It's that time of year when I publish my annual list of top movies I have watched this year. This year has been a great year for movies and I have seen some fantastic movies this year. The Academy Award nominations for this year are a very strong list but of course I do have my favourites. Given I am very interested in the Academy Awards, I thought I'd also do my Oscar picks for this year.
So, without further ado here are my top 5 movies of this year. As before, I have also rated every 2013 released movie I have seen so far.
5. Captain Phillips
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie - Tom Hanks is at his best and showed once again why he's one of the best actors of our generation. The story keeps you on edge and the performances of both Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi have made this movie a must watch for 2013.
4. Nebraska
This movie has a simple story but also at the same time showed the complexity of our lives involving family and relationships. It's about fathers, sons, mothers, missed opportunities and taking a leap of faith. I loved the humor in this movie and I was always engaged by the characters and the fantastic performances of all the cast.
3. Star Trek: Into Darkness
Being the Trekkie that I am, I just loved the new Star Trek movie. This movie is not only about bringing back an iconic villain of Star Trek or thrilling action, but more about how the relationship between some of the main characters has evolved. Benedict Cumberbatch has become one of my favorite actors going around these days and he has definitely stole the show in this movie. Super fun!
2. Gravity
The visual effects in this movie are amazing. It's a non-stop exhilarating edge of the seat fun, a story about human survival and the will to carry on. Fantastic movie!
1. Her
Totally unexpected! This movie caught me off guard completely! It's amazing how this movie has used just a voice of a computer program to tell a simple yet compelling story. It's set in a not too distant future and shows how technology is on its way for making us more and more socially lonely. Even though I knew what the movie was about, I loved the story telling and the performance of Joaquin Phoenix - he's always come in interesting roles and this is no exception. I would love for this to win the Academy award this year but it won't - I still hope it still wins the screenplay award and it's a unique and amazing story.
So, without further ado here are my top 5 movies of this year. As before, I have also rated every 2013 released movie I have seen so far.
5. Captain Phillips
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie - Tom Hanks is at his best and showed once again why he's one of the best actors of our generation. The story keeps you on edge and the performances of both Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi have made this movie a must watch for 2013.
4. Nebraska
This movie has a simple story but also at the same time showed the complexity of our lives involving family and relationships. It's about fathers, sons, mothers, missed opportunities and taking a leap of faith. I loved the humor in this movie and I was always engaged by the characters and the fantastic performances of all the cast.
3. Star Trek: Into Darkness
Being the Trekkie that I am, I just loved the new Star Trek movie. This movie is not only about bringing back an iconic villain of Star Trek or thrilling action, but more about how the relationship between some of the main characters has evolved. Benedict Cumberbatch has become one of my favorite actors going around these days and he has definitely stole the show in this movie. Super fun!
2. Gravity
The visual effects in this movie are amazing. It's a non-stop exhilarating edge of the seat fun, a story about human survival and the will to carry on. Fantastic movie!
1. Her
Totally unexpected! This movie caught me off guard completely! It's amazing how this movie has used just a voice of a computer program to tell a simple yet compelling story. It's set in a not too distant future and shows how technology is on its way for making us more and more socially lonely. Even though I knew what the movie was about, I loved the story telling and the performance of Joaquin Phoenix - he's always come in interesting roles and this is no exception. I would love for this to win the Academy award this year but it won't - I still hope it still wins the screenplay award and it's a unique and amazing story.
★★★★★
Her
Gravity
★★★★
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Captain Phillips
Man of Steel
The Wolf of Wall Street
Star Trek Into Darkness
Dallas Buyers Club
Nebraska
Rush
Rush
★★★
Iron Man 3
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolution of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Turbo
The Conjuring
★★
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