EP. 14 - HUGO (2011)

We watched this movie so you don't have to spend two hours wondering why nobody noticed a child living inside a giant clock. Join us as we discuss "Hugo".

Recorded: 5.28.2026

- Flick Details -

Release Date: November 23, 2011

Run Time: 2 Hr 6 Min

Director: Martin Scorsese

Cast: Asa Butterfield (Hugo), Chloe Grace Moretz (Isabelle), Ben Kingsley (Georges)

Budget: $150M

Box Office: 11M opening weekend US & Canada, 185M worldwide

Tagline: “One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure”

Watch On: Hulu/Paramount Plus

IMDb - 7.5/10 (349K)

Letterboxd - 3.5/5 

Rotten Tomatoes - 93% critic / 78% audience

Metacritic - 83 critic / 7.5 audience

Critic Consensus (RT) - “Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.”

Movies around the same time: Drive, Moneyball, The Tree of Life

- Our Ratings -

Dylan: 3.3

Jesse: 2.2

Dawson: 2.6

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