STEPHEN KING'S BEST OF 2007: MOVIES

5. CHILDREN OF MEN
Like 28 Weeks Later, this is a near future you wouldn't want to inhabit, but you can't look away. And as the Ordinary Guy In Over His Head — in this case spiriting what may be the last pregnant woman on earth to safety — Clive Owen (pictured) makes a terrific old-school hero. This movie also contains the year's best line, delivered by Michael Caine just before he's shot: ''Pull my finger.''