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The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films (Top Gun, Jurassic Park, and The Wizard of Oz) were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Cleopatra celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Evaluation of the year

Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It's also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year's films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form's opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don't exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of the filmmaker and the state of the artist's mind or, even, soul." He also stated, "The best movies this year are films of combative cinema, audacious inventions in vision. The specificity and originality of their moment-to-moment creation of images offers new ways for viewers to confront the notion of what "narrative" might be. Their revitalization of storytelling as experience restores to the cinema its primordial mode of redefining consciousness. It's significant that some of the filmmakers in the forefront of that charge are from the generation of the elders, innovators of the seventies. In the age of radical cinema sparked by digital technology, the rise of independent producers, and the ready ubiquity of the history of cinema (thanks to DVDs and streaming video), these older directors have experienced a glorious second youth. That artistic rejuvenation is also due to the stimulating ambiance of actual youth—a young generation of freethinking cinephiles, critics, and filmmakers who, thanks to the Internet, make their appreciation of these sublime extremes widely and quickly known, even when the mainstream of viewers and reviewers miss out."[1]

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2013 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 2013[2]
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross[a]
1 Frozen Disney $1,280,802,282
2 Iron Man 3 $1,214,811,252
3 Despicable Me 2 Universal $970,766,005
4 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Warner Bros. $958,366,855
5 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Lionsgate $865,011,746
6 Fast & Furious 6 Universal $788,679,850
7 Monsters University Disney $743,559,607
8 Gravity Warner Bros. $723,192,705
9 Man of Steel $670,145,518
10 Thor: The Dark World Disney $644,783,140

Box office records

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 71st Golden Globe Awards
January 12, 2014
19th Critics' Choice Awards
January 16, 2014
Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 67th BAFTA Awards
February 16, 2014
86th Academy Awards
March 2, 2014
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film 12 Years a Slave American Hustle 12 Years a Slave 12 Years a Slave (tie)
Gravity (tie)
12 Years a Slave
Best Director Alfonso Cuarón
Gravity
Best Actor Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Wolf of Wall Street
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Chiwetel Ejiofor
12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey
Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams
American Hustle
Cate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto
Dallas Buyers Club
Barkhad Abdi
Captain Phillips
Jared Leto
Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Lawrence
American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years a Slave
Jennifer Lawrence
American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay, Adapted Spike Jonze
Her
John Ridley
12 Years a Slave
Billy Ray
Captain Philips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Philomena
John Ridley
12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay, Original Spike Jonze
Her
David O. Russell
American Hustle
Spike Jonze
Her
Best Animated Film Frozen
Best Original Score All Is Lost
Alex Ebert
Gravity
Steven Price
Gravity
Steven Price
Best Original Song "Ordinary Love"
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
"Let It Go"
Frozen
"Let It Go"
Frozen
Best Foreign Language Film The Great Beauty Blue Is the Warmest Colour The Great Beauty
Best Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks The Act of Killing 20 Feet from Stardom

