Real Girl (2007) 9  Comedy
    A remarkable achievement that reveals pure, heartbreaking humanity through a sex doll from the Internet.
  16. Movie DetailsLives of Others, The (2007) 9  ConspiracyWith Sex/Nudity
    In 1984 East Berlin, a Stasi agent finds himself fascinated by individuals under his surveillance.
  17. Movie DetailsMan from Earth, The (2007) 9  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
    Set in a single room, this thoughtful, philosophical play might blow your mind a little.
  18. Movie DetailsMichael Clayton (2007) 9  
    This paranoid, intelligent legal thriller stars Clooney as a large New York law firm's fixer.
  19. Movie DetailsNo Country for Old Men (2007) 9  Academy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    A heroin stash and $2 million spirals into catastrophic violence, courtesy of the Coen Brothers.
  20. Movie DetailsPaprika (2007) 9  AnimationConspiracyFantasyMind-blowingSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    An insane anime that blurs the separation between reality, dreams, memory, cinema and the Internet.
  21. Movie DetailsSavages, The (2007) 9  Comedy
    Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman become responsible for their ailing father's care. Witty humanity.
  22. Movie DetailsThere Will Be Blood (2007) 9  
    A P.T. Anderson film about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered on a California prospector.
  23. Movie DetailsTwin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (2007) 9  FantasyHorrorMind-blowingSci-FiTV ShowsI own on DVD
    David Lynch's groundbreaking 1990-91 TV series. It's a paranormal murder mystery set in northern Washington.

  24. VERY GOOD
  25. Movie Details300 (2007) 8  With Sex/NudityComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
    An epic rendering of Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae. Stunning Spartan art-blood.
  26. Movie Details3:10 to Yuma (2007) 8  
    Complex Western remake centered on a stagecoach robbery. Stars outlaw Crowe and rancher Bale.
  27. Movie DetailsAmerican Gangster (2007) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    In Manhattan during the 1970s, heroin kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles drugs into America from Vietnam.
  28. Movie DetailsAway From Her (2007) 8  Obscure/Rare
    A man deals with the progression of his wife's Alzheimer's. Sarah Polley's character-driven directorial debut.
  29. Movie DetailsBothersome Man, The (2007) 8  ComedyFantasyWith Sex/Nudity
    A man arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there.
  30. Movie DetailsDeath Proof (2007) 8  Horror
    Tarantino's half of Grindhouse. Scarred stuntman Kurt Russell uses his car to murder voluptuous women.
  31. Movie DetailsDynamic:01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com (2007) 8  HorrorObscure/RareI own on DVD
    A collection of short films and interviews created for subscribing members of DavidLynch.com. Weird experiments.
  32. Movie DetailsHot Fuzz (2007) 8  ComedyConspiracy
    A clever, over-the-top pastiche of every buddy cop movie you've ever seen, set in London.
  33. Movie DetailsI'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2007) 8  ComedySci-Fi
    A troubled girl who attempts to charge her body with electronics meets another eccentric patient.
  34. Movie DetailsIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
  35. Movie DetailsKing Corn (2007) 8  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Good-natured introduction to industrialized agriculture. We subsidize the Happy Meals, but not the healthy ones.
  36. Movie DetailsKing of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The (2007) 8  SportDocumentary/True
    Curiously compelling documentary about a classic arcade battle between two Donkey Kong video game champions.
  37. Movie DetailsKite Runner, The (2007) 8  
    Pain and redemption through Afghanistan's recent history, from boyhood kite-flying contests to brutal Taliban rule.
  38. Movie DetailsKnocked Up (2007) 8  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl have a drunken one-night stand with unexpected consequences. Very funny.
  39. Movie DetailsNeverwas (2007) 8  FantasyObscure/Rare
    A psychiatrist befriends a patient in a mental institution and discovers his father's secrets. Magical.
  40. Movie DetailsParanoid Park (2007) 8  
    Dreamlike, fractured story about a young Portland skateboarder's life and a security guard's accidental death.
  41. Movie DetailsPlanet Terror (2007) 8  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Rodriguez's half of Grindhouse. Rose McGowan mows down flesh-eating, mutating zombies with a machine-gun leg.
  42. Movie DetailsPushing Daisies - The Complete First Season (2007) 8  ComedyFantasyTV Shows
    A man can bring dead people back to life, with Amélie-style narration. Whimsical forensic romance.
  43. Movie DetailsRescue Dawn (2007) 8  Documentary/True
    American pilot Christian Bale is shot down in Laos during a top-secret Vietnam War mission.
  44. Movie DetailsRobot Chicken - Seasons 1-3 (2007) 8  AnimationComedyFantasyTV Shows
    Demented stop-motion animation using action figures and toys. These sketch-comedy vignettes skewer pop culture.
  45. Movie DetailsSunshine (2007) 8  HorrorSci-Fi
    Could've been great science fiction, but it slips away with B-movie horror and religious metaphors.
  46. Movie DetailsSuperbad (2007) 8  Comedy
    Friends Seth and Evan display a charming, hilarious crudeness in this coming-of-age high school comedy.
  47. Movie DetailsZeitgeist: The Movie (2007) 8  ConspiracyMind-blowingDocumentary/True
    Important, incendiary exploration of global societal control through religion, 9/11, foreign wars and central banks.
  48. Movie DetailsZodiac (2007) 8  Documentary/True
    A cerebral, gripping thriller based on actual unresolved 1970s case files about the Zodiac Killer.

