Les Miserables (2013)

A film adaptation of the long running musical Les Miserables tells the story of Jean Valjean, a man who tries to survive in 19th Century France.  After breaking parole he is hunted by police inspector Javert for decades.  However, Jean Valjean's life if forever changed when he vows to care for a young girl, Cosette.  An epic musical with amazing visual effects, brilliant performances and a familiar tale that is reborn by director Tom Hooper.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

David O. Russell, straight from his success with The Fighter (2010) gives us a fresh new screwball comedy about two unstable people who help each other through their respective issues.  The cast is exceptional with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence taking lead which is for me what makes this film so good, as in the hands of lesser talent the film could have been just another typical comedy-drama.  Read on after the jump to see why I loved this film...