5.6 Score

2008 • 1h 30min • PG • Adventure, Fantasy, Family

City of Ember

"Escape is the only option"

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

IMDb 6.4

RT 54%

MC 58

Director

Gil Kenan

Writers

Caroline Thompson

Jeanne Duprau

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Saoirse Ronan

Lina Mayfleet

Harry Treadaway

Doon Harrow

Bill Murray

Mayor Cole

David Ryall

Chief Builder

Tim Robbins

Loris Harrow

Mackenzie Crook

Looper

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Clary

Mary Kay Place

Mrs. Murdo

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