City of Ember (2008)
- Directed by
- Gil Kenan
- Genre
- fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film, children's film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 1,917 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl and her friend live in an underground city whose generator is failing. They search for a way out before the lights go out forever.
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What happens
City of Ember is a 2008 American science fantasy film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Mary Kay Place, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, and Tim Robbins. City of Ember was theatrically released on October 10, 2008, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $17.9 million against a budget of $55 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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