Critically acclaimed movies of 2007

Superbad(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.



American Gangster(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.



Grindhouse(2007)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the 60s and 70s with two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them.



Enchanted(2007)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.



Into the Wild(2007)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 79

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.



Waitress(2007)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.



Breach(2007)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 79

FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.



A Mighty Heart(2007)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.



Paranoid Park(2007)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.



Gone Baby Gone(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.



Bridge to Terabithia(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.



Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.



Paranormal Activity(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.



Charlie Wilson's War(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.



The Lookout(2007)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.



Stardust(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.



I Am Legend(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.



The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.



Control(2007)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.



Fracture(2007)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

An attorney, intent on climbing the career ladder toward success, finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.




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