- Network: PBS
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 14, 2019
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings
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Positive: 22 out of 33
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Mixed: 5 out of 33
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Negative: 6 out of 33
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Les Miserables (2019)Your Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings
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Jun 2, 2019I hate musicals so I've avoided this like the plague, even though I'm aware it's a Victor Hugo novel. I enjoyed the Liam Neeson movie, and I'm a fan of Dominic West, so i gave it a shot. Best adaptation this far. And McNulty imbues his Valjean with a wealth of humanity. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
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Apr 15, 2019Great classic, excellent story, superb acting,emotional ending, what else do you need? Highly recommended.
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Despite having more time to tell the story, the expanded iteration doesn't always allow for ample character development. Still stunning cinematography and powerful performances will have you asking for "one episode more" by the end of each. [17/24 May 2019, p.91]
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The PBS version of “Les Misérables” needs no melodies to sell it, because the sorrow and the harsh lawful judgment demonstrated throughout the story, as well as the grace radiating through its performances — with Dominic West as Valjean, Lily Collins’ Fantine and David Oyelowo’s Javert — are its songs.
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Where this impeccably produced edition of PBS' "Masterpiece" truly excels, though, is in the intricate backstories for the other players. That begins with the tragic Fantine (Lily Collins); her daughter Cosette (Ellie Bamber as a teenager), who becomes Val Jean's ward; and Marius (Josh O'Connor), the aristocrat who joins the ill-fated uprising, having grown up in privilege with his grandfather (David Bradley) while being kept apart from his veteran father.