This was such an unusually fantastic year for film that we couldn’t pare down our list to just 10. Here are the movies that made BuzzFeed Entertainment laugh, cry, gasp, swoon, and fall in love.
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It was a very, very, very good year to be a moviegoer. So rather than argue endlessly, trying to winnow down 2013's crop of fabulous filmmaking to a standard top 10 list, the BuzzFeed Entertainment team culled together our separate lists of favorites into a mega-list of 27 movies that surprised us, charmed us, and made us laugh and cry and gasp and swoon. These may not be your top picks — they probably aren't! — so please think of this as a snapshot of our favorite films this year.
Frozen
Directed by: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Written by: Jennifer Lee (screenplay), and Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Shane Morris (story)
Just as Pixar seemed to be hitting an unfortunate creative slump, Walt Disney Animation Studios hit a home run with this animated musical that harkens back to studio’s 1990s heyday. The songs are witty and memorable, the humor bright and surprising, and the sisters at the center of the film are the kind of forthright, self-determined heroines that should be far more commonplace in the movies. —Adam B. Vary
Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Way Way Back
Directed by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Written by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
A fraught family trip to the beach for quiet 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) — with his oblivious mother (Toni Colette) and her smarmy boyfriend (Steve Carell) — turns into a summer of discovery when Duncan finds a job at a local water park. He also finds a sense of belonging, under the wing of sophomoric manager Owen (Sam Rockwell). Sweet without becoming saccharine, The Way Way Back is a funny and knowing look at tiptoeing on the edge of adolescence. —Jace Lacob
Fox Searchlight
