
Hugo
2011 · Movie · PG · 126 min · ★ 7.2 · 88% critics
In 1930s Paris, a lonely boy living inside a train station cares for its clocks and tries to protect a mysterious automaton and notebook from his late father. With a new companion connected to a toy merchant, he sets out on a quest filled with secrets, wonder, and the search for a place to call home.
Based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Also known as Hugo - 3D · The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-11-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (7,670 votes)
- Budget
- $170,000,000
About
Choose it if you want a heartfelt, whimsical station adventure with a big focus on visual wonder and a mystery-leaning quest; Not for you if slow pacing or lightweight storytelling frustrates you, or if you dislike heavily styled fantasy like The Little Prince.
Pros: dazzling visuals; warm mystery; charming adventure | Cons: slow pacing; thin story; divisive 3D
Themes
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- library
- clock tower
- key
- clock
- museum
- montparnasse
- steampunk
- orphan
- robot
- filmmaking
- +18 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2012
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- Saturn Award — Best Production Design · 2012
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2012 · nominated
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew

Asa Butterfield
as Hugo Cabret

Ben Kingsley
as Georges Méliès

Chloë Grace Moretz
as Isabelle

Sacha Baron Cohen
as Station Inspector

Ray Winstone
as Uncle Claude

Emily Mortimer
as Lisette

Christopher Lee
as Monsieur Labisse

Helen McCrory
as Mama Jeanne

Michael Stuhlbarg
as René Tabard

Frances de la Tour
as Madame Emilie
Directed by Martin Scorsese