Best and Worst Films of 2013

A bit tricky doing the lists this year due to there being quite an overlap in respect of release dates and whether a film is classified as being 2013 or 2014. Basically, I've gone along the lines of when it had its mainstream UK release and left it at that. Anyway, after my surprise number one choices of the last couple of years, things are a bit more back to normal this year with the best film being helmed by the mighty Paul Greengrass which means that since I started this blog, three Brits, a German and a Swede have topped the best film list in terms of who was the director of said production. In fact my top ten list for 2013 arguably only has a couple of films that you would call US productions, with the rest a mixture from Ireland, the UK, Australia and Japan. Each to their own of course, but with Hollywood seemingly running out of ideas unless its remakes, cookie cutter rom-coms or same old same old superhero movies, it appears the more discerning viewer needs to looks elsewhere for their thrills these days. My usual caveat re the top ten best films applies - I go for an eclectic mix in which there should be something in there for most people to enjoy and (though I feel Captain Phillips was the standout) you can mix them all up and have them in any order you want really. As usual the list of worst films has about thirty films all fighting for the "honour" of being included and no, that's not a typo, a film starring Halle Berry did make it into my favourites of the year.....

Best Films of 2013
1) Captain Phillips
2) Rush
3) The Great Passage
4) In Fear
5) Mystery Road
6) Gravity
7) The Call
8) Prisoners
9) Filth
10) Philomena

Worst Films of 2013
1) Kick Ass 2
2) The Counsellor
3) The Great Gatsby
4) G.I.Joe: Retaliation
5) After Earth
6) Despicable Me 2
7) A Good Day To Die Hard
8) 11.6
9) Runner Runner
10) Iron Man 3