Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Frozen (2013)

Frozen poster
Directed by
Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
Written by
Jennifer Lee
Genre
comedy film, fantasy film, musical film, comedy drama, family film, cinematic fairy tale
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 17,668 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A princess named Anna goes on a journey to find her sister Elsa, who has accidentally cursed their kingdom with an endless winter. She teams up with an ice seller, his reindeer, and a talking snowman.

heartwarmingupliftingwhimsicalemotionaladventurousfunnyvisually lushhopeful

What happens

Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fairy tale "The Snow Queen". Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and written by Lee, it stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana. It follows Anna, the princess of Arendelle, who sets off on a journey with the iceman Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and the snowman Olaf, to find her estranged sister Elsa after she accidentally traps their kingdom in eternal winter with her icy powers. Frozen underwent several story treatments before it was commissioned in 2011. Christophe Beck was hired to compose the film's orchestral score, and Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez wrote the songs. Following its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 19, 2013, Frozen had its general theatrical release on November 27. It was praised for its visuals, screenplay, themes, music, and voice acting; some critics consider Frozen Disney's best animated film since the Disney Renaissance. The film grossed over $1.280 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing animated film until the remake of The Lion King overtook this position in August 2019. It finished its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 2013 and the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time. The film's songs, characters, story, and appeal to a general audience led to it being dubbed a pop culture phenomenon. The film's popularity spawned a franchise, which includes a short, Frozen Fever (2015), a featurette, Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017), and two feature-length sequels—Frozen 2 (2019) and the upcoming Frozen 3 (2027). Among its accolades, it won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song with "Let It Go," the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and two Grammy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?