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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.
Theatrical
Oct 7, 2008
Box Office
$17.9M
Budget
$55.0M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 20, 2009
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Playtone, Walden Media
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Cast
Full credits →S
Saoirse Ronan
Lina Mayfleet
H
Harry Treadaway
Doon Harrow
Bill Murray
Mayor Cole
D
David Ryall
Chief Builder
T
Tim Robbins
Loris Harrow
M
Mackenzie Crook
Looper
M
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Clary
M
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Murdo
T
Toby Jones
Barton Snode
L
Lucinda Dryzek
Lizzie Bisco
M
Martin Landau
Sul
I
Ian McElhinney
Builder
B
B.J. Hogg
Mayor's Guard
M
Matt Jessup
Joss
L
Lara McIvor
Roner
C
Conor MacNeill
Student #3
L
Lorraine Hilton
Miss Thorn
L
Liz Smith
Granny
M
Mark Mulholland
Portrait Painter
H
Heathcote Williams
Sadge Merrall
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See all →Escape as the Sole Solution
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Escape Is The Only Option
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The Darkness Descends
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Lights out
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