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Hugo (2011)

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 126 min · Adventure, Drama, Family

78.9 TOPICAL score · #403 of 6,776 films

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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.

Hugo (2011, directed by Martin Scorsese) has a TOPICAL score of 78.9 - ranked 403 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 8 awards from 15 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (7,866 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 63 languages.

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Critics84
Audience75
Awards97
Historical impact90
Lasting engagement88
Cast63
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Asa Butterfield (actor #1,095), Ben Kingsley (actor #70), Chloë Grace Moretz (actor #1,058), Sacha Baron Cohen (actor #534)

“Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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