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2007 movies

It's almost 2008, so that means it's really time for TOP 10 LISTS.



Below are a bunch of top 10 movies of 2007 lists from various reputable (for the most part) publications. There are a lot of them...as a warning to anyone.



The New York Times
AO Scott's picks
10. Knocked Up / Superbad / Juno
9. Away From Her / The Savages
8. The Lives of Others / Michael Clayton
7. Into The Wild / The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
6. 12:08 East of Bucharest / Live-in Maid
5. No End in Sight / Terror's Advocate
4. I'm Not There / Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
3. There Will Be Blood / Sweeney Todd
2. Ratatouille
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

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Manohla Dargis (in no particular order)
There Will Be Blood / Zodiac / Into Great Silence
I'm Not There / Killer of Sheep / The Bourne Ultimatum
Eastern Promises / Michael Clayton / 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone / Lady Chatterley / Colossal Youth
Monika / Superbad / Southland Tales
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead / No End in Sight / This is England
The Savages / Year of the Dog / Paprika
The Host / The Kingdom

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Roger Ebert
10. Into the Wild
9. The Great Debaters
8. La Vie en Rose
7. Across the Universe
6. Away From Her
5. The Kite Runner
4. Atonement
3. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
2. No Country For Old Men
1. Juno

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MTV (in no order except number 1)
No Country for Old Men
Zodiac
Gone Baby Gone
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Sweeney Todd
1. Michael Clayton


The Worst
Grindhouse
Ghost Rider
Hannibal Rising
The Invasion
The Hitcher
The Number 23
Joshua
I Know Who Killed Me
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MSN
10. Ratatouille
9. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
8. Into the Wild
7. Margot at the Wedding
6. I'm Not There
5. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
4. Atonement
3. There Will Be Blood
2. Zodiac
1. No Country For Old Men


Worst
10. Because I Said So
9. Smokin' Aces / Shoot 'Em Up
8. Awake
7. Rendition
6. Reservation Road
5. Evan Almighty
4. Rush Hour 3
3. The Last Mimzy
2. Are We Done Yet?
1. License to Wed
source

Newsweek
10 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9 The Hoax
8 Away From Her
7 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
6 Knocked Up
5 No Country for Old Men
4 The Lives Of Others
3 This Is England
2 There Will Be Blood
1 Syndromes And A Century

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The Onion AV Club (source)
Noel Murray
10 Atonement
9 Zodiac
8 Gone Baby Gone
7 Into The Wild
6 The King Of Kong
5 Once
4 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3 Ratatouille
2 Offside
1 No Country for Old Men


Keith Phipps
10 I'm Not There
9 Gone Baby Gone
8 Atonement
7 Zodiac
6 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
5 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
4 Once
3 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2 No Country for Old Men
1 There Will Be Blood


Nathan Rabin
10 The TV Set
9 An Unreasonable Man
8 The Savages
7 Atonement
6 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
5 Ratatouille
4 No Country for Old Men
3 Zodiac
2 There Will Be Blood
1 Once


Tasha Robinson
10 I'm Not There
9 Offside
8 The Orphanage
7 The Lives Of Others
6 Deep Water
5 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
4 Atonement
3 Once
2 Into The Wild
1 No Country for Old Men


Scott Tobias
10 Syndromes And A Century
9 Black Book
8 Joshua
7 Once
6 Lake Of Fire
5 Knocked Up
4 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
3 Zodiac
2 There Will Be Blood
1 No Country for Old Men


Premiere
10 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9 I'm Not There
8 Ratatouille
7 Zodiac
6 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5 The Darjeeling Limited
4 Private Fears in Public Spaces
3 Killer of Sheep
2 No Country for Old Men
1 There Will Be Blood

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Rolling Stone
10. Knocked Up & Juno
9. I'm Not There
8. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
7. There Will Be Blood
6. American Gangster
5. Sweeney Todd
4. Eastern Promises
3. Into the Wild
2. Atonement
1. No Country For Old Men

source
Worst
comedy: Norbit
drama: Love in the Time of Cholera
epic: Evan Almighty
horror: The Mist
star vehicle: the Number 23
family film: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
soft core sex: Black Snake Moan
remake: The Heartbreak Kid
anti-war film: Rendition
michael bay award for worst soul-sucking, dumb ass bottom feeder: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Salon
Stephanie Zacharek
10 No End in Sight and
9 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
8 Once
7 Grindhouse
6 Ratatouille
5 Away From Her
4 Persepolis
3 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2 Control
1 I'm Not There


