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1408 (2007)  Rated     DVD  104 min.
 
Plot:  An author who makes a living debunking supernatural phenomena checks into a haunted hotel room where no one has ever lived to check out in the morning.
Cast:  John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub. Directed by Mikael Håfström.
Categories:  Horror Business
 
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30 Days of Night (2007)  Rated     DVD  113 min.
 
Plot:  As an Alaskan town is plunged into its annual month of darkness, it is attacked by a blood-thirsty band of vampires.
Cast:  Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior. Directed by David Slade.
Categories:  Horror Law Enforcement
 
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American Gangster (2007)  Rated   (2 disc set)  DVD  113 min.
 
Plot:  In the 1970's, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of a heroin kingpin from Manhattan.
Cast:  Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Categories:  Criminal Law Organized Crime Law Enforcement
 
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)  Rated   (2 disc set)  DVD  87 min.
 
Plot:  An epic that explores the origins of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force as they are pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.
Cast:  Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Andy Merrill. Directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.
Categories:  Animation Action Censorship
 
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Arranged (2007)  Rated     DVD  89 min.
 
Plot:  An Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn and discover that they have much in common, including that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.
Cast:  Zoe Lister Jones, Francis Benhamou, John Rothman. Directed by Diane Crespo & Stefan Schaefer.
Categories:  Women Religion Drama
 
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  160 min.
 
Plot:  A young man who has idolized Jesse James since childhood tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Cast:  Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker. Directed by Andrew Dominik.
Categories:  Biography Criminal Law Drama
 
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Atonement (2007)  Rated     DVD  123 min.
 
Plot:  A fledgling writer irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Cast:  James McAvoy, Keira Knightly, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Joe Wright.
Categories:  Romance Family
 
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Awake (2007)  Rated     DVD  84 min.
 
Plot:  While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, and paralyzed.
Cast:  Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Arliss Howard, Terrence Howard. Directed by Joby Harold.
Categories:  Medical Drama Domestic Relations
 
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Becoming Jane (2007)  Rated     DVD  120 min.
 
Plot:  A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Cast:  Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Waters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith. Directed by Julian Jarrold.
Categories:  Biography Romance Women
 
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Bee Movie (2007)  Rated     DVD  90 min.
 
Plot:  A disillusioned young bee gets the chance to see the world outside the hive and breaks one of the cardinal rules by speaking to humans.
Cast:  Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Chris Rock. Directed by Simon J. Smith & Steve Hickner.
Categories:  Animation Comedy Family
 
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)  Rated     DVD  117 min.
 
Plot:  When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong.
Cast:  Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories:  Criminal Law Drama Family
 
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Beowulf (2007)  Rated     DVD  114 min.
 
Plot:  The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Cast:  Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, Angelina Jolie. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Categories:  Action SciFi/Fantasy
 
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Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  116 min.
 
Plot:  Jason Bourne circles the globe to discover the truth about his past.
Cast:  Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn. Directed by Paul Greengrass.
Categories:  Action Law Enforcement National Security
 
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Brave One, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  122 min.
 
Plot:  A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Cast:  Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt. Directed by Neil Jordan.
Categories:  Action Law Enforcement Criminal Law
 
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Breach (2007)  Rated     DVD  111 min.
 
Plot:  A FBI upstart enters into a power game with his boss, an agent who is ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Cast:  Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas. Directed by Bill Ray.
Categories:  National Security Mystery/Suspense
 
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Bridge to Terabithia (2007)  Rated     DVD  96 min.
 
Plot:  A young boy befriends the new girl at school and the two create a magical place called Terabithia.
Cast:  Josh Hutcherson, Annasophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Gabor Csupo.
Categories:  Children Family Drama
 
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)  Rated     DVD  102 min.
 
Plot:  Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, which was an efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets, had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Cast:  Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hopkins, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty. Directed by Mike Nichols.
Categories:  Politics War International
 
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Crazy Love (2007)  Rated     DVD  92 min.
 
Plot:  Burt Pugach went to jail for having acid thrown in the face of Linda Riss. Sixteen years later, they were married.
Cast:  Jimmy Breslin, Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach. Directed by Dan Klores.
Categories:  Biography Documentary
 
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Dan in Real Life (2007)  Rated     DVD  98 min.
 
Plot:  A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.
Cast:  Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Diane Cook. Directed by Peter Hedges.
Categories:  Comedy Family Romance
 
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Darjeeling Limted, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  91 min.
 
Plot:  Three brothers who haven't spoken in years set off on a train trip across India with the hope of finding themselves and bonding with each other.
Cast:  Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Houston. Directed by Wes Anderson.
Categories:  Family Drama International
 
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Death Proof (2007)  Rated   (2 disc set)  DVD  113 min.
 
Plot:  A stuntman who has a habit of stalking young women tangles with the wrong group.
Cast:  Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Portier. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Categories:  Action Women
 
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Death Sentence (2007)  Rated     DVD  106 min.
 
Plot:  When a family falls victim to a vicious attack perpetrated as a gang initiation ritual, the vengeful father vows to track down each person involved in the crime.
Cast:  Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, John Goodman. Directed by James Wan.
Categories:  Criminal Law Organized Crime Family
 
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Disturbia (2007)  Rated     DVD  104 min.
 
