City of Ember (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. Director: Gil Kenan Writers: Caroline Thompson (screenplay), Jeanne Duprau (book) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Toby Jones, Bill Murray

• Year2008
• RatedPG
• Released10 Oct 2008
• Runtime90 min
• PlotWhen mankind is about to come to an end, a group of scientists decide to create and populate a city deep underground. The City of Ember is to last for two hundred years, after which its inhabitants are to retrieve from a strong box instructions to return to the surface. Over time, however, the message is lost and life in Ember is rapidly deteriorating. Their power supply is failing and food is being rationed. It
• Awards6 nominations
• GenreAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Drama,
• DirectorGil Kenan,
• WriterCaroline Thompson (screenplay), Jeanne Duprau (book), Caroline Thompson, Jeanne Duprau,
• ActorsDavid Ryall, Ian McElhinney, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, B.J. Hogg, Toby Jones, Lucinda Dryzek, Matt Jessup, Lara McIvor, Myles Thompson, Eoin McAndrew, Rachel Morton, Conor MacNeill, Lorraine Hilton, Saoirse Ronan, Liam Burke, Mary Kay Place, Liz Smith, Amy Quinn, Catherine Quinn, Simon Kunz, Martin Landau, Frankie McCafferty, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Heathcote Williams, Mackenzie Crook, Maureen Dow, Becky Stark, Brid Ni Chionaola, Mark Mulholland, Valerie O'Connor, Ann Queensberry, Laura Webster, Judy Donovan, Christopher L. Parson, Drew Thompson,
• CountryUnited States,