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Mortal Engines

"Some scars never heal"

2018-11-27 Adventure 2hr 8m

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

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Storyline

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

  • Released
    2018-11-27
  • Revenue
    $83,869,818
  • Budget
    $100,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 8m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.1
  • Production
    Scholastic Productions, Silvertongue Films, Universal Pictures, WingNut Films, MRC

Crew

Christian Rivers
Director
Peter Jackson
Screenplay
Fran Walsh
Producer
Keywords:
based on novel or book dystopia post-apocalyptic future revenge wasteland steampunk futuristic vehicle based on young adult novel

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Cast

Hera Hilmar

Hera Hilmar
Hester Shaw
Robert Sheehan

Robert Sheehan
Tom Natsworthy
Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving
Thaddeus Valentine
Jihae

Jihae
Anna Fang
Ronan Raftery

Ronan Raftery
Bevis Pod
Leila George

Leila George
Katherine Valentine
Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide
Magnus Crome
Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang
Shrike
Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon
Chudleigh Pomeroy
Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson
Vambrace
Regé-Jean Page

Regé-Jean Page
Captain Khora
Menik Gooneratne

Menik Gooneratne
Sathya
Frankie Adams

Frankie Adams
Yasmina Rashid
Leifur Sigurdarson

Leifur Sigurdarson
Nils Lindstrom
Kahn West

Kahn West
Toa Heke
Andrew Lees

Andrew Lees
Herbert Melliphant
Sophie Cox

Sophie Cox
Clytie Potts
Kee Chan

Kee Chan
Governor Kwan
Sarah Peirse

Sarah Peirse
Dr. Twix
Mark Hadlow

Mark Hadlow
Stigwood
Caren Pistorius

Caren Pistorius
Pandora Shaw
Poppy Macleod

Poppy Macleod
Young Hester
Joel Tobeck

Joel Tobeck
Bürgermeister
Terry Norris

Terry Norris
Professor Arkengarth
Calum Gittins

Calum Gittins
Chief Navigator
Megan Edwards

Megan Edwards
Mrs. Wreyland
Peter Rowley

Peter Rowley
Mr. Wreyland
Aaron Jackson

Aaron Jackson
Gench
Stephen Ure

Stephen Ure
Pewsey
Nathaniel Lees

Nathaniel Lees
Pierrepoint
Paul Yates

Paul Yates
Dietrich
Nick Blake

Nick Blake
Waving Aviator
Beatrice Joblin

Beatrice Joblin
Young Mother
Thomas Lahood

Thomas Lahood
Lookout
Simbarashe Matshe

Simbarashe Matshe
Water Hawker
Lee Tuson

Lee Tuson
Salzhakener
Jason Whyte

Jason Whyte
Food Hawker
Michael Homick

Michael Homick
De Groot
Royden Davys

Royden Davys
Salvage Man #1
Richard Mills

Richard Mills
Salvage Man #2
Shane Rangi

Shane Rangi
Burly Salvageman
Yoson An

Yoson An
Major Chen
Nicholas Quirke

Nicholas Quirke
Himself
Lynda Lester

Lynda Lester
Medusa (voice)
Rick Baker

Rick Baker
Tube Tannoy (voice)
Katie Jackson

Katie Jackson
Londoner with Book
Billy Jackson

Billy Jackson
Londoner with Headphones
Carter Nixon

Carter Nixon
Scav Trader Carter
Philip Reeve

Philip Reeve
Shan Guo Man
Sam Reeve

Sam Reeve
Shan Guo Teenager
Nicholas Quirke

Nicholas Quirke
Nicholas Quirke
Martin Kwok

Martin Kwok
Shan Guo Control
Seth F. Miller

Seth F. Miller
Airhaven Control
Rodney Cook

Rodney Cook
Scuttlebug Thug (uncredited)
Stephen Grey

Stephen Grey
Salzhaken Refugee (uncredited)
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson
Sooty Pete (uncredited)

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Reviews for Mortal Engines
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A Review by Ruuz 4

Written by Ruuz on 2019-02-03

Shocking nobody, _Mortal Engines_ was not very good. Trying to jam way too much into two hours than is reasonable, it instead delivers on ze... read more

Shocking nobody, _Mortal Engines_ was not very good. Trying to jam way too much into two hours than is reasonable, it instead delivers on zero things. I guess I was **kind of** interested in the character of Shrike, but that was really the whole of my positive experience with _Mortal Engines_. Maybe if this thing had come out about eight years ago in the **height** of the bizarre Steam Punk obsession that gripped the globe (even if it was a weird sort of obsession where everybody called everything they like, and themselves Steam Punk but it really wasn't required to have any relation to actual Steam Punk) then the movie could have at least done well financially, but there's no world wherein this version of _Mortal Engines_ is a consumate film. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

