Hugo

"One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure."

PG 2011 · 2h 6m · Adventure, Drama, Family
Starring Asa Butterfield · Ben Kingsley · Chloë Grace Moretz
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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.

Theatrical
Nov 23, 2011
Box Office
$185.8M
Budget
$170.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 28, 2012
Theaters
1
Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
John Logan
Producers
Johnny Depp, David Crockett, Martin Scorsese
Music
Howard Shore
Studio
GK Films, Infinitum Nihil
Themes
paris, france library clock tower based on novel or book clock museum key steampunk montparnasse orphan robot filmmaking security guard leg brace doberman runaway train railway station guard dog toy maker mechanical toys toymaker lyrical ticking clock based on young adult novel clockwork train station toy stationmaster clockmaker mechanical dolls
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Defining Fantasy in Cinema
Quotes about Hugo Well, “Hugo” is not really a fantasy film. It’s not a “Chronicles of Narnia” or a “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings” type of fantasy. I would define that kind of fantasy as having viscerality. You’re intended to perceive events or people as very, very real. A dragon appears outside a window, and you can imagine it coming into the room, with blue flames and beautiful green emeralds for eyes.
Life Within the Walls of Time
Quotes about Hugo The idea of a little boy living in the walls, sliding in and out of the innards of these clocks. It’s like people living in the ceiling of Grand Central Station, looking out through the painting of stars.
A Tribute to Cinematic Magic in Hugo
Quotes about Hugo Hugo is one of the most wondrous cinematic adventures of the 21st century. Making it even more magical this is a love letter to the films of a century ago.
The Power of Belief in Cinema
Quotes about Hugo Belief in ] is a huge part of Hugo‘s theme. The precocious young boy knows its impossible, but somehow feels that if he can fix the automaton, it will send him a message from his father. Hugo makes a potent argument for films being the realization of dreams, and it doesn’t shortchange its characters either. There are real moments of danger, clear consequences, and sympathetic characters all around, so when tears come at the end of the movie, they feel earned. Scorsese’s love letter to the power of cinema is itself pretty powerful stuff.
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A
Asa Butterfield
Hugo Cabret
B
Ben Kingsley
Georges Méliès
C
Chloë Grace Moretz
Isabelle
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Station Inspector
R
Ray Winstone
Uncle Claude
E
Emily Mortimer
Lisette
C
Christopher Lee
Monsieur Labisse
H
Helen McCrory
Mama Jeanne
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Michael Stuhlbarg
René Tabard
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Frances de la Tour
Madame Emilie
R
Richard Griffiths
Monsieur Frick
Jude Law
Jude Law
Hugo's Father
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Kevin Eldon
Policeman
G
Gulliver McGrath
Young Tabard
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Angus Barnett
Theatre Manager
E
Edmund Kingsley
Camera Technician
M
Max Wrottesley
Train Engineer
F
Francesca Scorsese
Child at Café
F
Frederick Warder
Arabian Knight
C
Christos Lawton
Arabian Knight

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