Les Misérables (12a): Tom Hooper's adaptation of the Schoenberg and Boublil musical, based on the Victor Hugo epic. Easily the best film of 2013 so far (though it was released in the US last year), the film matches, and even surpasses, the stage musical for stage and grandeur with amazing vocal performances from all the cast (admit it: Russel Crowe isn't as bad a singer as Pierce Brosnan). The first film to get a five star reccomendation for me this year, something no film last year managed.