Mortal Engines

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Mortal Engines

PG-13

2018

2h 8m

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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Hundreds of years after a cataclysmic event destroyed civilization, mysterious young Hester Shaw emerges as the only one who can stop the city of London -- now a giant predator on wheels -- from devouring everything in its path.

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Critics Consensus

Mortal Engines has no shortage of eye-catching special effects, but lacks enough high-octane narrative fuel to give this futuristic fantasy sufficient cinematic combustion.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/12/2019

It's got an interesting look, but it's a bloated story.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

12/24/2018

2.5/5

They want to give you a steampunk-on-steroids Metropocalypse Now! And they're willing to use the spare parts of dozens of other movies to make it happen.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

12/21/2018

C-

This should've been amazing. Even the ending owes itself to another film...it feels like a bunch of movies we've seen before, that are better than this.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

2/5

Its concept is too daft to take seriously, and the action and narrative isn’t exciting enough to be a decent shut-your-brain-off experience.

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Nyle Coleman

InSession Film

05/09/2024

D+

As much as I wanted to enjoy Mortal Engines, it did very little to move me and keep me captivated.

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

06/16/2021

It's actually a little bit more soulful than it lets on.

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Will G

@Kingofthepixies 20h

Reminds me of 'the crimson permanent assurance' sketch by monty python. This was a comedy? Wasn't it? Wasn't it??

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Michael G

@Genz90skid 5d

It was a really good movie and I really enjoyed the small references to other films.

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Jacob H

@FIrewizard Nov 13

Very fun movie to watch. I really enjoyed the action sequences

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Kandy A

Oct 18

I liked it very much. A dystopian story that was very entertaining.

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Liame N

Sep 1

Critics have no sense. They wrote a review about this movie when they have no brains to fathum its emmense story telling. This movie is like no other. Great steampunk movie to watch. Good acting. RT critics need to get a real job.

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Jesus B

Aug 12

It's a postapocalyptic world and, in my opinion, a much better movie than that MadMax crap people always hype. I liked the premise of cities built to move around and the way they gathered resources. I also liked the fact there were no Hollywood kisses in here like it is now so usual in movies, and that Shrike character among other aspects I won't delve into as to not write anything that'd be considered a spoiler. That said, this movie could have easily been delivered as two separate movies or even been extended to a trilogy and would have been great. However, due to it being done in a single film, the movie feels rushed and nonsensycal at times, but still a good experience. Can't say I regret watching and would totally recommend it for people who like postapocalyptic stories.

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Mortal Engines: Official Clip - Eating a City

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Mortal Engines: Official Clip - Destroying London's Engines

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Mortal Engines: Official Clip - Escape from the City

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Synopsis

Hundreds of years after a cataclysmic event destroyed civilization, mysterious young Hester Shaw emerges as the only one who can stop the city of London -- now a giant predator on wheels -- from devouring everything in its path.

Director: Christian Rivers
Producer: Zane Weiner, Amanda Walker, Deborah A. Forte, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
Screenwriter: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: WingNut Films
Rating: PG-13 (Futuristic Violence and Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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