City of Ember

City of Ember

90 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Oct. 7, 2008

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

90 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Oct. 7, 2008

City of Ember
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Playtone, Walden Media
Original title City of Ember
Directors Sue Field, Gil Kenan
Writers Jeanne Duprau, Caroline Thompson

Cast

Saoirse Ronan

as Lina Mayfleet

Harry Treadaway

as Doon Harrow

Bill Murray

as Mayor Cole

David Ryall

as Chief Builder

Tim Robbins

as Loris Harrow

Mackenzie Crook

as Looper

Mary Kay Place

as Mrs. Murdo

Toby Jones

as Barton Snode

Lucinda Dryzek

as Lizzie Bisco

Martin Landau

as Sul

Ian McElhinney

as Builder

B.J. Hogg

as Mayor's Guard

Matt Jessup

as Joss

Lara McIvor

as Roner

Myles Thompson

as Smat

Rachel Morton

as Student #2

Conor MacNeill

as Student #3

Lorraine Hilton

as Miss Thorn

Eoin McAndrew

as Student #1

Liz Smith

as Granny

Mark Mulholland

as Portrait Painter

Heathcote Williams

as Sadge Merrall