Hugo

Name: Hugo
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Adventure, Family, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 2011
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone

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Adventure
Family

2011
Martin Scorsese
120 mins
U

Summary

Fantasy adventure starring Ben Kingsley and Asa Butterfield. An orphan boy who lives in a Paris railway station is befriended by an old shopkeeper and his goddaughter. Together they join him on a quest to unlock the secrets of a mysterious automaton - the boy's only link to his dead father.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

Here are two firsts for director Martin Scorsese: a family film where the family in question isn't the Mafia, and his first use of 3D. In this adaptation of Brian Selznick's children's book, Asa Butterfield plays 12-year-old orphan Hugo Cabret, who lives within the walls of the Paris railway station in 1931. Chloë Grace Moretz is Isabelle, the girl he befriends in his bid to find bits and bobs for a mechanical man his late father has left him. But it's Isabelle's grandfather Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley) who takes centre stage as the film mutates, oddly but endearingly, into a tribute to a pioneer of early cinema. It's a subject close to cinephile Scorsese's heart, though it can feel a little indulgent and heavy for kids, with Sacha Baron Cohen's silly-voiced station inspector a jarring attempt to bridge the gap. But, as a crazy mix of Cinema Paradiso, Cronos and David Copperfield it's unusually stimulating family fare.

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7.5/10

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rolenameHugo CabretAsa ButterfieldGeorges MélièsBen KingsleyStation InspectorSacha Baron CohenIsabelleChloë Grace MoretzUncle ClaudeRay WinstoneLisetteEmily MortimerMama JeanneHelen McCroryMonsieur LabisseChristopher LeeRene TabardMichael StuhlbargMadame EmilieFrances de la TourMonsieur FrickRichard GriffithsHugo's fatherJude LawPhotographerMartin Scorsese