The New York Times 2013
Intro
The following films appeared on The New York Times best of 2013 lists from Manohla Dargis and A.O Scott. These are abridged lists not including all entries.
Sources: Manohla Dargis's Top Films of 2013, A.O. Scott's Top Movies of 2013
Films
Manohla Dargis
12 Years a Slave
USA
Steve McQueen
Lists: Film Comment (2, 2013)
Festivals: New York (Film Comment Presents, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2013)
American Hustle
USA
David O. Russell
Lists: Film Comment (19, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Berlinale Special, 2014)
Before Midnight
USA
Richard Linklater
Lists: Film Comment (3, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2013) | Sundance (Premieres, 2013)
Behind the Candelabra
USA
Steven Soderbergh
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013)
Captain Phillips
USA
Paul Greengrass
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2013)
The Counselor
USA
Ridley Scott
The Grandmaster
Yi dai zong shi
Hong Kong, China
Wong Kar-wai
Lists: Film Comment (20, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2013)
The Great Beauty
La grande bellezza
Italy, France
Paolo Sorrentino
Lists: Sight & Sound (4, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2013)
Her
USA
Spike Jonze
Lists: Film Comment (17, 2013)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Closing Night, 2013) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2014)
Inside Llewyn Davis
USA
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Lists: Cinema Scope (7, 2013) | Film Comment (1, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Telluride (2013)
Manakamana
USA, Nepal
Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2013) | Film Comment (19, 2014)
Festivals: Locarno (Filmmakers of the Present, 2013) | New York (Motion Portraits [Documentary], 2013) | Rotterdam (Bright Future, 2014) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2013)
Redemption
Portugal, Germany, Italy, France
Miguel Gomes
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2013)
Festivals: Rotterdam (The State of Europe, 2014) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2013) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2013)
Rush
UK, Germany, USA
Ron Howard
Festivals: Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2013)
Spring Breakers
USA
Harmony Korine
Lists: Film Comment (14, 2013)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)
The Square
Al midan
Egypt, USA
Jehane Noujaim
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2014) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2013) | Toronto (Docs, 2013)
A Touch of Sin
Tian zhu ding
China, Japan
Jia Zhangke
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2013) | Film Comment (5, 2013) | Sight & Sound (6, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2014) | Toronto (Masters, 2013)
A.O. Scott
1. Inside Llewyn Davis
USA
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Lists: Cinema Scope (7, 2013) | Film Comment (1, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Telluride (2013)
2. 12 Years a Slave
USA
Steve McQueen
Lists: Film Comment (2, 2013)
Festivals: New York (Film Comment Presents, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2013)
3. Blue is the Warmest Color
La vie d'Adèle - Chapitre 1 & 2
France
Abdellatif Kechiche
Lists: Film Comment (12, 2013) | Sight & Sound (3, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Telluride (2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2013)
4. Enough Said
USA
Nicole Holofcener
Festivals: Toronto (Special Presentations, 2013)
5. A Touch of Sin
Tian zhu ding
China, Japan
Jia Zhangke
Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2013) | Film Comment (5, 2013) | Sight & Sound (6, 2013)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2014) | Toronto (Masters, 2013)
6. All Is Lost
USA
J. C. Chandor
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Telluride (2013)
7. Frances Ha
USA
Noah Baumbach
Lists: Film Comment (9, 2013) | Sight & Sound (5, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2013) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012)
8. Hannah Arendt
Germany
Margarethe von Trotta
Lists: Film Comment (18 - Undistributed, 2012)
Festivals: Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012)
9. Lee Daniels' The Butler
USA
Lee Daniels
10. American Hustle
USA
David O. Russell
Lists: Film Comment (19, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Berlinale Special, 2014)
10. The Bling Ring
USA
Sofia Coppola
Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2013)
10. The Great Gatsby
USA, Australia
Baz Luhrmann
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition - Opening Film, 2013)
10. Pain & Gain
USA
Michael Bay
10. Spring Breakers
USA
Harmony Korine
Lists: Film Comment (14, 2013)
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)
10. The Wolf of Wall Street
USA
Martin Scorsese
Lists: Cinema Scope (9, 2013) | Sight & Sound (11, 2014)
A.O. Scott Documentaries
1. The Act of Killing
Denmark, Norway, UK
Joshua Oppeheimer
Lists: Film Comment (4, 2013) | Sight & Sound (1, 2013)
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2013) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Docs, 2012)
2. Stories We Tell
Canada
Sarah Polley
Lists: Film Comment (16, 2013)
Festivals: Sundance (Spotlight, 2013) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (Venice Days, 2012)
3. The Square
Al midan
Egypt, USA
Jehane Noujaim
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2014) | New York (Main Slate, 2013) | Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2013) | Toronto (Docs, 2013)
4. Let the Fire Burn
USA
Jason Osder
5. Cutie and the Boxer
USA
Zachary Heinzerling
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2013)