2013: World Premieres 2013: U.S. Releases 2013: Still Left to See 2013: Cannes Festival 2013: Toronto Festival 2013: Chicago Festival Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 2013: U.S. Releases  By Grade // By Title, with Full Reviews Top Ten List (January 2014) 1.  At Berkeley Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about life around a university A 2.  The Selfish Giant Dir. Clio Barnard. Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder A 3.  12 Years a Slave Dir. Steve McQueen. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender A– 4.  The Act of Killing Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer. Documentary about Indonesian genocide A– 5.  Southwest Dir. Eduardo Nunes. Sofia Basso, Raquel Bonfante, Simone Spoladore A– 6.  Faust Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk A– 7.  Gravity Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, voice of Ed Harris A– 8.  Paradise: Love Dir. Ulrich Seidl. Margarethe Tiesel, Peter Kuzungu, Inge Maux A– 9.  World War Z Dir. Marc Forster. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Fana Mokoena, Daniella Kertesz B+ 10.  Blue Caprice Dir. Alexandre Moors. Tequan Richmond, Isaiah Washington B+ Runners-up: In the Fog; Inside Llewyn Davis; Like Someone in Love; Mother of George; Spring Breakers; A Touch of Sin; War Witch; The Wind Rises Remainder of Films Screened All Is Lost Dir. J.C. Chandor. Robert Redford B+ Antiviral Dir. Brandon Cronenberg. Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Reid Morgan B+ Bastards Dir. Claire Denis. Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Michel Subor, Lola Créton B+ The Bling Ring Dir. Sofia Coppola. Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Emma Watson B+ Brave Miss World Dir. Cecilia Peck. Documentary about rape survivor B+ The Call Dir. Brad Anderson. Halle Berry, Michael Eklund, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut B+ Dallas Buyers Club Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée. Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto B+ I Killed My Mother Dir. Xavier Dolan. Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément B+ In the Fog Dir. Sergei Loznitsa. Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergei Kolesov B+ Inside Llewyn Davis Dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan B+ The Last Time I Saw Macao Dirs. João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata B+ Like Someone in Love Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryo Kase B+ Mother of George Dir. Andrew Dosunmu. Danai Gurira, Isaach De Bankolé, Bukky Ajayi B+ The Place Beyond the Pines Dir. Derek Cianfrance. Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper B+ Something in the Air Dir. Olivier Assayas. Clément Métayer, Carole Combes B+ Spring Breakers Dir. Harmony Korine. Selena Gomez, Rachel Korine, Vanessa Hudgens B+ A Touch of Sin Dir. Jia Zhang-ke. Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Tao, Luo Lanshan B+ War Witch Dir. Kim Nguyen. Rachel Mwanza, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga B+ The Wind Rises Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Animated. Voice of Hideaki Anno B+ American Hustle Dir. David O. Russell. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams B American Promise Dirs. Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson. Documentary B The Angels' Share Dir. Ken Loach. Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Siobhan Reilly B Blue Is the Warmest Color Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche. Adèle Exarchopoulous B Caesar Must Die Dirs. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano B Call Me Kuchu Dirs. Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall. Documentary B Captain Phillips Dir. Paul Greengrass. Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman B The Croods Dirs. Kris De Micco, Chris Sanders. Animated. Voice of Emma Stone B Cutie and the Boxer Dir. Zachary Heinzerling. Documentary about married artists B Frances Ha Dir. Noah Baumbach. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen B Frozen Dirs. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee. Voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff B The Heat Dir. Paul Feig. Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans B Her Dir. Spike Jonze. Joaquin Phoenix, voice of Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams B A Hijacking Dir. Tobias Lindholm. Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Dar Salim B Let the Fire Burn Dir. Jason Osder. Documentary about bombing of MOVE Headquarters B Leviathan Dirs. Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel. Documentary B Museum Hours Dir. Jem Cohen. Bobby Sommer, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Ela Pilpits B No Dir. Pablo Larraín. Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers B Outside Satan Dir. Bruno Dumont. David Dewaele, Alexandra Lemätre, Christophe Bon B Paradise: Hope Dir. Ulrich Seidl. Melanie Lenz, Joseph Lorenz, Verena Lehbauer B The Spectacular Now Dir. James Ponsoldt. Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson B The Square Dir. Jehane Noujaim. Documentary about Tahrir Square protests B Stories We Tell Dir. Sarah Polley. Documentary about the filmmaker's family history B Una noche Dir. Lucy Mulloy. Javier Núñez Florián, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre B Upstream Color Dir. Shane Carruth. Amy Siemetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig B Viola Dir. Matías Piñeiro. María Villar, Agustina Muñoz, Elisa Carricajo, Esteban Bigliardi B You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Dir. Alain Resnais. Vimala Pons, Sylvain Dieuaide B 20 Feet from Stardom Dir. Morgan Neville. Documentary about backup singers B– About Time Dir. Richard Curtis. Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy B– Berberian Sound Studio Dir. Peter Strickland. Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino B– Beyond the Hills Dir. Cristian Mungiu. Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuţă B– Blancanieves Dir. Pablo Berger. Macarena García, Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho B– Blue Jasmine Dir. Woody Allen. Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale B– Clip Dir. Maja Miloš. Isidora Simijonovic, Vukašin Jasni, Sanja Mikitišin, Jovo Maksic B– Computer Chess Dir. Andrew Bujalski. Wiley Wiggins, Patrick Riester, Myles Paige B– Concussion Dir. Stacie Passon. Robin Weigert, Julie Fain Lawrence, Maggie Siff B– The Conjuring Dir. James Wan. Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston B– Don Jon Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson B– The East Dir. Zal Batmanglij. Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell B– Enough Said Dir. Nicole Holofcener. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini B– Ernest & Celestine Dirs. Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner. Animated B– Fill the Void Dir. Rama Burshtein. Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg, Chayim Sharir B– Fruitvale Station Dir. Ryan Coogler. Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer B– In the Name of... Dir. Małgorzata Szumowska. Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz B– The Invisible Woman Dir. Ralph Fiennes. Felicity Jones, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander B– Laurence Anyways Dir. Xavier Dolan. Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye B– Newlyweeds Dir. Shaka King. Amari Cheatom, Trae Harris, Tone Tank, Colman Domingo B– Our Children Dir. Joachim Lafosse. Émile Dequenne, Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim B– Post Tenebras Lux Dir. Carlos Reygadas. Adolfo Jiménez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo B– Prisoners Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Maria Bello B– Reality Dir. Matteo Garrone. Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone B– You're Next Dir. Adam Wingard. Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci B– Ain't Them Bodies Saints Dir. David Lowery. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster C+ Beautiful Creatures Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert C+ Before Midnight Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally C+ Bridegroom Dir. Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Documentary about grieving gay man C+ The Broken Circle Breakdown Dir. Felix Van Groeningen. Johan Heldenbergh C+ Crystal Fairy Dir. Sebastián Silva. Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva C+ The Grandmaster Dir. Wong Kar Wai. Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Wang Qingxiang C+ The Great Beauty Dir. Paolo Sorrentino. Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli C+ Hannah Arendt Dir. Margarethe von Trotta. Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg C+ In a World... Dir. Lake Bell. Lake Bell, Michaela Watkins, Fred Melamed, Ken Marino C+ In the House Dir. François Ozon. Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas C+ Lone Survivor Dir. Peter Berg. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch C+ Paradise: Faith Dir. Ulrich Seidl. Maria Hofstâtter, Nabil Saleh, Natalya Baranova C+ Philomena Dir. Stephen Frears. Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Anna Maxwell Martin C+ Short Term 12 Dir. Dustin Daniel Cretton. Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Keith Stanfield C+ Star Trek Into Darkness Dir. J.J. Abrams. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Peter Weller C+ This Is Martin Bonner Dir. Chad Hartigan. Paul Eenhoorn, Richmond Arquette C+ Vanishing Waves Dir. Kristine Buožytė. Marius Jampolskis, Jurga Jutaitė C+ We Are What We Are Dir. Jim Mickle. Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Bill Sage C+ August: Osage County Dir. John Wells. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson C Behind the Candelabra Dir. Steven Soderbergh. TV Movie. Matt Damon C Betty and Coretta Dir. Yves Simoneau. TV Movie. Mary J. Blige, Angela Bassett C Dracula 3D Dir. Dario Argento. Thomas Kretschmann, Miriam Giovanelli, Marta Gastini C Elysium Dir. Neill Blomkamp. Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga C The Happy Sad Dir. Rodney Evans. Charlie Barnett, Leroy McClain, Sorel Carradine C The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Dir. George Tillman, Jr. Skylan Brooks C Iron Man 3 Dir. Shane Black. Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce C Last Vegas Dir. Jon Turteltaub. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman C The Lone Ranger Dir. Gore Verbinski. Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson C Lore Dir. Cate Shortland. Saskia Rosendahl, Philip Wiegratz, Mika Seidel, Nele Trebs C Lovelace Dirs. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman. Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard C Man of Steel Dir. Zack Snyder. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner C Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You Dir. Whoopi Goldberg. TV Movie C Mud Dir. Jeff Nichols. Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey C Oblivion Dir. Joseph Kosinski. Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko C Out in the Dark Dir. Michael Mayer. Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khouri C Out of the Furnace Dir. Scott Cooper. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson C Passion Dir. Brian De Palma. Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Karoline Herfuth C The Past Dir. Asghar Farhadi. Ali Mosaffa, Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Pauline Burlet C Pietà Dir. Kim Ki-duk. Lee Jung-jin, Jo Min-soo, Woo Ki-hong, Kang Eunjin, Cho Jae-ryong C Prince Avalanche Dir. David Gordon Green. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, Lance LeGault C Shadow Dancer Dir. James Marsh. Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Bríd Brennan C This Is the End Dirs. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg. Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen C To the Wonder Dir. Terrence Malick. Olga Kurylenko, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams C Trance Dir. Danny Boyle. James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani C What Maisie Knew Dirs. Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Onata Aprile, Joanna Vanderham C Adore Dir. Anne Fontaine. Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville C– Black Nativity Dir. Kasi Lemmons. Jacob Latimore, Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker C– Carrie Dir. Kimberly Peirce. Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde C– Contracted Dir. Eric England. Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Katie Stegeman C– Despicable Me 2 Dirs. Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud. Animated. Voice of Steve Carell C– Girl Most Likely Dirs. Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman. Kristen Wiig C– The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Dir. Francis Lawrence. Jennifer Lawrence C– Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Dir. Jeff Tremaine. Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll C– Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Dir. Leslie Small. Concert documentary C– Lee Daniels' The Butler Dir. Lee Daniels. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey C– Much Ado About Nothing Dir. Joss Whedon. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Fran Kranz C– Nebraska Dir. Alexander Payne. Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach C– Only God Forgives Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Vithaya Pansringarm, Ryan Gosling C– Side Effects Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum C– Stoker Dir. Park Chan-wook. Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman C– White House Down Dir. Roland Emmerich. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx C– Camille Claudel 1915 Dir. Bruno Dumont. Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent D+ The Great Gatsby Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio D+ The Hunt Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Mads Mikkelsen, Annika Wedderkopp D+ Kill Your Darlings Dir. John Krokidas. Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall D+ Mama Dir. Andrés Muschietti. Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse D+ Room 237 Dir. Rodney Ascher. Documentary about eccentric readings of The Shining D+ Rush Dir. Ron Howard. Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Alexandra Maria Lara D+ Saving Mr. Banks Dir. John Lee Hancock. Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell D+ Two: The Story of Roman and Nyro Dir. Heather Winters. Documentary D+ The Wolf of Wall Street Dir. Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill D+ The Wolverine Dir. James Mangold. Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima D+ Yossi Dir. Eytan Fox. Ohad Knoller, Oz Zehavi, Lior Ashkenazi, Orly Silbersatz Banai D+ Admission Dir. Paul Weitz. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn D At Any Price Dir. Ramin Bahrani. Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Maika Monroe C+ Blackfish Dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Documentary about captive orcas D Labor Day Dir. Jason Reitman. Gattlin Griffith, Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Clark Gregg D The Counselor Dir. Ridley Scott. Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz D– The Canyons Dir. Paul Schrader. James Deen, Lindsay Lohan, Nolan Funk F