Mortal Engines

20182018
PG-13PG-13
2h 8min

Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)

A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw joins forces with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head, and Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, to lead a rebellion against a giant predator city on wheels.

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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
- Christian Rivers
Writers
- Fran Walsh(screenplay by)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay by)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations

Robert Sheehan and Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)

Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)

Stephen Wright, Florence McFarlane, Carter Nixon, Jihae, and Joel Hardwick in Mortal Engines (2018)

Mortal Engines (2018)

Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, and Leifur Sigurðarson in Mortal Engines (2018)

Hugo Weaving in Mortal Engines (2018)

Hera Hilmar and Jihae in Mortal Engines (2018)

Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)

Regé-Jean Page at an event for Mortal Engines (2018)

Jihae at an event for Mortal Engines (2018)

Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Christian Rivers, Robert Sheehan, Hera Hilmar, and Leila George at an event for Mortal Engines (2018)

Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis at an event for Mortal Engines (2018)

Director
- Christian Rivers
Writers
- Fran Walsh(screenplay by)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay by)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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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.

post apocalypse steampunk dystopia capitalism social commentary 401 more

Taglines
- Some scars never heal.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sequences of futuristic violence and action
Parents guide

Trivia
The 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.

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.

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

Connections
Featured in Midnight Screenings: Mortal Engines (2018)

Top review

6/10

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?

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teovirtanen
Aug 25, 2020

Is this movie at all related to Mortal Instruments: City of Bones? I only ask cause the bad guy has the same name: "Valentine" and the title has "Mortal" in it.

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

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Runtime
- 2h 8min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Atmos
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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