A man's flight from justice unfolds across a gritty, earnest, and epic 19th-century France.
Melancholy. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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