---
title: 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harald Zwart'
released: '2013-08-12'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538403/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

2013 · 124 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is a 2013 urban fantasy film based on the first book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. It was directed by Harald Zwart, with a script written by Jessica Postigo. The film stars Lily Collins as Clary Fray, a teenager from New York City who meets a group of Nephilim known as the Shadowhunters while also discovering her own heritage and her family history. The cast also includes Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand, Aidan Turner, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, CCH Pounder, Jared Harris, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harald Zwart](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-zwart)
- **Screenplay:** [Jessica Postigo Paquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-postigo-paquette)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Atli Örvarsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/atli-orvarsson)
- **Producer:** [Don Carmody](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-carmody)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geir Hartly Andreassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geir-hartly-andreassen)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Rhys Meyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-rhys-meyers)
- [Godfrey Gao](https://cinepixo.com/people/godfrey-gao)
- [Aidan Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/aidan-turner)
- [Jared Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-harris)
- [Elyas M'Barek](https://cinepixo.com/people/elyas-m-barek)
- [Kevin Zegers](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-zegers)
- [Robert Maillet](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-maillet)
- [Lena Headey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-headey)
- [Lily Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-collins) as Clary Fray
- [Jamie Campbell Bower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-campbell-bower) as Jace Herondale
- [Robert Sheehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-sheehan)
- [Kevin Durand](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-durand)
- [Jemima West](https://cinepixo.com/people/jemima-west)

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