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A look at the most notable films, performances, and other cinematic achievements of the past year.

Featured 2013 In Review

The year in original stories: 2013 wasn’t all sequels and spin-offs

by Tasha Robinson

Nine of the top 10 box-office earners of 2013 were sequels or spin-offs. But 2013 still had plenty of original screenplays that owed fealty to no franchise or previous version.

  • Revisit our celebration of a remarkable year in film.

    2013 in review

    by Staff
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Genevieve Koski, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Scott Tobias
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Matt Singer
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Tasha Robinson
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Nathan Rabin
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Keith Phipps
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Noel Murray
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Genevieve Koski
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Mike D'Angelo
  • The nine writers who contributed to The Dissolve’s list of 2013’s best films break down their individual top 15 lists, highlighting also-rans, orphans, and unforgettable single scenes.

    The best films of 2013: the ballots

    by Sam Adams
  • In a year with no shortage of great films, these 20 stood above all others.

    The best films of 2013

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Genevieve Koski, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias
  • A host of promising newcomers, a couple of unexpected turns from familiar faces, and one late-in-life revelation show that while actresses still have to struggle for the roles they deserve, the talent is definitely there.

    2013’s best acting: the women

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias
  • This year’s lead and supporting male performances range from quietly heroic to flamboyantly monstrous, but all find the unexpected nuances that make for memorable characters.

    2013’s best acting: the men

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias
  • Home video provided an embarrassment of riches for cinephiles in 2013. Here are 15 of the year’s most notable releases.

    The best of 2013’s home-video releases, from kung-fu masters to killer Aussies

    by Sam Adams, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias
  • Not every notable 2013 film found the audience it deserved. Here are a few that slipped by with too little attention.

    The best 2013 films that made under $100,000

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, Matt Singer, and Scott Tobias
  • Some of this year’s strongest comedies don’t look like comedies at all.

    The year in comedy: It’s bigger than laughter

    by Nathan Rabin
  • The year produced many fine films. None of them are on this list.

    The worst films of 2013

    by Sam Adams, Mike D’Angelo, Noel Murray, Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, Matt Singer, and Scott Tobias
  • It sometimes took some searching to find them, but 2013 saw many great international films wash up on American shores.

    The year in international films: An embarrassment of overlooked riches

    by Noel Murray
  • Blockbuster season never stopped in 2013, but the best films—which were not always the most successful—valued real human stakes as much as expensive special effects.

    The year in blockbusters: 2013 spoke the international language of BOOM

    by Keith Phipps
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