City of Ember

Plot

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.

About City of Ember

City of Ember is a 2008 American science fiction film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Caroline Thompson, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Mary Kay Place, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, and Tim Robbins. Set after a global catastrophe in an underground city named Ember, the story follows a boy and a girl who, in response to the city's generator beginning to fail, investigate a trail of clues that will lead them to a solution. City of Ember was theatrically released in the United States 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.

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