City of Ember

Name: City of Ember
Released: 2008-10-10
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mary Kay Place, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones

City of Ember

PG
1h 36m
2008

53%

age 8+

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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.

Director:

Gil Kenan

Producer:

Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Steven Shareshian

Writer:

Caroline Thompson

Cast:

Saoirse Ronan, Mary Kay Place, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Tim Robbins

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: City of Ember is visually arresting, and boasts a superb cast, but is sadly lacking in both action and adventure.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

It's difficult not to become immersed in the fun of uncovering clues and discovering secrets in a society and landscape with few caps on creativity.

November 28, 2020

FULL REVIEW

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Fans of Duprau's novel and those who've resonated with other Walden family films are likely to find much to like here.

September 5, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

Worth checking out if you can forgive the flaws.

The movie benefits from solid performances from Tim Robbins as Doon's dad and Martin Landau as Doon's elderly boss. The design teams successfully bring the city to life.

Common Sense Media

age 8+

Common Sense Says

Fast-paced fantasy has lots of tense moments.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this fantasy based on the popular middle-grade novel of the same name doesn't have much to worry about in the way of sexual content, language, drinking, or strong violence. But its constant tension and often-dark mood -- it's about a decaying underground city founded to make sure humanity survived the end of the world -- make it too intense for the youngest viewers. The teenage main characters face challenges ranging from corrupt officials to a ravenous giant mole; they navigate these problems with persistence and resourcefulness.