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mild peril and some thematic elements
Plot: What's the story about?
When the planet's atmosphere grows too toxic, Earth's citizens move to underground cities. Two teenagers dominate the story, one who longs to be a messenger because the job will allow her to venture above ground, while the other dreams of working underground to repair a generator whose failure will doom the city's power supply.
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Who stars in City of Ember: Cast List
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Garfield's A Tale of Two Kitties
Serena, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Foe, See How They Run
Mystic River, Green Lantern
Who's making City of Ember: Crew List
A look at the City of Ember behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Gil Kenan last directed Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and A Boy Called Christmas.
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Gary GoetzmanTom Hanks
John D. Schofield
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Production: What we know about City of Ember?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
City of Ember Release Date: When was the film released?
City of Ember was a release in 2008 on Friday, October 10, 2008. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including The Express, Happy-Go-Lucky and Quarantine.
City of Ember DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
City of Ember was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 .