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Hugo

  • 2011
  • PG
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
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Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
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In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Writers
    • John Logan
    • Brian Selznick
  • Stars
    • Asa Butterfield
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Christopher Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    329K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,789
    314
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • John Logan
      • Brian Selznick
    • Stars
      • Asa Butterfield
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Christopher Lee
    • 854User reviews
    • 702Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
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    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 61 wins & 192 nominations total

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    Asa Butterfield
    Asa Butterfield
    • Hugo Cabret
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Isabelle
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Monsieur Labisse
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Georges Méliès
    Sacha Baron Cohen
    Sacha Baron Cohen
    • Station Inspector
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Uncle Claude
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • Lisette
    Helen McCrory
    Helen McCrory
    • Mama Jeanne
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Rene Tabard
    Frances de la Tour
    Frances de la Tour
    • Madame Emilie
    Richard Griffiths
    Richard Griffiths
    • Monsieur Frick
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Hugo's Father
    Kevin Eldon
    Kevin Eldon
    • Policeman
    Gulliver McGrath
    Gulliver McGrath
    • Young Tabard
    Shaun Aylward
    Shaun Aylward
    • Street Kid
    Emil Lager
    • Django Reinhardt
    Angus Barnett
    Angus Barnett
    • Theatre Manager
    Edmund Kingsley
    Edmund Kingsley
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    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • John Logan
      • Brian Selznick
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    • Trivia
      Martin Scorsese and Sir Christopher Lee were very good friends, but up until 2010, had never worked together. Lee's response when he was asked by Scorsese to appear in Hugo was: "It's about time!"
    • Goofs
      Georges Méliès was a real person, but the credits state that all persons in the film are fictional. However, this is not unusual for fictionalized stories even when there are characters based on real historical figures. The character is "fictional" in the sense that the things that character does and says within the film are not necessarily claimed to be actual actions and words the real person did.
    • Quotes

      Hugo Cabret: Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do... Maybe it's the same with people. If you lose your purpose... it's like you're broken.

    • Crazy credits
      There is only one opening credit, the film's title, which does not appear until nearly 15 minutes into the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Muppets (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Ça Gaze
      Music by V. Marceau

      Performed by Les Primitifs du Futur

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    8/10
    A simply glorious ode to early cinema
    It has taken me a long time to get round to watching Hugo, but I am so glad that I did. This is a wonderful and simply glorious ode to early cinema told through the eyes of Hugo (Asa Butterfield), an orphan who after the death of his clockmaker father (Jude Law) ends up living in the walls of a Parisian train station charged with winding the station's numerous clocks.

    Hugo's only link back to his late father is through a majestic mechanical automaton, a sort of tin man which his father had been restoring in his spare time. As appears to be the way with all tin men this one is also missing a heart, but this time it is a heart shaped key which Hugo is convinced if he can find will unlock the secrets inside. This leads young Hugo on a dangerous but adventurous search which often lands him in the clutches of either the local shopkeeper (Ben Kingsley) or the Station Inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen). Help is at hand though from the shopkeeper's god daughter Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz) and as the two join forces they soon discover they have more in common than they thought.

    In Hugo, Scorsese has produced a truly magical tale which sucks the viewer into the screen via the innovative use of 3D so immersing us within the dynamics of Parisian life and the wonders that take place within the walls of the station. Butterfield is perfectly cast as young Hugo, a curious young boy determined to survive in a hard and cold world which constantly seems to deal him a bad hand; you simply can't help but love him. Moretz after a slightly shaky start soon finds her feet (and her accent), Kingsley is excellent, especially as the story develops and there is strength in depth from a top notch supporting cast including Emily Mortimer, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee to name but a few.

    Hugo's strength however is in its story, which effortlessly unfolds in front of you with real grace and elegance. Scorsese's love for the history of his craft and his desire to share this tale of early cinema is evident in every frame. Whilst it may not be the most historically accurate portrayal of cinematic history it has a true and good heart which beautifully captures the essence of what is cinema.

    Some people have criticised Scorsese for creating a children's movie that is inaccessible for most children. I strongly disagree on this point. To me Hugo is a classic children's movie which works across all age spectrums, much in a similar vain to Spielberg's ET. In a world of Woody, Buzz, Jessie and meatballs that fall from the sky (which don't get me wrong are all fabulous in their own right), it is refreshing to see a children's movie of old. It feels like a magical Christmas movie to me, perfectly accessible and enjoyed by all.

    Hugo is fully deserving of the many accolades that it picked up during the awards season. It is a wonderful and engaging film which I will show my children when they are a little older and I am certain they will fall in love with cinema in the same way their father need did so many years ago.

    Review by Will Malone www.maloneonmovies.com
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    • What are the films that appear when Hugo and Isabelle read the book "The Invention of Dreams" by Rene Tabard?

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Invention of Hugo Cabret
    • Filming locations
      • Peterborough Train Station, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • GK Films
      • Infinitum Nihil
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,864,507
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,364,505
      • Nov 27, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $185,770,310
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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