What the most pirated movies of 2013 can teach us about the film industry

Torrent Freak's annual list of the year's most stolen movies was topped by a film that came out in 2012

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As we reflect back on 2013's cinematic landscape, there's one offbeat top ten list that's always worth considering: TorrentFreak's annual list of the top ten most pirated movies of the year, which offers a fascinating microcosm of the movies people want to steal (and, perhaps, the kind of people that are stealing them).

What do the year's most pirated movies say about the state of the industry? These are the lessons we can pull from 2013's list:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.