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Hugo

Hugo

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

20117.22h 6m

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.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by John Logan, Brian Selznick
Produced by Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Graham King
Box OfficeBudget: $170.0MRevenue: $185.8M

Top Cast

Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield

Hugo Cabret

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Georges Méliès

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Isabelle

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

Station Inspector

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Uncle Claude

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Lisette

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Monsieur Labisse

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Mama Jeanne

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

René Tabard

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Madame Emilie

Themes & Keywords

paris, francebased on novel or booklibraryclock towerkeyclockmuseummontparnassesteampunkorphanrobotfilmmakingsecurity guardleg bracedobermanrunaway trainrailway stationguard dogtoy makermechanical toystoymakerlyricalticking clockbased on young adult novelclockworktrain stationtoystationmasterclockmakermechanical dolls

About Hugo

Hugo is a adventure, drama, family film released in 2011 exploring themes of paris, france, based on novel or book, library, clock tower, key, clock. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it stars Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloë Grace Moretz. 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.

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