---
title: 'City of Ember (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gil Kenan'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-ember-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970411/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of Ember (2008)

2008 · PG · 95 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family · United States


## Synopsis

City of Ember is a 2008 American science fantasy film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Mary Kay Place, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, and Tim Robbins.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gil Kenan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gil-kenan)
- **Screenplay:** [Caroline Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-thompson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrew Lockington](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lockington)
- **Producer:** [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks), [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Xavier Grobet](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-grobet)

## Cast

- [Martin Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-landau)
- [Mackenzie Crook](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackenzie-crook)
- [Heathcote Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/heathcote-williams)
- [David Ryall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ryall)
- [Lucinda Dryzek](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucinda-dryzek)
- [Liz Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/liz-smith)
- [Tim Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-robbins)
- [Saoirse Ronan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saoirse-ronan)
- [Harry Treadaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-treadaway)
- [Bill Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-murray)
- [Conor MacNeill](https://cinepixo.com/people/conor-macneill)
- [Mary Kay Place](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-place)
- [Toby Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-jones)
- [Marianne Jean-Baptiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-jean-baptiste)
- [Ian McElhinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcelhinney)

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Official site: http://www.cityofember.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-ember-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1094125); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.