With last year being such a strong one for cinema, the entertainment writers have decided to share their favorite films of 2013. The majority of these movies are available on DVD, so catch up with them during a much-needed study break. If you can’t, there’s always spring break. 

David Dixon 

Entertainment Editor

10 The East

9 Star Trek: Into Darkness

8 Before Midnight

7 Saving Mr. Banks

6 The Way Way Back

5 Fruitvale Station

4 Short Term 12 (Directed by San Diego State alumnus, Destin Daniel Cretton, and now out on DVD.)

3 Mud

2 Gravity

1 12 Years a Slave

Alek Sanchez 

Staff Writer

10 Gravity

9 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

8 This Is the End

7 Dallas Buyers Club

6 American Hustle

5 Her

4 The Wolf of Wall Street

3 Fruitvale Station

2 Don Jon

1 The Kings of Summer

Courtney Brown 

Staff Writer

10 Gravity

9 Mud

8 This Is the End

7 The Place Beyond the Pines

6 Dallas Buyers Club

5 The Way Way Back

4 Blackfish

3 The Wolf of Wall Street

2 Inside Llewyn Davis

1 Her

Jamie Ballard 

Staff Writer

10 The Great Gatsby

9 Tiger Eyes

8 August: Osage County

7 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

6 Blue Jasmine

5 This Is the End

4 Frances Ha

3 Before Midnight

2 Girl Rising

1 Captain Phillips

Ryo Miyauchi

Senior Staff Writer

3 Blue Is the Warmest Color

2 Before Midnight

1 Frances Ha

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