2013 In Film - Best to Worst.

Directed by: Spike Jonze
Written by: Spike Jonze
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Running time: 126 minutes


Plot: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.

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Directed by: Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Written by: Jennifer Lee
Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Running time: 102 minutes


Plot: Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.


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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Written by: Terence Winter
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime
Running time: 179 minutes


Plot: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

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Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Written by: Kelly Marcel & Sue Smith
Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell
Genre: Biography, Drama
Running time: 125 minutes


Plot: Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

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Directed by: Steve McQueen
Written by: John Ridley
Starring: Chiwetel Ejofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Running time: 134 minutes


Plot: In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

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Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Written by: Billy Ray
Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Thriller
Running time: 134 minutes


Plot: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

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Directed by: Peter Jackson
Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Scott
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Running time: 161 minutes


Plot: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

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Directed by: Alfonso Caurón
Written by: Alfonso Caurón and Jonás Caurón
Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Thriller
Running time: 90 minutes


Plot: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.

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Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Written by: Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Jack Quaid, Woody Harrelson
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 146 minutes


Plot: 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.

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Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Peter Morgan
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Perfrancesco Favino
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Running time: 122 minutes


Plot: The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

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Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Pegg
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running time: 132 minutes


Plot: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

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Directed by: Dan Scanlon
Written by: Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird & Dan Scanlon
Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Peter Sohn
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Running time: 104 minutes


Plot: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

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Directed by: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Written by: Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime
Running time: 98 minutes


Plot: Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

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Directed by: Danny Boyle
Written by: Joe Ahearne & John Hodge
Starring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani, Matt Cross
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Running time: 101 minutes


Plot: An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

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Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
Written by: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Running time: 103 minutes


Plot: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.

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Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: David S. Goyer
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Running time: 143 minutes


Plot: A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.

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Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Written by: Wentworth Miller
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Jacki Weaver, Dermot Mulroney
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Running time: 99 minutes


Plot: 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.

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Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Written by: Travis Beacham & Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Running time: 132 minutes


Plot: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

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Directed by: Shane Black
Written by: Drew Pearce & Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Running time: 130 minutes


Plot: When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

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Directed by: Edgar Wright
Written by: Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsen
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Running time: 109 minutes


Plot: Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

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Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running time: 138 minutes


Plot: A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

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Directed by: Alan Taylor
Written by: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeeley
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Running time: 112 minutes


Plot: When Thor's love interest gets cursed with a powerful object, Thor must protect it before an army and its ruthless leader try to get their hands on it to take over the remains of Earth.

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Directed by: Sam Raimi
Written by: Brian Tucker
Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Running time: 130 minutes


Plot: A small-time magician arrives in an enchanted land and is forced to decide if he will be a good man or a great one.

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Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Written by: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Katie Cheung, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running time: 90 minutes


Plot: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

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Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Written by: Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running time: 143 minutes


Plot: A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor.

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Directed by: Allen Hughes
Written by: Brian Tucker
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Running time: 109 minutes


Plot: In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.

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Directed by: Todd Phillips
Written by: Todd Phillips & Craig Mazin
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 100 minutes


Plot: When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam.

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