Andrew O'Hehir (the list is only for indie movies. idk why, really)
10. Killer of Sheep
9. Zodiac
8. Forever
7. Red Road
6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. Regular Lovers
3. Romance & Cigarettes
2. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
1. Bamako

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Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
10. Knoced Up & Juno
9. The Assassination of Jesse James
8. The Bourne Ultimatum
7. Margot at the Wedding
6. No End in Sight
5. There Will Be Blood
4. Ratatouille
3. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
2. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
1. Once

source
Ten Worst:
10. Ocean's Thirteen
9. The Number 23
8. Wild Hogs
7. Lars and the Real Girl
6. Because I Said So
5. The Heartbreak Kid
4. Good Luck Chuck
3. Bratz
2. Shoot 'Em Up
1. Hostel Part Two
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Time Magazine
Richard Corliss
10 Beowulf
9 Waitress
8 In the Valley of Elah
7 No End in Sight
6 Persepolis
5 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
4 Atonement
3 Killer of Sheep
2 The Lives of Others
1 No Country for Old Men


Richard Schickel
10 Dan in Real Life
9 There Will Be Blood
8 In the Valley of Elah
7 The Savages
6 Breach
5 Black Book
4 After the Wedding
3 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2 No Country for Old Men
1 Michael Clayton

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Christian Science Monitor (in alphabetical order)
Breach
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Hairspray
Into Great Silence
The Namesake
No Country For Old Men
No End in Sight
Offside
Persepolis

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The Hollywood Reporter (lists separated by reviewers)
Kirk Honeycutt
10. Eastern Promises
9. Charlie Wilson's War
8. No Country for Old Men
7. The Savages
6. The Bourne Ultimatum
5. Michael Clayton
4. Ratatouille
3. The Kite Runner
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
1. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


Sheri Linden
10. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
9. The Water Horse
8. Control
7. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
6. In the Shadow of the Moon
5. Syndromes and a Century
4. Deep Water
3. The Savages
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
1. Zodiac


Frank Sheck
10. Sicko
9. Michael Clayton
8. The Savages
7. Into the Wild
6. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
5. Eastern Promises
4. Sweeney Todd
3. No Country for Old Men
2. There Will Be Blood
1. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


Stephen Farber
10. Eastern Promises
9. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
8. Michael Clayton
7. Gone Baby Gone
6. Juno
5. The Lookout
4. The Kite Runner
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. I'm Not There
1. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead


Michael Rechtshaffen
10. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
9. Once
8. No End in Sight
7. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
6. Ratatouille
5. Blame It on Fidel
4. There Will Be Blood
3. Juno
2. Atonement
1. No Country for Old Men


Ray Bennett
10. Zodiac
9. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
8. The Savages
7. The Bourne Ultimatum
6. Michael Clayton
5. Atonement
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. I Served the King of England
2. The Band's Visit
1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

source

American Film Institution (no particular order)
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
Knocked Up
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
The Savages
There Will Be Blood

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The Wall Street Journal (in no particular order EXCEPT the number one)
Ratatouille
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Into the Wild
Juno
Lars and the Real Girl
Manufactured Landscapes
Once
Waitress
1. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly

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Empire
10 Half Nelson
9 Knocked Up
8 Hot Fuzz
7 Superbad
6 Zodiac
5 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
4 Ratatouille
3 Atonement
2 The Lives Of Others
1 The Bourne Ultimatum

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The LA Times (separated by critic)
Kenneth Turan (in no order)
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into Great Silence
Terror's Advocate
Lady Chatterley
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Once
Ratatouille
Lars and the Real Girl

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Carina Chocano
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
The Savages
Ratatouille
Sicko
There Will Be Blood
Rescue Dawn
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Juno
Once
Waitress
The Hoax
Control
My Kid Could Paint That
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

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Kevin Crust
10. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
9. Once
8. Into the Wild
7. No Country for Old Men
6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
5. I'm Not There
4. Away From Her
3. Michael Clayton
2. This Is England
1. Anything with Philip Seymour Hoffman

