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City of Ember

City of Ember

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 7, 2008

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

User Score

63%

Original Title

City of Ember

Production Companies

Playtone, Walden Media

Director

Gil Kenan

Budget

$55,000,000

Revenue

$17,869,048

Description

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.