2007 Ranked Films
The ranked list of 2007 films that I have seen so far.
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- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.10/10
Paul Thomas Anderson’s magnum opus, There Will Be Blood is a wholly atmospheric human depravity drama with one magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis performance. - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.10/10
Grittier than the typical Coen Brothers offering but just as palpable, No Country for Old Man is a crime film steeped in thematics, and features a terrifying Javier Bardem to boot. - DirectorBrad BirdJan PinkavaStarsBrad GarrettLou RomanoPatton OswaltA rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.10/10
Vividly animated and creative to a fault, Ratatouille is a delicious stew of top-notch storytelling and general vitality, etching itself alongside the best Pixar has to offer. - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanAn overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.10/10
Tightly written, tightly edited and just plain tight, Hot Fuzz is a riotous, exhilarating, satirical action masterpiece from the mind of auteur director Edgar Wright. - DirectorGreg MottolaStarsMichael CeraJonah HillChristopher Mintz-PlasseTwo co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.10/10
Hysterically written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and brought to life by a talented young cast, Superbad is super good, one of the best teen comedies of its time. - DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda BlethynThirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.9/10
Brilliant in narrative scope and emotion, Atonement is a heartbreaking period drama rendered by a Joe Wright at the top of his game. - DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.9/10
Any ostensible narrative restrictions aside, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is an emotionally profound look at the perseverance of the human mind and spirit. - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsSeth RogenKatherine HeiglPaul RuddFor fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child.9/10
Knocked Up is another Judd Apatow effort that varies in tone, but in addition to being comedically endearing it also proves surprisingly mature and resonant. - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer GarnerFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.9/10
Thanks to a quirkily real lead performance from Elliot Page and a shrewd screenplay from Diablo Cody, Juno is a teen pregnancy movie that finds the humor and pathos in it alike. - DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.9/10
Able to inject in its foundational story the kind of musicality that can dance with the best of them, Hairspray is as vivacious and spirited as they come. - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonEdgar RamírezJoan AllenJason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.9/10
Smarter and more exciting than previous installments, The Bourne Ultimatum and its quick editing practices ensures the trilogy will go down as one of the best of the decade. - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlan RickmanThe legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.9/10
Doing the Steven Sondheim creation justice, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street utilizes a throng of powerful voices to crescendo into one of Tim Burton’s darkest and most engaging efforts to date. - DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark RuffaloBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.8/10
Zodiac may be a bit too long to entice casual viewing, but thanks to the incomparable talents of David Fincher, it remains an enthralling and atmospheric neo-noir take on one of America's most notorious serial killers. - DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara GoenagaA man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.8/10
Tightly written and keeping the twists and turns coming, Timecrimes is a smart time travel thriller and a delectably rewarding project from Nacho Vigalondo. - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsNaomi WattsViggo MortensenArmin Mueller-StahlA teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.8/10
Quietly compelling all the way through, Eastern Promises serves as an uncommonly effective foray into the crime genre for David Cronenberg and boasts a staunchly convincing performance from Viggo Mortensen. - DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA 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.8/10
Wonderfully subversive in its sendup of the fairy tale mythos, Enchanted is a peppy, earnest, and joyful musical that makes an overnight sensation in Amy Adams. - DirectorTony GilroyStarsGeorge ClooneyTilda SwintonTom WilkinsonA law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.8/10
It keeps itself at a bit of a distance from the viewer, but for those with enough patience, Michael Clayton will prove itself a well executed legal thriller with plenty of fine acting. - DirectorLen WisemanStarsBruce WillisJustin LongTimothy OlyphantJohn McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.8/10
Live Free or Die Hard abandons the franchise’s typical formula, but in doing so discovers an exciting new direction for the future of John McClane. - DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine KeenerAfter 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.8/10
Say what you will on the meaning of its subject’s philosophy, but Into the Wild is a suitable showcase of Emile Hirsch’s talents and serves as one of Sean Penn’s better efforts working behind the camera. - DirectorPeter HedgesStarsSteve CarellJuliette BinocheDane CookA widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.8/10
A family reunion comedy that finds the humor in everyday situations, Dan in Real Life has its heart in the right place and gets plenty of mileage out of an extremely personable Steve Carrell. - DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.8/10
The cinematic culmination the long-running animated series deserved, The Simpsons Movie will appeal to longtime fans and newcomers alike. - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsWill SmithAlice BragaCharlie TahanYears 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.8/10
Starkly visceral, darkly humanistic and subtly inspiring, I Am Legend is a testament to Will Smith’s ability to flex pathos and gravitas even when he’s the only one onscreen. - DirectorBen AffleckStarsMorgan FreemanEd HarrisCasey AffleckTwo Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.8/10
Narratively disjointed but steeped in nourishing moral quandaries, Gone Baby Gone has a fine cast of veteran actors to back up a thoroughly effective directorial debut for Ben Affleck. - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyRose ByrneChris EvansA team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.8/10
Though it devolves into an ostensible slasher by the third act, Sunshine is nevertheless a thoughtful, visually striking effort for Danny Boyle. - DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel EjioforAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.8/10
Ridley Scott's American Gangster isn't the crime epic it wants to be, but some visceral filmmaking and another commanding Denzel Washington performance help it stand out in the genre.