  49. GOOD
  50. Movie Details28 Weeks Later (2007) 7  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Bloody sequel to 28 Days Later. The rage virus annihilated Mainland Britain six months earlier.
  51. Movie DetailsAcross the Universe (2007) 7  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A psychedelic love story musical set in the 1960s, using the songs of The Beatles.
  52. Movie DetailsBlack Snake Moan (2007) 7  Musical/MusicWith Sex/Nudity
    Provocative, ludicrous and sweet. Blues musician Samuel L. Jackson and sex-addicted Christina Ricci star.
  53. Movie DetailsCashback (2007) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    An insomniac artist starts working the graveyard shift at the local supermarket after a breakup.
  54. Movie DetailsEagle vs. Shark (2007) 7  Comedy
    Quirky portrait of awkward, misfit New Zealanders. Akin to Wes Anderson films and Napoleon Dynamite.
  55. Movie DetailsExtras - The Complete Series (2007) 7  ComedyTV Shows
    Movie extra Ricky Gervais weasels his way into speaking roles, then finds commercial success miserable.
  56. Movie DetailsFracture (2007) 7  
    Hotshot attorney Ryan Gosling goes up against Anthony Hopkins, a manipulative criminal, in court. Clever.
  57. Movie DetailsGolden Compass, The (2007) 7  Fantasy
    A fantasy adventure that rushes forward with a spectacle of soul-animals. Could be more engaging.
  58. Movie DetailsGone Baby Gone (2007) 7  Conspiracy
    Ben Affleck directs Casey Affleck in a story about a little girl's kidnapping in Boston.
  59. Movie DetailsHellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) 7  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV Shows
    Hellboy ends up battling the goddess Hecate after a professor resurrects a powerful female vampire.
  60. Movie DetailsI Am Legend (2007) 7  HorrorSci-Fi
    Will Smith, sole survivor in New York City, seeks a cure for the deadly virus.
  61. Movie DetailsKing of California (2007) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
    Mentally unstable Michael Douglas is convinced that Spanish treasure is buried in suburban California.
  62. Movie DetailsKnee Deep (2007) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    In rural Maine, a young, hardworking dairy farmer is betrayed by family. A humanistic documentary.
  63. Movie DetailsMargot at the Wedding (2007) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Jennifer Jason Leigh plans to marry Jack Black, but estranged sister Nicole Kidman shows up.
  64. Movie DetailsNines, The (2007) 7  FantasySci-Fi
    The lives of a troubled actor, TV producer and video-game designer intertwine in mysterious ways.
  65. Movie DetailsRadiant City (2007) 7  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Faux-documentary about the disaggregated, unwalkable, intolerant nature of modern suburbia. Mocking.
  66. Movie DetailsStardust (2007) 7  ComedyFantasy
    A funny Neil Gaiman fairytale set in England that feels somewhat like The Princess Bride.
  67. Movie DetailsTin Man (2007) 7  FantasySci-FiTV Shows
    Dark re-imagining of the Land of Oz. Zooey Deschanel stars in this three-part Sci-Fi miniseries.
  68. Movie DetailsTransformers (2007) 7  Sci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Spectacularly rendered Autobot and Decepticon destruction. ADHD kids love these plotless nonsensical blasts.

