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Movies released in 2007

Rating: 69 %
Awards: 9 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
Talk to Me poster

Talk to Me (2007)

  • January 10th, 1984, Petey Greene dies

  • January 16th, 1984, Petey Greene's memorial service is held

  • April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King is assassinated

Rating: 65 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations.
Length: 100 mins
A Mighty Heart poster

A Mighty Heart (2007)

  • January 23rd, 2002, Daniel Pearl is abducted

  • February 1st, 2002, Daniel Pearl is beheaded

Rating: 76 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 35 nominations.
Length: 157 mins
American Gangster poster

American Gangster (2007)

  • January 29th, 1975, Frank Lucas is arrested

  • July 7th, 1968, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson dies of heart failure

Rating: 53 %
Awards: 6 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 136 mins
Gandhi, My Father poster

Gandhi, My Father (2007)

  • January 30th, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's body is carried to the Raj Ghat

  • June 18th, 1948, Harilal Gandhi dies of tuberculosis

  • August 8th, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gives his "Quit India" speech

  • August 15th, 1947, India gains independence

Rating: 68 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 140 mins
Kaloori poster

Kaloori (2007)

  • February 2nd, 2000, a bus full of students is set on fire

Rating: 67 %
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 33 nominations.
Length: 114 mins
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

  • February 8th, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded

  • July 29th, 1587, the Spanish Armada is attacked by English fire ships

Rating: 66 %
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations.
Length: 110 mins
Breach poster

Breach (2007)

  • February 18th, 2001, Robert Hanssen makes one last dead drop

Rating: 76 %
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 67 wins & 101 nominations.
Length: 112 mins
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly poster

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

  • March 7th, 1997, Jean-Dominique Bauby publishes his memoir

  • March 9th, 1997, Jean-Dominique Bauby dies

  • December 8th, 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffers a stroke

Rating: 52 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 105 mins
Borderland poster

Borderland (2007)

  • March 14th, 1989, Mark Kilroy, who Henry is based on, is killed

Rating: 72 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations.
Length: 126 mins
The Great Debaters poster

The Great Debaters (2007)

  • April 2nd, 1935, the Wiley Debate team beat the reigning champions

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 67 nominations.
Length: 160 mins
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford poster

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

  • April 3rd, 1882, Jesse James is assassinated

Rating: 75 %
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 46 wins & 61 nominations.
Length: 140 mins
La Vie en Rose poster

La Vie en Rose (2007)

  • April 6th, 1936, Louis Leplée is killed

  • October 10th, 1963, Édith Piaf dies

  • October 24th, 1960, Charles Dumont offers his song "Non, je ne regrette rien" to Édith Piaf

  • October 28th, 1949, Marcel Cerdan dies in a plane crash

Rating: 75 %
Awards: 2 wins & 9 nominations.
Length: 121 mins
Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz (2007)

  • April 23rd, 2006, Nicholas Angel arrives in Sandford

Rating: 78 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 104 nominations.
Length: 148 mins
Into the Wild poster

Into the Wild (2007)

  • April 28th, 1992, the last day Chris McCandless is seen alive

Rating: 73 %
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations.
Length: 98 mins
The Counterfeiters poster

The Counterfeiters (2007)

  • May 5th, 1945, the counterfeiters avoid death when their concentration camp is liberated

Rating: 80 %
Awards: 1 win.
Length: 100 mins
Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies poster

Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies (2007)

  • May 6th, 1937, the Hindenburg exploded

Rating: 61 %
Length: 90 mins
Sinking of the Lusitania poster

Sinking of the Lusitania (2007)

  • May 7th, 1915, the Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat

Rating: 61 %
Length: 87 mins
Provoked: A True Story poster

Provoked: A True Story (2007)

  • May 9th, 1989, Kiranjit Ahluwalia sets fire to her husband while he sleeps

  • May 19th, 1989, Deepak Ahluwalia dies of his injuries

  • September 25th, 1992, Kiranjit Ahluwalia's sentence is reduced and she is released for time served

Rating: 66 %
Awards: 5 nominations.
Length: 110 mins
The Kingdom poster

The Kingdom (2007)

  • May 12th, 2003, American housing compounds in Saudi Arabia are attacked

Rating: 76 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 31 wins & 34 nominations.
Length: 121 mins
Control poster

Control (2007)

  • May 17th, 1980, Ian Curtis and Debbie Woodruff fight for the last time

  • May 18th, 1980, Ian Curtis commits suicide at 23 years old

  • May 19th, 1977, the band Warsaw, soon to be renamed to Joy Division, forms

  • June 4th, 1976, Ian Curtis and Debbie Woodruff attend a Sex Pistols concert in Manchester

  • August 23rd, 1975, Ian Curtis marries Deborah Woodruff

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 11 wins & 24 nominations.
Length: 113 mins
Superbad poster

Superbad (2007)

  • June 3rd, 1981, the birthday of McLovin

Rating: 52 %
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 76 mins
Zoo poster

Zoo (2007)

  • July 2nd, 2005, Kenneth Pinyan dies from internal injuries

Rating: 87 %
Awards: 4 nominations.
Length: 89 mins
Ruffian poster

Ruffian (2007)

