Top 10 Films of 2013

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Top Musical of 2013

"One Chance" (David Frankel, UK)

Gravity (2013) *****

One of the best science-fiction films of all times, a tense and hyperrealistic story of an astronaut woman (Sandra Bullock) stranded in space and forced to make her way home. Unique and unforgettable.

Wetlands (2013) *****

La Vie d'Adèle (2013) *****

La Grande Bellezza (2013) *****

A great masterpiece of Italian cinema, a worthy companion piece to "La Dolce Vita". Rome has never looked better.

Prisoners (2013) ****

Superb thriller in the mold of "The Silence Of The Lambs".

Nebraska (2013) ****

Another excellent film from Alexander Payne, sublime from start to finish.

Frozen (2013) ****

A very cold Disney animated pic. Songs:

"Let It Go"

The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) ****

L'Image manquante (2013) ****

Powerful film about the Khmer Rouge genocide.

The Act Of Killing (2013) ****

Rhymes For Young Ghouls (2013) ****

The Right Kind Of Wrong (2013) ****

12 Years A Slave (2013) ****

American Hustle (2013) ****

Heli (2013) ****

Before Midnight (2013) ****

La Fille du 14 Juillet (2013) ****

Wadjda (2013) ***

While not the first feature film from Saudi Arabia (that would be 2006's "Shadow Of Silence"), it is definitely the best film ever made in that country. And the first directed by a woman.

Lone Survivor (2013) ***

Dirty Wars (2013) ***

An eye-opening documentary about the War on Terror and its unintended consequences.

Blue Jasmine (2013) ***

Surprising film from Woody Allen, a mix of "The Wolf Of Wall Street" and "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Philomena (2013) ***

Surprising film about a elderly woman looking for her son.

Ender's Game (2013) ***

Fine adaptation of Orson Scott Card's bestselling novel about a genocidal war against ant-like alien creatures. Excellent special effects.

Trance (2013) ***

This Is The End (2013) ***

Spring Breakers (2013) ***