City of EmberOverview and Synopsis

City of Ember
Opened October 10, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 35 min.
PG
mild peril and some thematic elements
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 Read More
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Mary Kay Place
Director: Gil Kenan
Genres: Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Children's/Family

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"a grim fantasy about a cloistered subterranean metropolis that wants to be both a kids' adventure and a dystopian finger-wag." Los Angeles Times
- Robert Abele
"...at its best when sticking to a classic sci-fi-fantasy format. But when it tries to be a generic thrill ride, it loses its originality and peculiar charm." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"...would have functioned better as a five-minute theme-park ride than as a 94-minute family film." Variety
- Justin Chang