Hugo

Name: Hugo
Genre: Mystery, Family
Released: November 23, 2011
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 83

2011

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 23, 2011 | PG

Summary: Based on Brian Selznick's captivating and imaginative New York Times bestseller "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." Hugo Cabret, Scorsese's first film shot in 3D, tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man whoBased on Brian Selznick's captivating and imaginative New York Times bestseller "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." Hugo Cabret, Scorsese's first film shot in 3D, tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Director: Martin Scorsese

Genre(s): Mystery, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 127 min

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26	#26 Best Movie of 2011
15	#15 Most Discussed Movie of 2011
24	#24 Most Shared Movie of 2011

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Peter Debruge

Nov 18, 2011

In attempting to make his first film for all ages, Martin Scorsese has fashioned one for the ages. Simultaneously classical and modern, populist but also unapologetically personal, Hugo flagrantly defies the mind-numbing quality of most contempo kidpics. Read full review

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Ty Burr

Nov 22, 2011

An exhilarating tale of magic, machines, memories, and dreams, Martin Scorsese pulls off the neatest trick of all. He marshals the marvels of modern movie technology - up to and including the dreaded 3-D - to create a love letter to the earliest of movies and, by extension, to every movie from then to now. Read full review

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Kim Newman

Nov 27, 2011

This is a great director's greatest love story. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Nov 25, 2011

With Hugo, Martin Scorsese has accomplished what few in Hollywood are willing to try: make a movie for adults that arrives without sex, violence, or profanity and earns a PG-rating. Read full review

Steve Persall

Nov 23, 2011

Hugo is Scorsese's most personal film, from the standpoint of both an artist and a grandfather. He is as interested in Melies' posterity as in making a movie that his descendants can see before they're adults. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Nov 22, 2011

Rich and stimulating even when it wanders. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Nov 22, 2011

The result is a movie that's kinetic yet slow, whose joys are architectural more than spiritual. Read full review

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MagnificentM

Dec 21, 2011

Martin Scorsese's Hugo is a wonderfully magical film that sweeps the audience our of their seat from the very start and takes us on a whimsical adventure that reminds us why we love to go to the movies. The film takes the title character's adventure as he tries to uncover a message from hisMartin Scorsese's Hugo is a wonderfully magical film that sweeps the audience our of their seat from the very start and takes us on a whimsical adventure that reminds us why we love to go to the movies. The film takes the title character's adventure as he tries to uncover a message from his late father, which leads him to pair up with a young girl named Isabelle, all while being antagonized by the Station Inspector as well as Isabelle's godfather George. The film is also scattered with amusing and entertaining "anecdotes" of some of the station shop keepers. Despite this being his first attempt at a "family" movie, Scorsese exerts amazing control and tone throughout the film. He averts the all too common mistakes in this medium of being too flashy, too comical, and too exaggerated. Furthermore Scorsese does a wonderful job in extracting amazing performances from his two young stars Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz. Though some will undoubtedly say that Butterfield's performance was "over the top" I felt that it fit perfectly with the mood of the film. In one particular scene Hugo explains that he has to be on this earth for a purpose, Butterfield proves that he is just as adept at his craft as many of the great actors of the day. Butterfield and Moretz are accompanied by veteran actor Ben Kingsley who gives another great performance though even he is out shined by the young stars. The production design of the film was perhaps its strongest aspect, featuring amazing art direction and costume design as well as breathtakingly beautiful cinematography, which is where the true magic of Hugo lies. Howard Shore also delivers his best film score since The Lord of the Rings. Hugo must also be commended for its strong message of film preservation and indeed its celebration of cinema as a whole. Hugo reminds us what the movies are really for and why we even bother to go to the movie theater these days, and that is to step into our dreams. It is arguably the best family films ever made and undeniably one of the best films of 2011.… Expand

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Cherryxld

Nov 23, 2014

Hugo es una película que triunfa mostrando varios acontecimientos con respecto a la historia del cine, logra dar un buen espectáculo y su trama es muy convencional.

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EricNeugeboren

Nov 26, 2011

Hugo is a very cute and enjoyable film. Martin Scorsese brought the book to life. It showed very much suspense and even some laughs. I definitely agree with shibumi7126 that is was a very heart-felt film. Hugo is about a little brave boy who works at a train station in the clocks area whereHugo is a very cute and enjoyable film. Martin Scorsese brought the book to life. It showed very much suspense and even some laughs. I definitely agree with shibumi7126 that is was a very heart-felt film. Hugo is about a little brave boy who works at a train station in the clocks area where he finds this amazing robot that has the ability to do a lot of things along with an amazingly smart man (Ben Kingsley). This great picture is filled with amazing writing and amazement.… Expand

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MDXtreme

Nov 26, 2018

- Great Story
- Great Acting
- Ending felt a bit rushed
overall its 8/10 for me

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txrangersfan72

Feb 5, 2012

Scorsese steps outside of his typically gritty box and achieves pure magic filming a gorgeous rendition of the popular children's book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." While pieces of the story change for the purposes of film, my personal opinion is that (and I'm going to offend hardcoreScorsese steps outside of his typically gritty box and achieves pure magic filming a gorgeous rendition of the popular children's book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." While pieces of the story change for the purposes of film, my personal opinion is that (and I'm going to offend hardcore readers here) it tried too hard to be a film version of a book. As a result, the first hour was very hard to sit through. It was long, it was slow, but so beautifully shot that I couldn't fall entirely asleep. However, the second hour more than made up for it. The movie, which takes a while to get to its point, eventually uncovers a sweet, precious film with a wonderful message. That is, our dreams make us who we are. If our dreams die, so do we. To "fix" ourselves, to truly live life, we must chase our dreams, even when we perceive ourselves to fail. Only then can we truly become what we were meant to become.… Expand

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beingryanjude

Aug 31, 2014

I certainly commend Marty's attempt at making a film for all ages; however, Hugo doesn't quite pack the punch any of his other films do. It's an epic story--one that is lost along the way.

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darkbloodshed13

Apr 29, 2015

I can use 1 word to describe this movie and that word is bad. In doesn't focus on 1 character instead trying to tell a story without showcasing why we are supposed to care. Along with that fact that the character traits that are shown do not make any sense. Plus the only character that isI can use 1 word to describe this movie and that word is bad. In doesn't focus on 1 character instead trying to tell a story without showcasing why we are supposed to care. Along with that fact that the character traits that are shown do not make any sense. Plus the only character that is interesting in the slightest is not even the main character. The movie tries to resemble an art film but fails to deliver a good story. Some of the characters that we se don't even have an impact on the overall plot. Then there is the question of why we should care considering that none of the characters feel remotely real. I mean how real is character that lives in a clock tower. In conclusion if a film can't distract it's audience eyes from it's own flaws thenthere is no reason for it to be watched.… Expand

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