Martin Scorsese directs this family adventure set in 1930s Paris, based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabaret.
Hugo (Asa...
Martin Scorsese directs this family adventure set in 1930s Paris, based on the novel The Invention of Hugo Cabaret.
Hugo (Asa Butterfield from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) is an orphan, with a natural talent for mechanics and engineering, who lives in the walls of a Paris train station. With the station's foul tempered inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen) on his tail, Hugo becomes entangled in a magical adventure when he encounters a broken robot made by his late father (Jude Law), a mischievious girl (Chloë Moretz, Let Me In) and the elderly owner of a toy shop (Ben Kingsley).
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93 %233 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
78 %83,320 reviewsAudience score rating
12+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"In attempting to make his first film for all ages, Martin Scorsese has fashioned one for the ages. Simultaneously classical and modern, populist but also unapologetically personal, Hugo flagrantly defies the mind-numbing quality of most contempo kidpics."
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Variety
Variety"Martin Scorsese’s 3D debut is a technical marvel that weds heart to art in its soaring second half. For anyone who loves cinema - who really loves cinema - it can't be missed."
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Total Film
Total Film"Martin Scorsese’s 3D debut is a technical marvel that weds heart to art in its soaring second half. For anyone who loves cinema - who really loves cinema - it can't be missed."
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Total Film"It’s serious, beautiful, wise to the absurdity of life and in the embrace of a piercing longing."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A work of great imagination indeed."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"It's a deeply felt piece of work, something which only Scorsese could have brought to the screen."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Hugo will take your breath away. It truly is the stuff that dreams are made of."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"The movie is breathtaking."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Hugo's use of the third dimension is exceptionally well thought out and essential to the film's ability to make a children's vision of the world come to life."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"This is a great director's greatest love story."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"It’s a complex fusion of film history and personal history, filled with dazzling embellishments and unabashed sentiment about the glories of cinema."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubHugo | Details
Award winner- Winner of 5 Oscars - Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects - at the 2012 Academy Awards. Best Director (Scorsese), Golden Globes 2012. Best Film and Best Director, National Board of Review Awards 2011.
- Rating
- PG, for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking
- Runtime
- 126
- Genre
- Adventure, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
