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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Documentary
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Romance

Release Date
August 21, 2013
Director
Harald Zwart
Runtime
130
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Cassandra Clare , I. Marlene King , Jessica Postigo
Tagline
There is a world hidden within our own.

Summary

Clary Fray tumbles into the supernatural world when she visits a club called Pandemonium, and witnesses a murder. Following this tragic event Clary's mother, Jocelyn, is kidnapped by a man called Valentine. She then calls on those who she saw at the club, and asks them to help her. In the search for the Mortal Cup, Clary makes decisions harder than any she has ever made. She falls in love, struggles with her best friend, and becomes the person her mother feared she would become.

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