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City of Ember

2008 · Movie · 95 min· Updated May 2026
⭐6.3
🤢53%
58
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🌐English
Budget:$55MRated:PG

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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 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.

City of Ember is a film that explores themes of underground world, dystopia, mayor. It also touches on post-apocalyptic future and puzzle and steampunk.

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Director

Gil Kenan

Cast

Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, David Ryall, Tim Robbins, Mackenzie Crook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Lucinda Dryzek

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City of Ember poster

City of Ember

2008•⭐ 6.3•95 min•Updated May 2026
🌐English
Budget:$55MRated:PG
⭐

IMDb

6.3/10

🤢

RT Critics

53%

58

Metacritic

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.

City of Ember is a film that explores themes of underground world, dystopia, mayor. It also touches on post-apocalyptic future and puzzle and steampunk.

Director

Gil Kenan

Cast

Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, David Ryall, Tim Robbins, Mackenzie Crook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Lucinda Dryzek

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What Critics Say

This film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 53% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's...

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This film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 53% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10. The site's...

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