Les Misérables

2012 · 2h38 · Film

Directed by Tom Hooper

Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Daniel Huttlestone

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Victor Hugo, William Nicholson, Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil

Music

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Cinematography

Danny Cohen

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Daniel Huttlestone, Fra Fee, Hugh Skinner

Updated July 22, 2026

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