2007 in film

The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was just marginally ahead of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century.^[1][2][3] It was also the last year to never have a film gross $1 billion until 2020.

In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of Den of Geek said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century so far. Like 1939, 1976, or 1994, it was one of those years in which a succession of veritable classics came into being. So many, in fact, that some of the best examples were cruelly overlooked by the hype machine of the day." He also emphasized, "If 2007 proves anything, it's that classic films aren't just a relic of ages past; they're being made all around us. I can't wait to see what we're watching in another ten years' time."^[1]

Critic Craig Johnson from the film review and movie list website Taste of Cinema said in an article from December 16, 2014, "For one glorious year, it (2007) was like the 1970s all over again. Smart characters were using their brains as weapons. Movie stars were challenging themselves with tough roles. Punches were not pulled. Happy endings were not guaranteed. There was a parade of intelligent movies, seemingly made for adults to watch while the kids were watching Transformers".^[2]

The top 10 films released in 2007 by worldwide gross are as follows:^[4]

Palme d'Or (60th Cannes Film Festival):

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile), directed by Cristian Mungiu, Romania

Golden Lion (64th Venice International Film Festival):

Lust, Caution (色，戒), directed by Ang Lee, Taiwan

Golden Bear (57th Berlin International Film Festival):

Tuya's Marriage (圖雅的婚事), directed by Wang Quan'an, China

• January 28 – Alaya High, American actress and singer
• January 30 – Braxton Alexander, American actor
• February 2 – Florence Hunt, English actress
• February 16 – Choi Ro-woon, South Korean actor
• February 27 – Demi Singleton, American actress, singer, and dancer
• March 1 – Miguel Cazarez Mora, American actor
• March 4 – Miya Cech, American actress
• March 5 – Roman Griffin Davis, British actor
• March 10 – Malachi Barton, American actor
• March 25 – Cailey Fleming, American actress
• May 11 – Samantha Lorraine, American actress
• June 2 – Jacob Moran, American actor
• June 6 – Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, American actress
• June 12 – Jack Veal, English actor
• June 14 – Lyon Daniels, American actor
• June 16 - Billy Barratt, English actor
• July 10 – Mason Thames, American actor
• July 14 – Darby Camp, American actress
• July 17 – Charlie Shotwell, American actor
• July 18 – JD McCrary, American singer, dancer and actor
• July 27 - Alyvia Alyn Lind, American actress
• August 24 – Noah Cottrell, American actor
• August 27 – Ariana Greenblatt, American actress
• August 28 – August Maturo, American actor
• September 14 – Heo Jung-eun, South Korean actress
• October 22 – Izaac Wang, American actor
• November 3 – Ever Anderson, American actress and model
• November 23 – Lonnie Chavis, American actor and activist
• December 4 – Scarlett Estevez, American actress
• December 27 – Faithe Herman, American actress

• Gbenga Akinnagbe – The Savages
• Gemma Arterton – St. Trinian's
• Hayley Atwell – Cassandra's Dream
• Haley Bennett – Music and Lyrics
• Alison Brie – Born
• Jamie Chung – I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
• Adèle Exarchopoulos – Boxes
• Michael Fassbender – 300
• Dave Franco – Superbad
• Zachary Gordon – Because I Said So
• Hafsia Herzi – The Secret of the Grain
• Ken Jeong – Knocked Up
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Superbad
• Pom Klementieff – After Him
• Zoë Kravitz – No Reservations
• Caleb Landry Jones – No Country for Old Men
• John Magaro – The Brave One
• Craig Robinson – D-War
• Saoirse Ronan – I Could Never Be Your Woman
• Andy Samberg – Hot Rod
• Emma Stone – Superbad
• Jason Sudeikis – The Ten
• Katherine Waterston – Michael Clayton

• 2007 release schedule at Box Office Mojo
• List of 2007 films at IMDb
• 2007 UK release schedule at Film Distributors Association Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Online Film
• 2007 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
• List of 2007 deaths at IMDb
• List of 2007 births at IMDb