Film

Hugo 2011

Directed by Martin Scorsese

  • Adventure, Drama, Family
  • 126 min
  • PG

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

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.

AdventureDramaFamilyparis, francebased on novel or booklibraryclock towerkeyclockmuseummontparnassesteampunkorphanrobotfilmmaking

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