City of Ember (2008)

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For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights--underground. Built as a refuge for humanity and powered by a massive generator, this City will only sustain for 200 years. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator fails. Despite growing concern for the future of their beloved City, Ember's students find themselves confronting the... See Full Description

Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.

Distributors: Fox Walden

U.S. Box Office: $3,129,473


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Starring: Bill Murray, Toby Jones, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Produced by: Tom Hanks, John D. Schofield, Gary Goetzman
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Critics Reviews Average Grade: B-

Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"The movie's production design is the real star..." more... B-
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"It's innocent and sometimes kind of charming." more... B-
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"Man, it's hard to make good family movies, even without talking Chihuahuas." more... C
E! Online, Skylaire Alfvegren
"That ol' liberal Hollywood bias is translated into a kiddie flick that's Brazil for tots." more... B

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