Les Misérables (2012)

Les Misérables (2012)
After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is freed by Javert (Russell Crowe), the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Javert vows to bring Valjean back to prison. Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette after her mother's (Anne Hathaway) death, but Javert's relentless pursuit means that peace will be a long time coming.
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Release Date: December 25th, 2012

DVD Release Date: March 22nd, 2013

PG-13 |2 hr 38 min

Plot Summary

After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is freed by Javert (Russell Crowe), the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Javert vows to bring Valjean back to prison. Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette after her mother's (Anne Hathaway) death, but Javert's relentless pursuit means that peace will be a long time coming.

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks

Director: Tom Hooper

Genres: Musical , Historical drama

Production Co: Working Title Films, Cameron Mackintosh

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Prison , France , Love interest , Underdog , Touching , Pursuit , Spirited , Love

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Ratings & Reviews

90
Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal
This "Les Mis" does make you feel, intensely and sometimes thrillingly, by honoring the emotional core of its source material. show more
50
Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter
As the enduring success of this property has shown, there are large, emotionally susceptible segments of the population ready to swallow this sort of thing, but that doesn't mean it's good. show more
75
Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer
If you love Les Mis the stage musical, my guess is you will love what Hooper and his bustling company have done. But when you hear "Master of the House" and you think of the Seinfeld episode with Elaine's gruff dad belting the tune before you think of those shifty innkeepers the Thénardiers, then you may want to steer clear of this grand endeavor. show more