Hugo

“Unlock the secret.”

7.2

2011

2h 6m

AdventureDramaFamily

Director: Martin Scorsese

Overview

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

Trailer

Original Trailer (Without 3D Text) Official

Cast

Hugo Cabret

Asa Butterfield

Hugo Cabret

Georges Méliès

Ben Kingsley

Georges Méliès

Isabelle

Chloë Grace Moretz

Isabelle

Station Inspector

Sacha Baron Cohen

Station Inspector

Uncle Claude

Ray Winstone

Uncle Claude

Lisette

Emily Mortimer

Lisette

Monsieur Labisse

Christopher Lee

Monsieur Labisse

Mama Jeanne

Helen McCrory

Mama Jeanne

René Tabard

Michael Stuhlbarg

René Tabard

Madame Emilie

Frances de la Tour

Madame Emilie

Monsieur Frick

Richard Griffiths

Monsieur Frick

Hugo's Father

Jude Law

Hugo's Father

Reviews

Kamurai

Really good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace-Moretz, Ben Kingsley, and Sacha Baron Cohen all give a great performance in this weird, weird setting of an alt history train station, or hell, maybe this is a true story and I'm just that unfamiliar with the birth of cinema. There is a great message of love and togetherness in this, but it's told in such an odd way. It's very refreshing, but a family movie from the point of view of an orphan is untraditional, and then there is all this theming of mechanics and along with weird dreams. Despite all the artsy fartsy nonsense, the experience and story are both fun and charming. As long as you have an open mind, I'm sure this will be a fun watch.

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