Hugo

Hugo

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

PG 2011 · 126 min · ★ 7.2 (8K) · Adventure, Drama, Family

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

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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
Richard Griffiths Monsieur Frick
Jude Law Hugo's Father

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