City of Ember
PGUnited States rating20081h 35mAdventure, Family, Fantasy
Two teenagers live in a massive underground city where the lights and resources are starting to fail. They discover a mysterious box and must work together to find a way out before the city runs out of power. It is a high-stakes adventure about bravery and solving puzzles.
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PG US
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Two teenagers live in a massive underground city where the lights and resources are starting to fail. They discover a mysterious box and must work together to find a way out before the city runs out of power. It is a high-stakes adventure about bravery and solving puzzles.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Strong
- Violence
- Mild
- Language
- None
- Rude humour
- None
- Sad themes
- Some
- Pace
- Moderate
- The film follows a standard adventure structure with steady pacing and moments of quiet exploration between scenes of action. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryThe characters encounter a gigantic star-nosed mole in the tunnels.
- Approx.SomeThe city experiences blackouts and the threat of the lights failing forever.
Talk about it after
- 1How did Doon and Lina show courage when they had to make a difficult choice?
- 2Why was it important for the two friends to work together to solve the mystery of the box?
- 3How did the characters feel about the unknown world outside of their city?
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