City of Ember

release date:October 10, 2008
Tuesday January 20, 2009 (dvd)
genre:Family
running time:95 min.
director:Gil Kenan
studio:Fox Walden
producer(s):Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks
screenplay:Caroline Thompson
cast:Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Toby Jones, Saoirse Ronan, Martin Landau, Mackenzie Crook, Mary Kay Place, Harry Treadaway
Current Tribute rating: Current rating: 3.81    Rate Movie     User Reviews

City of Ember Movie Synopsis

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights -- underground. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

Now, in a race against time, the citizens must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and escape before the lights go out forever.

Based on the novel by Jeanne Duprau.

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  Very suprising movie, great story and very fun to watch.

I had high expectations going in but after watching it i can only say its an absolutely ridiculous movie.

If I could give this movie less than 1 star, I would. The "river" looked like it was designed only to become a thrill ride at disneyland. Bill Murrey must have been hard up to play in this horrid "adaptation" of a pretty fine book. Read the book, skip the movie.