The 30 best movies of 2013

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 371 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Os Suspeitos leads, rated 8.0 (2013). The average release year on the list is 2013. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Prisoners (2013)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 153 min · 8.1 13,460 votes
2

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 180 min · 8.0 26,459 votes
3

12 Years a Slave (2013)

directed by Steve McQueen · 134 min · 7.9 12,194 votes
4

About Time (2013)

directed by Richard Curtis · 123 min · 7.9 9,479 votes
5

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 116 min · 7.9 9,251 votes
6

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

directed by Isao Takahata · 137 min · 8.1 2,036 votes
7

Her (2013)

directed by Spike Jonze · 126 min · 7.8 15,600 votes
8

Hope (2013)

directed by Lee Joon-ik · 122 min · 8.4 909 votes
9

One Direction: This Is Us (2013)

directed by Morgan Spurlock · 100 min · 8.2 1,079 votes
10

The Wind Rises (2013)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 126 min · 7.8 3,464 votes
11

Rush (2013)

directed by Ron Howard · 123 min · 7.7 8,019 votes
12

The Best Offer (2013)

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 130 min · 7.8 3,140 votes
13

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

directed by Jay Oliva · 75 min · 7.9 2,015 votes
14

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

directed by Peter Jackson · 187 min · 7.6 14,537 votes
15

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

directed by Jay Oliva · 75 min · 7.9 1,630 votes
16

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

directed by Nick Hurran · 76 min · 8.2 787 votes
17

Blackfish (2013)

directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite · 83 min · 7.9 1,213 votes
18

The Conjuring (2013)

directed by James Wan · 112 min · 7.5 13,030 votes
19

Captain Phillips (2013)

directed by Paul Greengrass · 134 min · 7.5 7,663 votes
20

The Book Thief (2013)

directed by Brian Percival · 131 min · 7.5 4,577 votes
21

The Garden of Words (2013)

directed by Makoto Shinkai · 46 min · 7.6 2,286 votes
22

Short Term 12 (2013)

directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 96 min · 7.7 1,450 votes
23

The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

directed by Victor Gonzalez · 60 min · 7.8 1,092 votes
24

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

directed by Francis Lawrence · 146 min · 7.4 18,736 votes
25

The Great Beauty (2013)

directed by Paolo Sorrentino · 141 min · 7.5 3,355 votes
26

Before Midnight (2013)

directed by Richard Linklater · 108 min · 7.5 2,780 votes
27

Lone Survivor (2013)

directed by Peter Berg · 121 min · 7.4 4,859 votes
28

Instructions Not Included (2013)

directed by Eugenio Derbez · 122 min · 7.7 974 votes
29

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

directed by Frank Pavich · 87 min · 7.8 772 votes
30

We Are the Nobles (2013)

directed by Gary Alazraki · 108 min · 8.0 553 votes