From the Director of Monster House comes a heart-thumping, edge-of-your-seat family adventure based on the best-selling novel by Jeanne Duprau.
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the Citys massive power generator begins to fail, the street lamps start to fade along with the hopes and dreams of the townspeople. Now its up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient Builders and find a way out of Ember before their world is plunged into darkness forever!