 
2007 Critics' Picks
Additional critic top ten lists will be posted throughout January.
Note that some critics offered an unranked list of the top ten movies;
those are listed in alphabetical order without numbering below.
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Chronicle
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Austin
Chronicle
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Baltimore
Sun
(Chris Kaltenbach) |
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Baltimore
Sun
(Michael Sragow) |
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Boston
Globe
(Ty Burr) |
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Boston
Globe
(Wesley Morris) |
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Charlotte
Observer
(Lawrence Toppman) |
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Reader
(Jonathan Rosenbaum) |
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Chicago
Reader
(J.R. Jones) |
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Chicago
Tribune
(Michael Phillips) |
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Chicago
Tribune
(Michael Wilmington) |
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Christian
Science Monitor
(Peter Rainer) |
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Film Threat
(Staff Consensus) |
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The Globe
& Mail [Toronto]
(Liam Lacey &
Rick Groen) |
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Hollywood
Reporter
(Kirk Honeycutt) |
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Hollywood
Reporter
(Sheri Linden) |
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Hollywood
Reporter
(Michael Rechtshaffen) |
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Hollywood
Reporter
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Hollywood
Reporter
(Ray Bennett) |
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Hollywood
Reporter
(Frank Scheck) |
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LA Weekly
(Scott Foundas) |
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LA Weekly
(Ella Taylor) |
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Los Angeles
Times
(Kenenth Turan) |
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Los Angeles
Times
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Los Angeles
Times
(Kevin Crust) |
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Miami
Herald
(Rene Rodriguez) |
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New York
Daily News
(Jack Mathews) |
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New York
Post
(Lou Lumenick) |
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New York
Post
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New York
Post
(Kyle Smith) |
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The New
York Times
(Manohla Dargis) |
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The New
York Times
(Stephen Holden) |
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The New
York Times
(A.O. Scott) |
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Philadelphia
Inquirer
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Philadelphia
Inquirer
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ReelViews
(James Berardinelli) |
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Rolling
Stone
(Peter Travers) |
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Salon
(Andrew O'Hehir) |
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San
Francisco Chronicle
(Peter Hartlaub) |
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San
Francisco Chronicle
(Mick LaSalle) |
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San
Francisco Chronicle
(Ruthe Stein) |
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Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
(William Arnold) |
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USA Today
(Claudia Puig) |
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Variety
(Dennis Harvey) |
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Village
Voice
(Scott Foundas) |
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Wall Street
Journal
(Joe Morgenstern) |
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Washington
Post
(Ann Hornaday) |
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Washington
Post
(Stephen Hunter) |
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Washington
Post
(Desson Thomson) |
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