  69. FAIR
  70. Movie DetailsBeowulf (2007) 6  AnimationFantasy
    I am Beowulf! My lips don't move right and my eyes are dead. Corny, unsatisfying.
  71. Movie DetailsDan in Real Life (2007) 6  Comedy
    A very sweet, unremarkable romantic comedy. Steve Carell is a struggling single parent and widower.
  72. Movie DetailsExterminating Angels, The (2007) 6  FantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    A provocative, high-minded exercise about sexual pleasure in film. It's self-indulgent and oh so French.
  73. Movie DetailsImagination (2007) 6  AnimationFantasyObscure/Rare
    Eric Leiser's surreal experiment with puppetry, stop-motion sketches and claymation. And unconvincing actors.
  74. Movie DetailsKingdom, The (2007) 6  Documentary/True
    FBI agents are sent to investigate a Saudi bombing. It's really just a revenge movie.
  75. Movie DetailsMr. Brooks (2007) 6  With Sex/Nudity
    A surprisingly likable and engaging Hollywood serial killer movie, especially with Costner as the lead.
  76. Movie DetailsNext (2007) 6  FantasySci-Fi
    Nicholas Cage can see the future. An unsatisfying Philip K. Dick adaptation of slow-mo explosions.
  77. Movie DetailsOrigin: Spirits of the Past (2007) 6  AnimationObscure/RareSci-Fi
    In a post-apocalyptic anime future, cell-animated humans battle sentient forests with CG war machines.
  78. Movie DetailsPU-239: The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2007) 6  Obscure/RareTV Shows
    A nuclear plant worker with radiation poisoning tries to sell stolen plutonium to Moscow gangsters.
  79. Movie DetailsRevolver (2007) 6  AnimationWith Sex/NuditySport
    This stylish Guy Ritchie art film about con-men feels jumbled, pretentious and psychoanalytical. But intriguing.
  80. Movie DetailsSouthland Tales (2007) 6  ComedyConspiracyFantasyMusical/MusicSci-Fi
    Richard Kelly's dystopian, genre-defying mess of destruction and pop-culture doom. Bad actors cast on purpose?

  81. ADEQUATE
  82. Movie DetailsAugust Rush (2007) 5  Musical/Music
    An orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift to help find his birth parents. Overtly sentimental.
  83. Movie DetailsMartian Child (2007) 5  Sci-FiDocumentary/True
    It's emotional manipulation from Mars. This is K-PAX with a six-year-old instead of Kevin Spacey.
  84. Movie DetailsMist, The (2007) 5  HorrorSci-Fi
    A fairly derivative, depressing creature-horror film with too much religious ranting. Final scene is staggering.
  85. Movie DetailsNumber 23, The (2007) 5  With Sex/Nudity
    Far-fetched but sometimes clever thriller starring Jim Carrey. 23 equals bad numerology and worse directing.
  86. Movie DetailsPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) 5  ComedyFantasy
    This Disney pirate saga is worse than its predecessor (again). Yo-ho-horribly incoherent. Franchise over yet?
  87. Movie DetailsSpider-Man 3 (2007) 5  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Boring/incoherent/awkward for 90 minutes, then three minutes of cool, then Venom and the climactic battle.
  88. Movie DetailsSuperstorm (2007) 5  Obscure/RareSci-FiTV Shows
    Scientists attempt to divert or weaken a Miami-bound hurricane using cloud seeding. A miniseries docudrama.

  89. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  90. Movie DetailsBalls of Fury (2007) CRAP  ComedySport
    Horrendously unfunny comedy mixes Ping-Pong, kung fu and sophomoric jokes with a secret FBI mission.
  91. Movie DetailsEpic Movie (2007) CRAP  Comedy
    Following the unwatchable Date Movie, now these hacks imitate mega-blockbusters. I enjoyed Jayma Mays.
  92. Movie DetailsMacbeth (2007) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Bad acting with laser-sighted guns, drugs and tattooed naked girls. A straight retelling of Shakespeare.
  93. Movie DetailsPrey (2007) CRAP  HorrorObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A poorly written movie about Americans in Africa who are stalked by lions. Embarrassingly bad.
  94. Movie DetailsP.S. I Love You (2007) CRAP  
    Hilary Swank was miscast among sitcom-quality sentimental actors where everyone is trying to be cute.


  95. Statistical ratings distribution of these 88 films (5.2% of total rated films):
    With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
    (especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
    Average rating for these 88 films: 7.3.

    10:3.4%

    9:21.6%

    8:27.3%

    7:21.6%

    6:12.5%

    5:8%

    CRAP:5.7%



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