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Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Mary Kay Place |
Director |
Gil Kenan |
Screenplay | Caroline Thompson, from the book by Jeanne Duprau |
Music | Andrew Lockington |
Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
Editing | Adam P. Scott, Zach Staenberg |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Playtone, Walden Media |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Fantasy, horror, adventure |
Language | Mild |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strongish menace |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | A curious genre piece involving adventure, fantasy and some horror menace. Parental guidance and supervision strongly recommended for sensitive children. |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Calitz | 10 | |
Cape Times Michael Sragow | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert City of Ember would probably entertain younger viewers, if they haven't already been hopelessly corrupted by high-powered sci-fi on TV and video. It's innocent and sometimes kind of charming. | 13 | |
eye Weekly Kieran Grant Even while Lina and Doon’s quest drums up a faint inner cheer, the sense that director Gil Kenan can’t find a satisfying way to complete the tale doesn’t do much to mitigate the blatant metaphor for ecological doom. | 5 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli City of Ember has almost anything one could want from a science fiction-based family adventure film: likeable characters, an imaginative setting, and a fast pace. | 15 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs While most of us aren't looking for an exciting and adventurous solution and conclusion to our current chaotic state and instead would appreciate a calm and measured approach, that's the antithesis of what we're looking for in a film. Unfortunately, there's little excitement or overall entertainment value to be found in City of Ember. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 27 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 112 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer City of Ember is visually arresting, and boasts a superb cast, but is sadly lacking in both action and adventure. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 1739 Netizens Fading Ember | 14 | |
Average .. 54% | 11 |