Mortal Engines (2018)

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Director:

Christian Rivers

Writers:

Fran Walsh (screenplay by), Philippa Boyens (screenplay by)

Stars:

Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hera Hilmar	...	Hester Shaw
Robert Sheehan	...	Tom Natsworthy
Hugo Weaving	...	Thaddeus Valentine
Jihae	...	Anna Fang (as Jihae Kim)
Ronan Raftery	...	Bevis Pod
Leila George	...	Katherine Valentine
Patrick Malahide	...	Magnus Crome
Stephen Lang	...	Shrike
Colin Salmon	...	Chudleigh Pomeroy
Mark Mitchinson	...	Vambrace
Regé-Jean Page	...	Captain Khora
Menik Gooneratne	...	Sathya
Frankie Adams	...	Yasmina Rashid
Leifur Sigurðarson	...	Nils Lindstrom (as Leifur Sigurdarson)
Kahn West	...	Toa Heke

Storyline

A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.

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Plot Keywords:

steampunk | post apocalypse | capitalism | social commentary | machine | 

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Taglines:

Some scars never heal.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of futuristic violence and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Oddly, Hester Shaw's top are two-layered and its colors are the same as the Colonial uniform undershirts from Battlestar Galactica (2004).

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Goofs

When Hester and Tom are rescued by the old couple in the centipede-like craft, they share a small room. Hester, while lying on her back, shares her sad life story. A tear rolls down her cheek, but, given the horizontal position she's in, this would be impossible. The tear should roll pass the side of her face.

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Quotes

Tom Natsworthy: [Tom and Hester are shown into a room, Tom looks around and sees there is only one bed] You take the bed, I'll take...
Tom Natsworthy: [Tom sees Hester asleep on the bed] ... the floor.

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Crazy Credits

The Universal logo shows the Sixty Minute War occurring across the Earth.

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Connections

References Minions (2015)

User Reviews

While visually entertaining, missing purpose

Movie has nice new idea, acting is good and movie is visually entertaining. What this film is missing is purpose. I do not get the idea of these cities or why they need to attack others. There is not really reason for all this violence. What are they trying to acheive? What is the end result that they need?

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA New Zealand Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mortal Engines

Filming Locations:

Wellington, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,559,850, 16 December 2018

Gross USA:

$15,951,040

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$83,672,673

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Rights Capital (MRC), Scholastic Productions, Silvertongue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1