
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.


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

Asa Butterfield
Hugo Cabret

Ben Kingsley
Georges Méliès

Chloë Grace Moretz
Isabelle

Sacha Baron Cohen
Station Inspector

Ray Winstone
Uncle Claude

Emily Mortimer
Lisette

Christopher Lee
Monsieur Labisse

Helen McCrory
Mama Jeanne

Michael Stuhlbarg
René Tabard

Frances de la Tour
Madame Emilie
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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