It's a bold and sometimes messy movie probably worth a watch, but perhaps not quite deserving of a 7.5/10 on IMDb.In 1815 France, convict Jean Valjean ( Hugh Jackman) is released on parole by prison guard Javert ( Russell Crowe) after serving a 19-year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread as well as repeated escape attempts. There are powerful sequences, some good songs, and some great performances, but you might have your patience tested by some of the film's more divisive, unusual aspects. All the while, it's also shot very unusually, with plenty of shaky camerawork and odd angles, often in a distracting way. Some of the music sounds great, and some of it doesn't, given not all the cast members were necessarily selected for their singing ability. There are parts that work well, and parts that really don't. RELATED: The Weirdest Movie Musicals Ever Made What that boils down to is that it tells the same story, regarding Jean Valjean's quest for redemption whilst being pursued by the ruthless Javert, only all the characters sing instead of talking. This list contains spoilers for Les Misérables.Ģ012's Les Misérables stands as the most recent feature film adaptation of the story, and also stands out because it's an adaptation of the stage musical, rather than the novel.
This is not a list of every successful Les Misérables adaptation, but rather 10 notable ones, ranked from lowest to highest, based on their IMDb score. Also potentially surprising: despite the popularity of the stage musical (itself an adaptation of the original novel), the vast majority of Les Misérables films adapt the novel and don't feature consistently sung dialogue. It speaks to the sheer volume of Les Misérables movie adaptations that there are 10 that can be listed and compared. RELATED: 'Les Misérables' Review: A Gorgeous, Haunting, Blessedly Non-Musical Adaptation on PBS There are quite simply too many adaptations to count, with some existing as early as the 1910s (though these are generally lost films now, due to their age.) Victor Hugo's epic novel about the law, crime, social inequality, and revolution is a timeless one, and certainly one that filmmakers continually return to again and again. It might surprise you to learn just how many Les Misérables films there are.
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