2013 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 1 Patti Page 85 US Actress, Singer
1 Barbara Werle 84 Actress
2 Ned Wertimer 89 Actor
2 Zaharira Harifai 83 Israel Actress
4 Tony Lip 82 US Actor
6 Jacques Fonteray 94 France Costume Designer
6 Roy Walker 81 UK Production Designer
7 David R. Ellis 60 US Director, Stuntman
11 Mariangela Melato 71 Italy Actress
13 Bille Brown 61 Australia Actor
14 Conrad Bain 89 Canada Actor
15 Nagisa Oshima 81 Japan Director
16 Perrette Pradier 74 France Actress
21 Michael Winner 77 UK Director, Producer
22 Leslie Frankenheimer 64 US Set Decorator
23 Susan Douglas Rubeš 87 Austria Actress
25 Normand Corbeil 56 Canada Composer
26 Patricia Lovell 83 Australia Producer
26 Lloyd Phillips 63 South Africa Producer
28 Keith Marsh 87 UK Actor
29 Bernard Horsfall 82 UK Actor
29 Garrett Lewis 77 US Set Decorator
30 Patty Andrews 94 US Singer, Actress
February 1 Robin Sachs 62 UK Actor
2 John Kerr 81 US Actor
3 Peter Gilmore 81 Germany Actor
5 Stuart Freeborn 98 UK Makeup Artist
5 Gerry Hambling 86 UK Film Editor
8 Chris Brinker 42 US Producer, Director
8 Alan Sharp 79 UK Screenwriter
14 Richard J. Collins 98 US Screenwriter
17 Richard Briers 79 UK Actor
18 Matt Mattox 91 US Actor, Dancer
19 John Brascia 80 US Actor, Dancer
19 Lou Myers 77 US Actor
21 Del Tenney 82 US Director
22 George Ives 87 US Actor
27 Dale Robertson 89 US Actor
28 Armando Trovajoli 95 Italy Composer
March 1 Pat Keen 79 UK Actress
1 Ric Menello 60 US Screenwriter
3 José Sancho 68 Spain Actor
4 Michael D. Moore 98 Canada Actor, Director
5 Robert Relyea 82 US Producer, Executive
5 Arthur Storch 87 US Actor
7 Damiano Damiani 90 Italy Screenwriter, Director
13 Malachi Throne 84 US Actor
16 Frank Thornton 92 UK Actor
17 Rosine Delamare 101 France Costume Designer
20 Risë Stevens 99 US Actress, Singer
21 Robert Nichols 88 US Actor
23 Norman Palmer 94 US Film Editor
26 Don Payne 48 US Screenwriter
27 Fay Kanin 95 US Screenwriter
28 Richard Griffiths 65 UK Actor
29 Enzo Jannacci 77 Italy Actor, Singer
30 Brian Ackland-Snow 72 UK Production Designer, Art Director
31 Helena Carroll 84 UK Actress
April 2 Jesús Franco 82 Spain Director, Screenwriter
2 Milo O'Shea 86 Ireland Actor
3 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 85 Germany Screenwriter
4 Roger Ebert 70 US Film Critic, Screenwriter
4 Tommy Tycho 84 Australia Composer
6 Bigas Luna 67 Spain Director
7 Les Blank 77 US Documentarian
7 Mickey Rose 77 US Screenwriter
8 Richard Brooker 58 UK Actor
8 Annette Funicello 70 US Actress, Singer
8 Greg Kramer 51 UK Actor
8 Sara Montiel 85 Spain Actress, Singer
11 Jonathan Winters 87 US Actor
12 Michael France 51 US Screenwriter
15 Richard LeParmentier 66 US Actor
17 Deanna Durbin 91 Canada Actress, Singer
19 Allan Arbus 95 US Actor
22 Vivi Bach 73 Denmark Actress
22 Richie Havens 72 US Actor, Singer
23 Norman Jones 80 UK Actor
25 Sean Caffrey 73 Ireland Actor
25 Virginia Gibson 88 US Actress, Singer
25 Johnny Lockwood 92 UK Actor
25 Anna Proclemer 89 Italy Actress
26 Jacqueline Brookes 82 US Actress
27 Brad Lesley 54 US Actor
30 Mike Gray 77 US Screenwriter
May 4 Mario Machado 78 China Actor
5 Rossella Falk 86 Italy Actress
5 Dean Jeffries 80 US Stuntman
7 Ray Harryhausen 92 US Visual Effects Artist, Producer
7 Aubrey Woods 85 UK Actor
8 Jeanne Cooper 84 US Actress
8 Bryan Forbes 86 UK Director, Screenwriter, Actor
8 Taylor Mead 88 US Actor
15 Linden Chiles 80 US Actor
17 Penne Hackforth-Jones 63 Australia Actress
18 Steve Forrest 87 US Actor
18 Arthur Malet 85 UK Actor
21 Frank Comstock 90 US Composer, Orchestrator
22 Richard Thorp 81 UK Actor
28 Eddi Arent 88 Germany Actor
28 Eddie Romero 88 Philippines Director, Producer, Screenwriter
29 Nino Baragli 88 Italy Film Editor
Franca Rame 83 Actress
30 Helen Hanft 79 US
31 Jean Stapleton 90
June 1 William Cartwright 92 Film Editor
5 Katherine Woodville 74 UK Actress
6 Maxine Stuart 94 US Actress
Esther Williams 91
9 Harry Lewis 93 Actor
10 Valentin de Vargas 78
18 Valerie Allen 77 Actress
19 James Gandolfini 51 Actor
20 Diosa Costello 100 Puerto Rico Actress
21 Charles L. Campbell 82 US Sound Engineer
Diane Clare 74 UK Actress
Elliott Reid 93 US Actor
22 Gary David Goldberg 68 Director, Screenwriter
23 Richard Matheson 87 Screenwriter
