flickfeel score

63📈 rising arc

good. not unmissable

12 people rated the whole arc

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City of Ember

Escape is the only option

20081h 35mcritics 6.4/10· crowd cooled on it

AdventureFamilyFantasy

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

starring Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, David Ryall

real score probably lands between 59 and 67

community sample — seeded taste profiles, not verified

the flickfeel consensus

the climax carries it. the opening holds it back — a solid 63, your mileage depends on the opening.

climax 76 · opening 48 — a 28-point swing · 17% never touched their phone · 48% would rewatch · from 12 raters

vibes: euphoric, kinetic, warm

⚡ the vibe arc

Community energy by act
act	energy (0-100)
open	48
rising	59
middle	68
finish	76

the community's energy across the 4 acts

where does it land?

Where City of Ember lands on energy and payoff
measure	score (0-100)
energy	56
payoff	65

sleeper hit

slow start, sticks the landing

energy 56 · payoff 65

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Avg Energy

🔄

48%

Rewatch %

📱

25%

Phone Risk

🤝

Mixed

Agreement

how the crowd scored it

Distribution of ratings by score band
score band	raters
<50	2
50s	1
60s	6
70s	3
80s	0
90+	0

12 ratings

🏷️ community feel tags

Euphoric5Kinetic3Warm3Visual feast2Light2Comfort food1

💬 what people said

these takes are from seeded taste personas — modelled, not real people, and labelled 🧪. why they exist

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cine21devotee🧪 seeded persona

8d ago

perfectly ok background watch

🫶

creature19bandit🧪 seeded persona

20d ago

good time, would recommend. proper escapism

🌸

arthouse79pilot🧪 seeded persona

37d ago

way better than i expected. keeps escalating and never drops

📖

matinee73witch🧪 seeded persona

60d ago

straight to the skip pile 💀

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velvet22witch🧪 seeded persona

70d ago

i checked the runtime more than once. builds beautifully the whole way

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rewind19goblin🧪 seeded persona

72d ago

it's alright, nothing special. builds beautifully the whole way

⛩️

glitter74truther🧪 seeded persona

91d ago

mid but in a watchable way. builds beautifully the whole way. comfort viewing done right

🧭

subtitle10gremlin🧪 seeded persona

93d ago

hard to stay with it. keeps escalating and never drops

🌀

ghost93prophet🧪 seeded persona

97d ago

mid but in a watchable way

💥

vibe91royalty🧪 seeded persona

124d ago

good time, would recommend. keeps escalating and never drops. proper escapism

City of Ember

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