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

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hera Hilmar	...	Hester Shaw
Robert Sheehan	...	Tom Natsworthy
Hugo Weaving	...	Thaddeus Valentine
Jihae	...	Anna Fang
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 Sigurdarson	...	Nils Lindstrom
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:

machine | based on young adult novel | epic | post apocalypse | steampunk | 

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

New Zealand USA

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)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shipped to cinemas under the pseudonym, "Squeeky Wheels"

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Quotes

Chudleigh Pomeroy: Sixty minutes is all it took to bring humanity to the very brink of extinction. Mankind mobilized, a new age arose. The Age of the Great Predator Cities. Survival of the Fastest.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Featured in Midnight Screenings: Mortal Engines (2018)

User Reviews

Visually Stunning, lacking everywhere else.

The movie starts with a great sequence introducing us to the post apocalyptic-steampunk world, and how it works. But from their on the movie is predictable and rushed, with story lines that you have seen elsewhere and executed better elsewhere. It's predictablility wouldn't hurt if the story and most of its characters were compelling enough to allow the audience to be invested and care. As the third act of the movie began I quickly tried to rummage through the entire movie trying to justify watching the movie and I was left with only a few reasons. One of them was the world created.

Standout character: Shrike, solid arc and amazing design. (You have seen this character in the trailer).