
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
There is a world hidden within our own.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.
Cast of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Lily Collins
as Clary Fray

Jamie Campbell Bower
as Jace Wayland

Robert Sheehan
as Simon Lewis

Kevin Zegers
as Alec Lightwood

Jemima West
as Isabelle Lightwood

Lena Headey
as Jocelyn Fray

Aidan Turner
as Luke Garroway

Jared Harris
as Hodge Starkweather

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Valentine

Kevin Durand
as Pangborn

Harry Van Gorkum
as Alaric

Godfrey Gao
as Magnus Bane
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones facts
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $95.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Young adult source material adaptation captures fantasy world-building
- •Demon hunter premise provides action-fantasy adventure framework effectively
- •Angel mythology adds supernatural depth to fantasy universe foundation
What the audience disliked
- •Adaptation simplifies complex character relationships from novels
- •Pacing struggles balancing exposition and action sequences adequately
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