City of Ember
Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasydramafresh & originalimaginarylinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
"Escape is the only option"
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh fantasy film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 1,369 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Playtone
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
