Les Misérables fingerprintHigh energy, big heart, no humor.
Spectacular and violent
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
History, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score and cinematography
Spectacular and violent
Les Misérables is spectacular and violent.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, society, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout score and cinematography
Look and sound: the score and cinematography stand out.
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Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.
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Les Misérables is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 38 min
Les Misérables runs 2 h 38 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Les Misérables higher (76) than critics (67). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $61 million to make and earned $443 million worldwide, 7.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+83GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Les Misérables in 97 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 115 storytelling tropes for Les Misérables, including Love Redeems, Truer to the Text, Sickening "Crunch!".
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