The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

There is a world hidden within our own.

Release:2013
Runtime:2h 10m
Country:Canada
Director:Harald Zwart
Language:English

Genre

ActionFantasyMystery
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookAngelvampirewerewolfWarlockDownworlderShadowhunterDemon Hunter

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.8/10· 141K votes
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic33%
TMDb6.427/10· 5K votes

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

    Lily Collins

    as Clary Fray

  • Jamie Campbell Bower

    Jamie Campbell Bower

    as Jace Wayland

  • Robert Sheehan

    Robert Sheehan

    as Simon Lewis

  • Kevin Zegers

    Kevin Zegers

    as Alec Lightwood

  • Jemima West

    Jemima West

    as Isabelle Lightwood

  • Lena Headey

    Lena Headey

    as Jocelyn Fray

  • Aidan Turner

    Aidan Turner

    as Luke Garroway

  • Jared Harris

    Jared Harris

    as Hodge Starkweather

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    as Valentine

  • Kevin Durand

    Kevin Durand

    as Pangborn

  • Harry Van Gorkum

    Harry Van Gorkum

    as Alaric

  • Godfrey Gao

    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

Trailer

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