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.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.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
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- Fran Walsh(screenplay by)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay by)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay by)
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- Director
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- Fran Walsh(screenplay by)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay by)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay by)
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- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Leifur Sigurðarson
- Nils Lindstrom
- (as Leifur Sigurdarson)
- Director
- Writers
- Fran Walsh(screenplay by)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay by)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay by)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe original novel mentioned plastic idols of Walt Disney's Mickey and Pluto, "the animal-headed gods of lost America" in the London History Museum. This film, being made by Universal, instead has plastic idols of Despicable Me (2010)'s Minions.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Quotes
Shrike: I can remake you, just as I was remade.
Hester Shaw: You're going to kill me?
Shrike: For a little while.
- Crazy creditsThe Universal logo shows the Sixty Minute War occurring across the Earth.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Midnight Screenings: Mortal Engines (2018)
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Overwhelming and breathtaking film set in a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels
An apocalyptic and thrilling story set in the furthest reaches of our planet with lots of action , chases , enormous machines and violence . There cities move on wheels and consume each other to survive , then two people meet in London and attempt to stop a world conspiracy . They are the following ones : a mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar) , as feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother , Hester teams up with Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan) , a lonely young from London , along with Anna Fang (Jihae) , a valiant outlaw who's wanted dead or alive and with a bounty on her head ; as the noisy city advertisement publicizes : Wanted ! The anti-tractionist Anna Fang , Enemy of London, Capture or Kill , Reward Q50.000 . All of them to confront a predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path . At the same time , they must stop the extremely villainous Valentine (Hugo Weaving) who's planning an unfolding plot to destroy the world . Some scars never heal !.
Based on the estselling book by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines tells the story of a dystopian future , where cities move on wheels across a barren earth . This non-stop action movie in comic-strip style is packed with state-of-art special effects , unbelievable stunts , thrills , chills and noisy scenes . Top-notch movie and well set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a valient group who will have to fight against cruel enemies ; this nail-biting picture packs kinetic action , violent events , adventures and a lot of massive destruction . Spectacular stunt-work with plenty of groundbreaking CGI , moving pursuits , impressive fights and a large number of explosions . Awesome Hera Hilmar stars as a revenger angel , a young, scarred girl named Hester Shaw , who emerges as the only one who can stop a giant destructive city and at one of the chief scenes she embarks on a perilous escape against a vicious murderous . Along the way , she joins forces with a boy named Tom Natsworthy well played by Robert Sheehan , an outcast from London , he is a young of action and a man of few words , and being finely accompanied by a good support cast such as : Jihae as the brave and dangerous Anti-Traction League leader , Ronan Raftery and Leila George . Alongside veterans as Stephen Lang , Colin Salmon , Patrick Malahide and special mention for Hugo Weaving as the main villainous , Thaddeus Valentine.
Rumbling and attractive musical score fitting to action by Junkie XL who also composed ¨Mad Max : Road Fury¨ in similar style . Special and weird futuristic atmosphere , colorfully created by cameraman Simon Raby who reflects splendidly the barren outdoors and post-apocaliptic landscapes . According to this cameraman the cinematography would be as colorful as possible in order to differentiate the film from other post-apocalyptic movies , which typically have bleak de-saturated colors . And grandiloquent , impressive production design, the art direction is as beautiful as posible ; that's why the filmmaker Christian Rivers reasoned that people living in the post-apocalypse would try to find whatever scraps of beauty they could in their meager environment . Being shot in several locations from New Zealand such as : Wellington, and Stone Street Studios, Wellington.
This is Christian Rivers' first full feature movie as a filmmaker. He previously directed a short and a section of an anthology, and was storyboard artist//visual special effects/art department/special effects designer on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films who is also the producer of Mortal Engines ; as well as working in other films : The Lovely Bones , Diagnosis: Death , The Warrior's Way, The Water Horse , King King , Heavenly Creatures , The Frighteners . Mortal Engines (2018) Rating : 6.5/10. Better than average.
Based on the estselling book by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines tells the story of a dystopian future , where cities move on wheels across a barren earth . This non-stop action movie in comic-strip style is packed with state-of-art special effects , unbelievable stunts , thrills , chills and noisy scenes . Top-notch movie and well set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a valient group who will have to fight against cruel enemies ; this nail-biting picture packs kinetic action , violent events , adventures and a lot of massive destruction . Spectacular stunt-work with plenty of groundbreaking CGI , moving pursuits , impressive fights and a large number of explosions . Awesome Hera Hilmar stars as a revenger angel , a young, scarred girl named Hester Shaw , who emerges as the only one who can stop a giant destructive city and at one of the chief scenes she embarks on a perilous escape against a vicious murderous . Along the way , she joins forces with a boy named Tom Natsworthy well played by Robert Sheehan , an outcast from London , he is a young of action and a man of few words , and being finely accompanied by a good support cast such as : Jihae as the brave and dangerous Anti-Traction League leader , Ronan Raftery and Leila George . Alongside veterans as Stephen Lang , Colin Salmon , Patrick Malahide and special mention for Hugo Weaving as the main villainous , Thaddeus Valentine.
Rumbling and attractive musical score fitting to action by Junkie XL who also composed ¨Mad Max : Road Fury¨ in similar style . Special and weird futuristic atmosphere , colorfully created by cameraman Simon Raby who reflects splendidly the barren outdoors and post-apocaliptic landscapes . According to this cameraman the cinematography would be as colorful as possible in order to differentiate the film from other post-apocalyptic movies , which typically have bleak de-saturated colors . And grandiloquent , impressive production design, the art direction is as beautiful as posible ; that's why the filmmaker Christian Rivers reasoned that people living in the post-apocalypse would try to find whatever scraps of beauty they could in their meager environment . Being shot in several locations from New Zealand such as : Wellington, and Stone Street Studios, Wellington.
This is Christian Rivers' first full feature movie as a filmmaker. He previously directed a short and a section of an anthology, and was storyboard artist//visual special effects/art department/special effects designer on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films who is also the producer of Mortal Engines ; as well as working in other films : The Lovely Bones , Diagnosis: Death , The Warrior's Way, The Water Horse , King King , Heavenly Creatures , The Frighteners . Mortal Engines (2018) Rating : 6.5/10. Better than average.
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- Cỗ Máy Tử Thần
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- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,951,040
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,559,850
- Dec 16, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $83,869,818
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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