  • July 6th, 1975, Ruffian is put down post surgery, after falling on the race track

Rating: 48 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 131 mins
The Sovereign's Servant poster

The Sovereign's Servant (2007)

Rating: 34 %
Awards: 1 win.
Length: 92 mins
Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck poster

Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007)

  • July 13th, 1966, Richard Speck breaks into a student nurse dormitory

  • July 14th, 1966, Richard Speck murders eight student nurses

  • July 16th, 1966, Richard Speck attempts suicide

  • July 17th, 1966, Richard Speck is recognised in hospital and arrested

Rating: 67 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 22 nominations.
Length: 124 mins
In the Valley of Elah poster

In the Valley of Elah (2007)

  • July 15th, 2003, Richard Davis, who Mike Deerfield is based on, is killed

Rating: 67 %
Awards: 6 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 115 mins
Goodbye Bafana poster

Goodbye Bafana (2007)

  • July 18th, Mandela Day

Rating: 76 %
Awards: 1 win.
Length: 73 mins
The Beckoning Silence poster

The Beckoning Silence (2007)

  • July 22nd, 1936, Toni Kurz dies while attempting to climb the Eiger

Rating: 75 %
Awards: 3 wins & 71 nominations.
Length: 163 mins
Zodiac poster

Zodiac (2007)

  • August 1st, 1969, The Zodiac killer sends his first letters to the press

Rating: 79 %
Awards: 9 wins & 10 nominations.
Length: 83 mins
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters poster

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

  • August 3rd, 2006, record breaking attempt

Rating: 66 %
Awards: 6 wins & 15 nominations.
Length: 100 mins
The 13 Roses poster

The 13 Roses (2007)

  • August 5th, 1939, the Thirteen Roses are executed

Rating: 65 %
Awards: 2 wins.
Length: 92 mins
10 MPH poster

10 MPH (2007)

  • August 8th, 2004, Josh Caldwell leaves Seattle on his Segway to cross the US

  • November 18th, 2004, Josh Caldwell arrives in Boston, having travelled the length of the US on his Segway

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 9 wins & 22 nominations.
Length: 101 mins
I Am Legend poster

I Am Legend (2007)

  • September 5th, 2012,

Rating: 50 %
Awards: 2 nominations.
Length: 110 mins
September Dawn poster

September Dawn (2007)

  • September 11th, 1857,

Rating: 55 %
Awards: 2 wins & 11 nominations.
Length: 96 mins
Evan Almighty poster

Evan Almighty (2007)

  • September 22nd, a broken dam causes flooding after heavy rains

Rating: 73 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
Length: 97 mins
An American Crime poster

An American Crime (2007)

  • October 6th, 1965, Gertrude Baniszewski locks Sylvia Likens in her basement

  • October 26th, 1965, Sylvia Likens dies of her injuries

Rating: 65 %
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 91 mins
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door (2007)

  • October 6th, 1965, Gertrude Baniszewski locks Sylvia Likens in her basement

  • October 26th, 1965, Sylvia Likens dies of her injuries

Rating: 79 %
Awards: 5 wins & 6 nominations.
Length: 113 mins
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains poster

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)

  • October 13th, 1972,

Rating: 60 %
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 85 mins
Stuck poster

Stuck (2007)

  • October 26th, 2001,

Rating: 57 %
Awards: 5 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 97 mins
Death Defying Acts poster

Death Defying Acts (2007)

  • October 31st, 1926, Harry Houdini dies after being punched in the stomach

Rating: 53 %
Awards: 4 nominations.
Length: 135 mins
1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time poster

1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time (2007)

  • November 4th, 1612,

Rating: 37 %
Length: 90 mins
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield poster

Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)

  • November 16th, 1957, Ed Gein kidnaps Bernice Worden

  • December 29th, 1945, Ed Gein's mother dies

Rating: 63 %
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 145 mins
Shootout at Lokhandwala poster

Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)

  • November 16th, 1991,

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 88 mins
Jonestown: Paradise Lost poster

Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007)

  • November 18th, 1978, the mass suicide

Rating: 64 %
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 99 mins
Battle in Seattle poster

Battle in Seattle (2007)

  • November 30th, 1999,

Rating: 21 %
Length: 45 mins
The True Story of the Mary Celeste poster

The True Story of the Mary Celeste (2007)

  • December 4th, 1872, the Mary Celeste is found abandoned

Rating: 65 %
Length: 119 mins
Rise of the Footsoldier poster

Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

  • December 6th, 1995, the Rettendon murders are committed

Rating: 58 %
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 114 mins
The Killing of John Lennon poster

The Killing of John Lennon (2007)

  • December 8th, 1980, John Lennon is killed

Rating: 57 %
Awards: 2 wins.
Length: 84 mins
Chapter 27 poster

Chapter 27 (2007)

  • December 8th, 1980, Mark David Chapman kills John Lennon

Rating: 85 %
Length: 173 mins
Periyar poster

Periyar (2007)

  • December 24th, 1973, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy dies

  • December 29th, 1938, Periyar becomes president of the Justice Party