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The New York Post
VA Musetto
10. The GoodTimesKid
9. The Wayward Cloud
8. The Band's Visit
7. Flanders
6. Glass Lips
5. Rescue Dawn
4. Away From Her
3. Exiled
2. The Host
1. 12:08 East of Bucharest

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MetaCritic best reviewed movies of 2007

10. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters / Triad Election
9. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead / In the Shadow of the Moon
8. Bourne Ultimatum / The Savages / Atonement / Knocked Up / The Host / Offisde
7. This is England
6. Away From Her / Once
5. Persepolis / No End in Sight
4. No Country For Old Men
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. There Will Be Blood / Killer of Sheep
1. Ratatouille

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RottenTomatoes best reviewed movies of 2007 (I didn't include movies that had a lot less than 100 reviews)
10. 3:10 To Yuma / Eastern Promises / The Wind That Shakes the Barley
9. Zodiac / Hot Fuzz / Waitress / The Simpsons Movie / Control
8. Knocked Up / Michael Clayton
7. Rescue Dawn / The Savages
6. Hairspray / The Host
5. The Bourne Ultimatum / The Diving Bell and the Butterfly / Sicko
4. Juno / In the Shadow of the Moon
3. Away From Her / No Country for Old Men
2. Ratatouille
1. Once

source


there are some more here
personally, I think away from her should be number one on all lists ever made
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[info]monotonebanana 31st-Dec-2007 09:27 am (UTC)
my favourite movies this year were into the wild and harry potter

i need to see NCFOM and Atonement realllly really must. as well as sweeney todd
[info]condenast 31st-Dec-2007 01:16 pm (UTC)
JAFFA CAKES!!!!!
[info]monotonebanana 31st-Dec-2007 09:27 am (UTC)
OMG and Hot Fuzz
[info]kindaoutofit 31st-Dec-2007 10:07 am (UTC)
OMG. I just watched that movie!
I had mixed feelings about it though. Maybe it gets better with a second viewing..?
[info]cleojones 31st-Dec-2007 07:36 pm (UTC)
YES. It does. :)
[info]_theo 31st-Dec-2007 05:37 pm (UTC)
that film = WIN
[info]fridge_buzz_now 31st-Dec-2007 07:44 pm (UTC)
i agree with this comment.
[info]microtastic 31st-Dec-2007 08:01 pm (UTC)
"I'm a slasher...of prices!" And Skinner had the best license plate ever - SKINN3R.
[info]fuckpornography 31st-Dec-2007 09:29 am (UTC)
Mine (unfinalized) list would be:

1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
2. Syndromes & A Century
3. Control
4. Diving Bell & Butterfly
5. La Vie En Rose

(I still need to see a handful of films)


[info]fuckpornography 31st-Dec-2007 09:29 am (UTC)
PS -- I hated Once
[info]fuckpornography 31st-Dec-2007 09:46 am (UTC)
yay -- the saturated colors were so amazing
[info]cor_nie 31st-Dec-2007 01:27 pm (UTC)
I've never heard of any of those. I'd like to hear your summary of 4 month, 3 weeks & 2 days. If you don't mind.
[info]bienenkiste 31st-Dec-2007 03:22 pm (UTC)
omg you have great taste
[info]crisco____disco 31st-Dec-2007 04:38 pm (UTC)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was amazing!!
[info]dajetotown 31st-Dec-2007 04:55 pm (UTC)
I'm surprised Control isn't on more lists, to be honest. It was incredible.
[info]infidelkast 31st-Dec-2007 09:39 am (UTC)
Seriously it was fucking awesome.
[info]drayton 31st-Dec-2007 11:01 am (UTC)
YES
[info]chasethesiness 31st-Dec-2007 11:53 am (UTC)
agreed. so. much.

