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Les Misérables (2012) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 125,278 users
Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 666 user | 430 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever. Director:Tom Hooper |
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| Russell Crowe | ... | ||
| Anne Hathaway | ... | ||
| Amanda Seyfried | ... | ||
| Sacha Baron Cohen | ... | ||
| Helena Bonham Carter | ... | ||
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | ||
| Aaron Tveit | ... | ||
| Samantha Barks | ... | ||
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Jean Valjean, known as Prisoner 24601, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent Inspector Javert. Set in post-revolutionary France, the story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion. Written by Anonymous
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Fight. Dream. Hope. Love. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les Miz See more »Box Office
Budget:
$61,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$27,281,735 (USA) (28 December 2012)Gross:
$148,775,460 (USA) (29 March 2013)Company Credits
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Jean Valjean: Look down, look down, don't look them in the eye.
Chain Gang: Look down, look down, you're here until you die.
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Written by Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Alain Boublil
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, and Patrick Godfrey
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Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen (The Thenardiers) have co-starred before in another musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. See more »Goofs
When we first see Enjolras speaking before the crowd during "Look Down", he and Marius are holding pamphlets in their hands. When Enjolras sings his line "Where is the king who runs this show?", he raises his hand above his head and the camera does a quick cut for a close up -- revealing that the pamphlet has vanished from his hands. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jean Valjean: Look down, look down, don't look them in the eye.
Chain Gang: Look down, look down, you're here until you die.
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Crazy Credits
The film opens without any opening credits. The title of the film is stated just before the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Every Day/A Heart Full Of Love (Reprise)"Written by Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Alain Boublil
Performed by Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, and Patrick Godfrey
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As a massive film fan, my tastes are very wide-ranging, but I do have a problem with musicals. Nevertheless I was happy to take the opportunity of a private viewing of "Les Misérables" at the London office of distributors Universal - the day after the London première and a month before the UK release - because of the outstanding success of the original stage show (a run of 27 years with a total audience of over 60 million) and the surprising and impressive cast list (Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne).
The showing was introduced by producer Eric Fellner of Working Title who underlined the commercial challenge of making a film in which all the dialogue is sung and the themes are so political and praised director Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech") for his insistence that every take was sung live.
The two main characters are presented in the opening seconds of a sweeping introductory sequence: the police inspector Javert (Crowe) and the prisoner 24601 Jean Valjean (Jackman) in post-revolutionary France. There follows over two and half hours with barely a spoken word which will not appeal to all cinema-goers, but the production is a triumph with Cameron Mackintosh's musical opened up by dramatic shooting on Pinewood's brand new Richard Attenborough stage and some historic English locations.
If Crowe and especially Jackman are excellent, Hathaway - who lost 25 pounds and most of her hair for the role - is outstanding as the destitute Fantine and Cohen and Carter almost steal the show as the comical Thénardier innkeepers.
I'm not sure how long it will take for "Les Misérables" to recoup its investment cash- wise, but it's going to win award after award and rightly so.