Title Hugo Overview Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton mechanical man that doesn't work without a special key which Hugo needs to find to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets with a shopkeeper, George Melies, who works in the train station and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. Tagline One of the most legendary directors of our time takes you on an extraordinary adventure. Genres Adventure, Drama, Family Keywords library, clock, film director, key, toy, boy, love, orphan, robot, automaton, hiding, filmmaking, leg brace, doberman, 3d Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Infinitum Nihil, GK Films Production Countries France, United States of America, United Kingdom Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 126 Release Year 2011
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 186 million USD