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AdventureFamilyFantasy

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.

Release Date : 2008-10-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PlaytoneWalden Media

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Saoirse Ronan

Character Name : Lina Mayfleet

Original Name : Saoirse Ronan

Gender : Female

Harry Treadaway

Character Name : Doon Harrow

Original Name : Harry Treadaway

Gender : Male

Bill Murray

Character Name : Mayor Cole

Original Name : Bill Murray

Gender : Male

David Ryall

Character Name : Chief Builder

Original Name : David Ryall

Gender : Male

Tim Robbins

Character Name : Loris Harrow

Original Name : Tim Robbins

Gender : Male

Mackenzie Crook

Character Name : Looper

Original Name : Mackenzie Crook

Gender : Male

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Character Name : Clary

Original Name : Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Gender : Female

Mary Kay Place

Character Name : Mrs. Murdo

Original Name : Mary Kay Place

Gender : Female

Toby Jones

Character Name : Barton Snode

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Lucinda Dryzek

Character Name : Lizzie Bisco

Original Name : Lucinda Dryzek

Gender : Female

Martin Landau

Character Name : Sul

Original Name : Martin Landau

Gender : Male

Ian McElhinney

Character Name : Builder

Original Name : Ian McElhinney

Gender : Male

B.J. Hogg

Character Name : Mayor's Guard

Original Name : B.J. Hogg

Gender : Male

Matt Jessup

Character Name : Joss

Original Name : Matt Jessup

Gender : Male

Lara McIvor

Character Name : Roner

Original Name : Lara McIvor

Gender : Male

Myles Thompson

Character Name : Smat

Original Name : Myles Thompson

Gender : Male

Rachel Morton

Character Name : Student #2

Original Name : Rachel Morton

Gender : Male

Conor MacNeill

Character Name : Student #3

Original Name : Conor MacNeill

Gender : Male

Lorraine Hilton

Character Name : Miss Thorn

Original Name : Lorraine Hilton

Gender : Female

Eoin McAndrew

Character Name : Student #1

Original Name : Eoin McAndrew

Gender : Male

Liz Smith

Character Name : Granny

Original Name : Liz Smith

Gender : Female

Mark Mulholland

Character Name : Portrait Painter

Original Name : Mark Mulholland

Gender : Male

Heathcote Williams

Character Name : Sadge Merrall

Original Name : Heathcote Williams

Gender : Male

Liam Burke

Character Name : Mr. Boaz

Original Name : Liam Burke

Gender : Male

Maureen Dow

Character Name : Mrs. Sample

Original Name : Maureen Dow

Gender : Male

Simon Kunz

Character Name : Captain Fleery

Original Name : Simon Kunz

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-02-20

With the future of the planet in grave danger, some far-sighted builders decide that it’s best for humanity to build a subterranean city into which they can retreat. It’s got to be something self-sustaining as they are going to be down there for a couple of centuries. They do provide exit instructions, but over time they get lost and so nobody knows that maybe it’s time to resurface. Now, though, the engineering is starting to give up the ghost and that means power and food are becoming rationed. The mayor (Bill Murray) is hopelessly out of his depth/obsessed with his own position and the chief electrician “Sul” (Martin Landau) is running out of ideas so it falls to the unlikely pairing of youngsters “Lina” (Saoirse Ronan) and “Doon” (Harry Treadaway) to rekindle the population’s appetite to get some fresh air. Luckily, she has a box left to her by her grandmother and as their jobs involve them clambering around the city’s gubbins, they can begin to explore in earnest. This isn’t something they can advertise - the mayor and his thugs will not brook any disenchantment in their city, even if the lights are all about to go out. Now having to fight a rearguard action too, can they discover a way out - and even if they do, is there anything left? I liked the creative style of this film and the fantasy is well explored and unravelled by the engaging partnership of Treadaway and Ronan amidst a city of colourful visual effects. Murray hams up nicely and there’s just the hint of menace from the Dickensianly monikered “Barton Snode” (Toby Jones) to keep the adventure moving along quickly for a ninety minutes of passages, pipe works and grand scale machinery. If you’re looking for complex psychology here then don’t bother, it’s all simply presented family fayre with a cast that look like they are enjoying telling us a story that looks great and vibrates when it’s meant to.