Best Movies of 2013, Ranked

75 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-13.

This ranking captures how I really watch movies in real life. It shows that I value energy, ambition, emotion, and replay value more than critical scoring or film school rules. Biopics about driven people, heartfelt time and life stories, a

1. 1
   The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

   ★★★★★
2. 2
   About Time (2013)

   ★★★★★
3. 3
   Whiplash (2013)

   ★★★★★

   Still carries the same fear and tension even in this shorter version.

4. 4
   Black Mirror: White Bear (2013)

   ★★★★½
5. 5
   Jobs (2013)

   ★★★★½
6. 6
   Enemy (2013)

   ★★★★½

   The film immediately establishes an unsettling mood through its oppressive yellow color grading.

7. 7
   The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

   ★★★★½
8. 8
   Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

   ★★★★½
9. 9
   Iron Man 3 (2013)

   ★★★★½
10. 10
    Now You See Me (2013)

    ★★★★½
11. 11
    Coherence (2013)

    ★★★★½
12. 12
    The Purge (2013)

    ★★★★½
13. 13
    Her (2013)

    ★★★★½

    From the very first scene, nabosesan ko na si Joaquin and I immediately got Black Mirror vibes.

14. 14
    Lights Out (2013)

    ★★★★½

    Scared shitless. I literally had to mute the sound just to get through it.

15. 15
    Cargo (2013)

    ★★★★½

    Father and child in a zombie apocalypse trope, but this one has more heart.

16. 16
    Oldboy (2013)

    ★★★★½
17. 17
    White House Down (2013)

    ★★★★½
18. 18
    World War Z (2013)

    ★★★★½
19. 19
    Man of Steel (2013)

    ★★★★
20. 20
    The Internship (2013)

    ★★★★
21. 21
    The Wolverine (2013)

    ★★★★
22. 22
    Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

    ★★★★
23. 23
    Pacific Rim (2013)

    ★★★★
24. 24
    Oblivion (2013)

    ★★★★

    On rewatch, this clicks for me in a way it didn’t the first time.

25. 25
    The Hangover Part III (2013)

    ★★★★
26. 26
    Battle of the Year (2013)

    ★★★★
27. 27
    Prisoners (2013)

    ★★★★

    From the first frame, you can already feel Denis Villeneuve’s fingerprints: the cold blue palette and the lonely silhouettes.

28. 28
    Frozen (2013)

    ★★★★
29. 29
    Before Midnight (2013)

    ★★★★

    I think this is more about what happens when you marry your childhood sweetheart, and all the "what ifs" are now "what is".

30. 30
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

    ★★★★
31. 31
    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

    ★★★½
32. 32
    Thor: The Dark World (2013)

    ★★★½
33. 33
    This Is the End (2013)

    ★★★½
34. 34
    Don Jon (2013)

    ★★★½
35. 35
    The Flu (2013)

    ★★★½
36. 36
    Dark Skies (2013)

    ★★★½

    Same vibes as Weapons, but instead of witchcraft this one deals with aliens.

37. 37
    Captain Phillips (2013)

    ★★★½
38. 38
    Elysium (2013)

    ★★★½
39. 39
    Evil Dead (2013)

    ★★★½
40. 40
    Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

    ★★★½
41. 41
    Gravity (2013)

    ★★★½
42. 42
    Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

    ★★★½
43. 43
    Monsters University (2013)

    ★★★½
44. 44
    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

    ★★★½
45. 45
    The Call (2013)

    ★★★½
46. 46
    The Conjuring (2013)

    ★★★½
47. 47
    The Family (2013)

    ★★★½
48. 48
    We're the Millers (2013)

    ★★★½
49. 49
    Ender's Game (2013)

    ★★★
50. 50
    One Direction: This Is Us (2013)

    ★★★
51. 51
    The Last Stand (2013)

    ★★★
52. 52
    47 Ronin (2013)

    ★★★
53. 53
    Despicable Me 2 (2013)

    ★★★
54. 54
    Epic (2013)

    ★★★
55. 55
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

    ★★★
56. 56
    Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

    ★★★
57. 57
    Pain & Gain (2013)

    ★★★
58. 58
    R.I.P.D. (2013)

    ★★★
59. 59
    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★★★
60. 60
    The Great Gatsby (2013)

    ★★★
61. 61
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

    ★★★
62. 62
    The Host (2013)

    ★★★
63. 63
    The World's End (2013)

    ★★★
64. 64
    Warm Bodies (2013)

    ★★★
65. 65
    Beautiful Creatures (2013)

    ★★½
66. 66
    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

    ★★½
67. 67
    Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

    ★★½
68. 68
    Rush (2013)

    ★★½

    Daniel Brühl’s Austrian accent sounds weird to my ears, medyo distracting.

69. 69
    Snowpiercer (2013)

    ★★½
70. 70
    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

    ★★½
71. 71
    Locke (2013)

    ★½

    If having a BMW means living a life like this, just keep it!

72. 72
    After Earth (2013)

    ★½
73. 73
    The Best Offer (2013)

    ★½

    I kept on guessing about the mysterious girl behind the door and the mechanical thing.

74. 74
    American Hustle (2013)

    ★

    We do all sorts of things to survive. In a way, this is about codependency.

75. 75
    2AM: The Smiling Man (2013)

    ½