23 Darryl Read 61 UK Actor, Singer
29 Jim Kelly 67 US Actor, Martial Artist
July 1 Paul Jenkins 74 Actor
2 Victor Lundin 83 US Actor
3 Frank Morriss 85 Film Editor
PJ Torokvei 62 Canada Screenwriter
7 Joe Conley 85 US Actor
Anna Wing 98 UK Actress
10 Paul Bhattacharjee 53 UK Actor
13 Cory Monteith 31 Canada Actor, Singer
14 Dennis Burkley 67 US Actor
17 Vincenzo Cerami 72 Italy Screenwriter
19 Poncie Ponce 80 US Actor, Singer
Mel Smith 60 UK Actor, Director
22 Dennis Farina 69 US Actor
23 Rona Anderson 86 UK Actress
24 Donald Symington 87 US Actor
25 Bernadette Lafont 74 France Actress
27 Suzanne Krull 47 US
28 Eileen Brennan 80
31 Michael Ansara 91 Syria Actor
August 1 Gail Kobe 82 US Actress
2 Barbara Trentham 68
7 Margaret Pellegrini 89
8 Karen Black 74
10 Haji 67 Canada
11 Henry Polic II 68 US Actor
14 Lisa Robin Kelly 43 Actress
Luciano Martino 79 Italy Producer
15 August Schellenberg 77 Canada Actor
19 Russell S. Doughten 86 US Producer, Screenwriter, Director
19 Stephenie McMillan 71 UK Set Decorator
Lee Thompson Young 29 US Actor
20 Elmore Leonard 87 Screenwriter
Ted Post 95 Director
23 Gilbert Taylor 99 UK Cinematographer
24 Julie Harris 87 US Actress
26 Gerard Murphy 64 Ireland Actor
27 Chris Kennedy Australia Director, Producer, Screenwriter
28 Murray Gershenz 91 US Actor
September 1 Tommy Morrison 44
3 José Ramón Larraz 84 Spain Director
7 Fred Katz 94 US Composer
8 Louise Currie 100 US Actress
Lou Morheim 91 Screenwriter
9 Patricia Blair 80 Actress
10 Don Nelson 86 Screenwriter
12 William A. Graham 87 Director
16 Patsy Swayze 86 US Choreographer
17 Michael Giannatos 72 Turkey Actor
18 Marta Heflin 68 US Actress
Ken Norton 70 Actor
Richard C. Sarafian 83 Director, Actor
19 Amidou 78 Morocco Actor
22 Luciano Vincenzoni 87 Italy Screenwriter
23 Jane Connell US Actress
27 John Calvert 102 US Actor
Phyllis Davis 73 Actress
A. C. Lyles 95 Producer
Jay Robinson 83 Actor
29 Scott Workman 47 Stuntman
30 Anthony Hinds 91 UK Screenwriter, Producer
30 Ruth Maleczech 74 US Actress
October 1 Giuliano Gemma 75 Italy Actor
2 Hilton A. Green 84 US Producer
3 Virginia Vincent 95 Actress
5 Carlo Lizzani 91 Italy Director, Screenwriter
6 Paul Rogers 96 UK Actor
7 Patrice Chéreau 68 France Actor, Screenwriter
9 Daniel H. Blatt 76 US Producer
10 Kumar Pallana 94 India Actor
12 Mann Rubin 85 US Screenwriter
13 John Barrard 89 UK Actor
16 Ed Lauter 74 US
17 Lou Scheimer 84 US Producer
19 Georges Descrières 83 France Actor
Noel Harrison 79 UK Actor, Singer
22 William Harrison US Screenwriter
24 Antonia Bird 62 UK Director
25 Nigel Davenport 85 UK Actor
Hal Needham 82 US Director, Stuntman
Marcia Wallace 70 Actress
27 Luigi Magni 85 Italy Director, Screenwriter
Lou Reed 71 US Actor, Singer
29 Graham Stark 91 UK Actor
31 Chris Chase 74 US Actress
November 4 Hans von Borsody 84 Austria Actor
7 Paul Mantee 82 US
11 Shirley Mitchell 94 US Actress
13 Barbara Lawrence 83 US
Marvin Paige 86 Casting Director
Al Ruscio 89 Actor
15 Sheila Matthews Allen 84 Actress
19 Marc Breaux 89 Choreographer
22 Georges Lautner 87 France Director, Screenwriter
23 Jay Leggett 50 US Actor, Screenwriter
25 Chico Hamilton 92 Composer
26 Arik Einstein 74 Israel Singer, Actor
Marcello Gatti 89 Italy Cinematographer
Tony Musante 77 US Actor
27 Lewis Collins 67 UK
28 Danny Wells 72 Canada
30 Jean Kent 92 UK Actress
Paul Walker 40 US Actor
December 2 Christopher Evan Welch 48
3 Ronald Hunter 70
Sefi Rivlin 66 Israel
5 Barry Jackson 75 UK
7 Édouard Molinaro 85 France Director, Screenwriter
9 Eleanor Parker 91 US Actress
10 Rossana Podestà 79 Italy Actress
11 Garry Robbins 56 Canada Actor
12 Tom Laughlin 82 US Actor, Director, Screenwriter
Audrey Totter 95 Actress
14 Peter O'Toole 81 UK Actor
15 Joan Fontaine 96 US Actress
19 Marty Hornstein 76 Production Manager, Producer
23 Jeff Pollack 54 Director, Screenwriter
Ted Richmond 103 Producer
24 Frédéric Back 89 Canada Animator
26 Marta Eggerth 101 Hungary Actress, Singer
28 Joseph Ruskin 89 US Actor
29 Wojciech Kilar 81 Poland Composer
31 James Avery 68 US Actor
John Fortune 74 UK

Film debuts

Notes

  1. ^ in 2013 USD.

References

  1. ^ Brody, Richard (9 December 2013). "The Best Movies of 2013". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2013 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.