Hugo

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

2011 • 126 min • Adventure · Drama · Family

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Synopsis

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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Best from age 8

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7754 reviews

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72 Audience · 7753 · 49%

A resourceful orphan lives secretly in a Paris train station, maintaining its clocks. He embarks on a magical quest to repair a mysterious automaton and unravel a family secret, finding friendship and his place in the world along the way.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

A child protagonist experiences profound loss
Some tense scenes involving falls and chases
An authoritarian station inspector

What it models well

Perseverance and ingenuity
The importance of family and belonging
The magic of storytelling and film
Finding purpose

Talk about it after

Coping with loss and loneliness
The history of cinema and automatons
Why some adults might seem harsh
What makes a place feel like home

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Top billed cast

Director: Martin Scorsese • Crew: John Logan

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RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Really good watch, might watch again, and can recommend. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace-Moretz, Ben Kingsley, and Sacha Baron Cohen all give a great performance in this weird, weird setting of an alt history train station, or hell, maybe this is a true story and I'm just that unfamiliar with the birth of cinema. There is a great message of love and togetherness in this, but it's told in such an odd way.…
Kamurai, TMDB Community