Plot:  A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.
Cast:  Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss. Directed by D.J. Caruso.
Categories:  Sentencing Mental Health Drama
 
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Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  112 min.
 
Plot:  The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body and uses his left eye to blink out his memoir.
Cast:  Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze. Directed by Julian Schnabel.
Categories:  Medical Biography Drama
 
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Eastern Promises (2007)  Rated     DVD  101 min.
 
Plot:  A driver for one of London's most notorious crime families loyalties are put to the test when a midwife discovers some of the families' secrets.
Cast:  Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl. Directed by David Cronenberg.
Categories:  Organized Crime Action Family
 
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Enchanted (2007)  Rated     DVD  107 min.
 
Plot:  A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City when a fairytale princess is sent to our world by an evil queen.
Cast:  Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Susan Sarandon. Directed by Kevin Lima.
Categories:  Animation Musical Romance
 
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Evan Almighty (2007)  Rated     DVD  96 min.
 
Plot:  God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Cast:  Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman. Directed by Tom Shadyac.
Categories:  Religion Comedy Politics
 
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Evening (2007)  Rated     DVD  117 min.
 
Plot:  As a woman lays dying, she conveys to her daughters the defining moments in her life.
Cast:  Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Meryl Streep. Directed by Lajos Koltai.
Categories:  Romance Women
 
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Fracture (2007)  Rated     DVD  113 min.
 
Plot:  An attorney intent on climbing the career ladder toward success, finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he's trying to prosecute.
Cast:  Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike. Directed by Gregory Hoblit.
Categories:  Evidence Trial Criminal Law
 
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Freedom Writers (2007)  Rated     DVD  122 min.
 
Plot:  A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Cast:  Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Demsey. Directed by Richard Lagravenese.
Categories:  Education Children
 
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Ghost Rider (2007)  Rated     DVD  110 min.
 
Plot:  A stunt motorcyclist gives up his soul to become the devil's bounty hunter and ends up fighting against power hungry Blackheart, the devil's son.
Cast:  Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson.
Categories:  Action SciFi/Fantasy
 
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)  Rated     DVD  114 min.
 
Plot:  When a 4-year-old girl goes missing in a tough neighborhood of Boston, two private investigators are brought in against their best judgment to solve the case.
Cast:  Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Michelle Monaghan, Ed Harris. Directed by Ben Affleck.
Categories:  Drama Children Law Enforcement
 
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Hairspray (2007)  Rated     DVD  117 min.
 
Plot:  The Corny Collins television dance show holds auditions for the chance to star in the show and through perseverance and the support of her friends and family Tracy becomes the atypical star of the show.
Cast:  John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah. Directed by Adam Shankman.
Categories:  Entertainment Discrimination Musical
 
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Hot Fuzz (2007)  Rated     DVD  121 min.
 
Plot:  Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events.
Cast:  Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent. Directed by Edgar Wright.
Categories:  Law Enforcement Employment Action
 
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I Am Legend (2007)  Rated     DVD  100 min.
 
Plot:  Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles to find a cure.
Cast:  Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok. Directed by Francis Lawrence.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy Medical Health
 
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In the Valley of Elah (2007)  Rated     DVD  121 min.
 
Plot:  A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Cast:  Tommy Lees Jones, Charlize Theron, Francis Fisher, Susan Sarandon. Directed by Paul Haggis.
Categories:  Mystery/Suspense Law Enforcement War
 
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Into the Wild (2007)  Rated     DVD  148 min.
 
Plot:  After graduating from college, a young man gives up his worldly possessions and takes to life on the road, in a journey that leads him to the Alaskan wilderness.
Cast:  Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn. Directed by Sean Penn.
Categories:  Biography Drama Environmental
 
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Juno (2007)  Rated     DVD  96 min.
 
Plot:  Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Cast:  Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, . Directed by Jason Reitman.
Categories:  Children Family Comedy
 
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Kingdom, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  110 min.
 
Plot:  A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Cast:  Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Danny Huston, Richard Jenkins. Directed by Peter Berg.
Categories:  International Law Enforcement Action
 
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Kite Runner, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  127 min.
 
Plot:  After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help the son of his childhood friend.
Cast:  Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub, Atossa Leoni, . Directed by Marc Foster.
Categories:  International War Children
 
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Knocked Up (2007)  Rated     DVD  133 min.
 
Plot:  For a fun loving party animal, 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.
Cast:  Seth Rigen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann. Directed by Judd Apatow.
Categories:  Comedy Children
 
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Lions for Lambs (2007)  Rated     DVD  92 min.
 
Plot:  Injuries sustained by two Army ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist, and a professor.
Cast:  Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford. Directed by Robert Redford.
Categories:  War Politics Drama
 
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Lookout, The (2007)  Rated     DVD  99 min.
 
Plot:  A once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down by a tragic accident tries to maintain a normal life by taking a job as a janitor at a bank, however he ultimately finds himself caught up in a heist.
Cast:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino. Directed by Scott Frank.
Categories:  Banking Criminal Law