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A Year in Review: 20 Best Movies of 2013

by Sir_AmirSyarif • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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  • The Past (2013)

    1. The Past

    20132h 10mPG-1385Metascore
    7.7 (52K)
    An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
    DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsBérénice BejoTahar RahimAli Mosaffa
  • Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

    2. Inside Llewyn Davis

    20131h 44mR93Metascore
    7.4 (169K)
    A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsOscar IsaacCarey MulliganJohn Goodman
  • Stories We Tell (2012)

    3. Stories We Tell

    20121h 48mPG-1391Metascore
    7.5 (14K)
    A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
    DirectorSarah PolleyStarsMichael PolleyJohn BuchanMark Polley
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    4. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Gravity (2013)

    5. Gravity

    20131h 31mPG-1396Metascore
    7.7 (886K)
    Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd Harris
  • Christophe Paou and Pierre Deladonchamps in Stranger by the Lake (2013)

    6. Stranger by the Lake

    20131h 40mNot Rated82Metascore
    6.9 (17K)
    Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this but wants to live out his passion anyway.
    DirectorAlain GuiraudieStarsPierre DeladonchampsChristophe PaouPatrick d'Assumçao
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    7. 12 Years a Slave

    20132h 14mR96Metascore
    8.1 (769K)
    In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
    DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael Fassbender
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)

    8. Prisoners

    20132h 33mR70Metascore
    8.2 (885K)
    A desperate father takes the law into his own hands after police fail to find two kidnapped girls.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHugh JackmanJake GyllenhaalViola Davis
  • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)

    9. Cloud Atlas

    20122h 52mR55Metascore
    7.4 (382K)
    As souls are born and reborn, they renew their connections to one another throughout the ages.
    DirectorsTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh Grant
  • What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love (2013)

    10. What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

    20131h 44mNot Rated
    7.1 (335)
    At a high school for the visually impaired student, the students are like any other teenagers: they attend classes, pursue artistic endeavors, and fall in love regardless of physical barriers.
    DirectorMouly SuryaStarsNicholas SaputraAyushitaKarina Salim
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

    11. Zero Dark Thirty

    20122h 37mR95Metascore
    7.4 (333K)
    A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris Pratt
  • Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)

    12. Captain Phillips

    20132h 14mPG-1382Metascore
    7.8 (510K)
    The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsTom HanksBarkhad AbdiBarkhad Abdirahman
  • Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)

    13. Stoker

    20131h 39mR58Metascore
    6.7 (117K)
    After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsMia WasikowskaNicole KidmanMatthew Goode
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

    14. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    20132h 26mPG-1376Metascore
    7.5 (754K)
    Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
    DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam Hemsworth
  • Blackfish (2013)

    15. Blackfish

    20131h 23mPG-1383Metascore
    8.1 (75K)
    A documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
    DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha Berg
  • Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth in Rush (2013)

    16. Rush

    20132h 3mR74Metascore
    8.1 (541K)
    James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsDaniel BrühlChris HemsworthOlivia Wilde
  • Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

    17. Dallas Buyers Club

    20131h 57mR77Metascore
    7.9 (538K)
    In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
    DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared Leto
  • Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

    18. Saving Mr. Banks

    20132h 5mPG-1365Metascore
    7.5 (174K)
    P. L. Travers, a London author who is financially broke, visits Los Angeles to meet Walt Disney, who is keen to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the cinema. However, his methods do not meet her approval.
    DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsEmma ThompsonTom HanksAnnie Rose Buckley
  • The Conjuring (2013)

    19. The Conjuring

    20131h 52mR68Metascore
    7.5 (590K)
    Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
    DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon Livingston
  • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)

    20. Frozen

    20131h 42mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (694K)
    Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
    DirectorsChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJonathan Groff

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