City of Ember
2008 film by Gil Kenan
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City of Ember is a film that spans multiple genres, combining elements of a fantasy film[1][2][3][4][5][6], adventure film[1][2][3][4][5][6], and children's film[1][2][3][4][5][6]. It also operates within darker speculative categories, specifically as a post-apocalyptic film[1][2][3][4][5][6], science fiction film[1][2][3][4][5][6], and dystopian film[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Key Facts
- Director: Gil Kenan[3]
- Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson[4]
- Composer: Andrew Lockington[5]
- Genre: fantasy film[6], adventure film[7], children's film[8], post-apocalyptic film[9], science fiction film[10], dystopian film[11]
- Based on: The City of Ember[12]
- Cast member: Saoirse Ronan[13], Harry Treadaway[14], Bill Murray[15], Mackenzie Crook[16], Tim Robbins[17], Mary Kay Place[18], Marianne Jean-Baptiste[19], Liz Smith[20], Martin Landau[21], Toby Jones[22], Ian McElhinney[23], Lucinda Dryzek[24], Conor MacNeill[25], Heathcote Williams[26]
- Producer: Tom Hanks[27], Gary Goetzman[28]
- Production company: Walden Media[29], Playtone[30], 20th Century Studios[31]
- Director of photography: Xavier Grobet[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 5.7/10[35], 53%[36], 58/100[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 2008[40], October 10, 2008[41]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[42], Netflix[43]
- Official website: http://www.cityofember.com[44]
- Filming location: Northern Ireland[45]
- Title: City of Ember[46]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[47]
- MPA film rating: PG[48]
- After a work by: Jeanne DuPrau[49]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[50]
- Duration: 95 minutes[51]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[52]
Why It Matters
City of Ember has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]