8 Best Movies of 2013

By Vlad Zakh · July 1, 2026

2013 mixed sci-fi romance, true stories and thrillers. Her has a lonely writer falling for a virtual assistant, About Time has a man using time travel to find love, and Dallas Buyers Club has an electrician smuggling unapproved medication. The Best Offer, 12 Years a Slave, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, The Wolf of Wall Street and Prisoners round out the eight.

The Best Offer (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A reclusive auctioneer's carefully controlled life is upended by a mysterious, unseen client.

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Her (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A love story about loneliness that has only got more prophetic every year since.

Directed by Spike Jonze · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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About Time (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 70% Metacritic 55

A young man finds out the men in his family can travel through time and mostly uses it for small things.

Directed by Richard Curtis · 2h 03m · Rated R

3 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 92% Metacritic 77

An HIV-positive man smuggles unapproved medication to fellow patients the system has given up on.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 1h 57m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars85 wins & 88 nominations

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 95% Metacritic 96

A free Black man is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South.

Directed by Steve McQueen · 2h 14m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars244 wins & 338 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A mysterious girl discovered inside a bamboo stalk grows into a woman torn between two worlds.

Directed by Isao Takahata · 2h 17m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 79% Metacritic 75

A stockbroker's meteoric rise through fraud and excess spirals into a life of reckless indulgence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 00m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 180 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Prisoners (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 81% Metacritic 70

A desperate father takes matters into his own hands after his daughter and her friend vanish.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 33m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar10 wins & 38 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Movies of 2013

The Best Offer (2013)

Her (2013)

About Time (2013)

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

12 Years a Slave (2013)

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Prisoners (2013)

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