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.
City of Ember has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of City of Ember (2008)
By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Oct 2008
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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 09 Oct 2008
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City of Ember was released in 2008 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 700 reviews, giving City of Ember (2008) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 63% and users giving an average score of 61%.
With a score of 59%, City of Ember is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Death Race, Hancock and The Strangers.
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