I loved it.
[info]malika 31st-Dec-2007 12:11 pm (UTC)
ia
[info]enema_recipe 31st-Dec-2007 04:44 pm (UTC)
Agreed. Grindhouse was fucking AMAZING, and anyone who didn't like it, just didn't get it.
[info]dreamsind1g1tal 31st-Dec-2007 05:11 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I think people took it way too seriously.
[info]ex_lettersan717 31st-Dec-2007 05:47 pm (UTC)
iawtc x 1000

the most kick ass chick flick of all time.
[info]nix_101 31st-Dec-2007 06:32 pm (UTC)
IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!
[info]me40 31st-Dec-2007 06:48 pm (UTC)
Favorite moviegoing experience EVER.
[info]fridge_buzz_now 31st-Dec-2007 07:44 pm (UTC)
both of them were good, but I liked Death Proof more than Planet Terror.
[info]hydrocarbons 31st-Dec-2007 09:31 am (UTC)
i love how the NYT dude had a sneaky 20 item list pretending to be a top 10 list
[info]me40 31st-Dec-2007 06:48 pm (UTC)
I know hahha
[info]fringedbenefits 31st-Dec-2007 09:31 am (UTC)
i wish i saw into the wild, lars and the real girl, and dan in real life in theaters because now i'll have to wait until it comes out on dvd.
[info]chana 31st-Dec-2007 10:04 am (UTC)
not that i'm condoning illegally downloading movies, but u could illegally download them :)
[info]fishmonger4 don't give up!31st-Dec-2007 04:19 pm (UTC)
some of those are still in theatres around me (atlanta and boston). so there is potentially still hope.
[info]pissypants 31st-Dec-2007 06:19 pm (UTC)
dan in real life wasn't that good imo
[info]bends 31st-Dec-2007 09:32 am (UTC)
wow no country for old men did well

as did once, which i actually saw - it was nice
[info]steffleupagus 31st-Dec-2007 09:32 am (UTC)
i never saw ratatouille :(
[info]allenchen 31st-Dec-2007 02:56 pm (UTC)
omg go buy the dvd or download it or something. it is wonderful
[info]vanillabean 31st-Dec-2007 04:13 pm (UTC)
Don't bother. I can't believe it showed up on these lists.
[info]adhesiveheart 31st-Dec-2007 04:41 pm (UTC)
IA. I've tried to watch it like 135 times but I get bored and turn it off.
I'm watching it again as I type this and obviously, I'm not that interested.
[info]carriehunt 31st-Dec-2007 09:33 am (UTC)
i didn't see any movies in the theater this year

oops
[info]triplexm 31st-Dec-2007 12:19 pm (UTC)
haha neither did i. nothing appealed to me. but i do want to see atonement.
[info]beautyforaknife 31st-Dec-2007 04:33 pm (UTC)
I don't see I Am Legend on any of those lists! It SHOULD have been on all of them. WHat a kick ass movie.
[info]___bikethief 31st-Dec-2007 05:30 pm (UTC)
juno sucked dick
[info]paecock 31st-Dec-2007 08:04 pm (UTC)
preach it
[info]j3551c44 31st-Dec-2007 09:36 am (UTC)
It's "rat.. patootie"
[info]elegantchaos_xo 31st-Dec-2007 09:37 am (UTC)
transformers ?
[info]sixtwentythree 31st-Dec-2007 12:15 pm (UTC)
i know wtf. i loved that movie.
[info]hello_lamppost 31st-Dec-2007 09:37 am (UTC)
that's a lot of effin' lists.
[info]stevie_moore 31st-Dec-2007 05:52 pm (UTC)
Is your icon from Gremlins?
[info]hello_lamppost 31st-Dec-2007 09:10 pm (UTC)
no, it's from telefrancais. that's a pineapple.
[info]hello_lamppost 31st-Dec-2007 09:11 pm (UTC)
except of course i meant to use this icon
[info]missmisery87 31st-Dec-2007 09:37 am (UTC)
Atonement, Superbad, Juno, Knocked up, Once, Across The Universe FTW!
[info]missmisery87 31st-Dec-2007 09:39 am (UTC)
and HP
[info]mlstr 1st-Jan-2008 01:46 am (UTC)
iawtcsfm.

both.
[info]eekxitstiffany 31st-Dec-2007 07:39 pm (UTC)
basically
[info]piscesvstaurus 31st-Dec-2007 09:37 am (UTC)
OT: I want to get a fresh shave for the New Year, and I am wondering what products do you guys/girls recommend? Gel/Foam/Fragrance/Non-Fragrance/Balms/Pre-Shave Oils/anything. I have only used ike $0.99 foam shaving cream.

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PS: I know I posted this earlier, but I fugured this post would have more traffic.
[info]kirstinmaureen 31st-Dec-2007 01:48 pm (UTC)
nivea for sensitive skin
i'm a girl, but I like nivea stuff alot and i know a few guys who use it and love it
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