Hugo

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: John Logan (screenplay); Brian Selznick (book)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen
Language: French
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 2011
Awards: Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Sound Mixing, Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Sound Editing, Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Art Direction, Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Cinematography, 2012 Academy Awards Best Original Score, 2012 Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay, 2012 Academy Awards Best Film Editing, 2012 Academy Awards Best Director, 2012 Academy Awards Best Costume Design, Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects, 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture
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Tagline: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Synopsis: The story concerns a 12-year-old orphan who lives in the walls of a Paris train station in 1930 and a mystery involving the boy, his late father and a robot.

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