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A Review by TalisBriedis 9

Written by TalisBriedis on 2019-04-11

Good attempt. Different, unique, and the sets are great. Yeah, it has some weak points, and some of the writing/editing could have been be... read more

Good attempt. Different, unique, and the sets are great. Yeah, it has some weak points, and some of the writing/editing could have been better. But this is a refreshing change in the usual sci-fi stuff that has been coming out. Marvel and DC are flooding the market with their super heroes (not all bad, just too much) I detest all these vampire/werewolf/zombie crap (all of it) This is a nice change, and I enjoyed it! I did not know what to expect when I started to watch this, but I was pleasantly surprised. Ignore the negative reviews. Those are probably written by zombies/vampires/werewolves....

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A Review by Dark Jedi 9

Written by Dark Jedi on 2019-04-19

I have to say that I liked this movie a lot. It is kind of fantasy, science fiction (emphasis on fiction here) and steam punk (or perhaps I ... read more

I have to say that I liked this movie a lot. It is kind of fantasy, science fiction (emphasis on fiction here) and steam punk (or perhaps I should say diesel punk) mixed together. The world is a fairly dark post apocalyptic world where moving predator cities prays on each other. The entire concept is really quite ridiculous of course but it makes for some really fantastic and spectacular special effects and I am a sucker for spectacular special effects. In addition the overall story holds together fairly well. That is, in the context of the ludicrous world that is the background of this story in the first place of course. It is quite straightforward without too much annoying social or green preaching that plagues so many movies nowadays. Somewhat predictable but overall a good vehicle for the plentiful action. I also liked most of the characters. Both the bad guy and the good guys had decent charisma with the exception of Tom who was a bit of a naive whiner although he got it together towards the end. There where few flaws. Nothing really major except that, in one scene at the end, the city of London was shown against the wall and it was bloody tiny compared to the wall. The main bad guy’s last resort was to pummel London against the wall and was expected to break it down. Before in the movie London was depicted as really huge. That scene really screwed that and made him delusional. Apart from that, end Tom’s whining and naivety, I really liked this movie. It was the kind of over the top, fantasy/fiction movie with a big budget that you do not see every day. Of course the dickwads, a.ka “critics”) at Rotten Tomatoes and other mainstream media assholes did their best to tell everyone how bad it was. As usual that’s just the stuff that comes out of the south end of a north bound bull.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-26

From the team that brought us everything from Middle Earth comes this great to look at, but highly derivative fantasy adventure that regurgi... read more

From the team that brought us everything from Middle Earth comes this great to look at, but highly derivative fantasy adventure that regurgitates a hybrid of stories and spits them out pretty unremarkably. To be fair, there is charisma between the two leads - both attractive, young, and ballsy - Hera Hilmar ("Hester)' and Robert Sheehan ("Tom") as they try to thwart the maniacal ambitions of "Thaddeus Valentine" (a suitably dramatic, "Elrond" like, Hugo Weaving) who is charged with providing an uninterruptible power source for the marauding mechanical city of London. The visual effects are super, as you might expect, and the score certainly has something of the Howard Shore about it, but the relentlessness of the out of the frying pan into the fire scenarios against impossible odds just recycle themselves once too often and the ending, though impressive to appreciate creatively, has all the jeopardy of night following day. Money has clearly been spent on this, but not on the script nor the plot. It's fine, but nothing more...

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A Review by Gimly

Shocking nobody, _Mortal Engines_ was not very good. Trying to jam way too much into two hours than is reasonable, it instead delivers on zero things. I guess I was **kind of** interested in the character of Shrike, but that was really the ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Ruuz 4

Written by Ruuz on 2019-02-03

Shocking nobody, _Mortal Engines_ was not very good. Trying to jam way too much into two hours than is reasonable, it instead delivers on zero things. I guess I was **kind of** interested in the chara...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by TalisBriedis 9

Written by TalisBriedis on 2019-04-11

Good attempt. Different, unique, and the sets are great. Yeah, it has some weak points, and some of the writing/editing could have been better. But this is a refreshing change in the usual sci-fi ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Dark Jedi 9

Written by Dark Jedi on 2019-04-19

I have to say that I liked this movie a lot. It is kind of fantasy, science fiction (emphasis on fiction here) and steam punk (or perhaps I should say diesel punk) mixed together. The world is a fa...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-26

From the team that brought us everything from Middle Earth comes this great to look at, but highly derivative fantasy adventure that regurgitates a hybrid of stories and spits them out pretty unremark...

read more