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Serenity

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In this continuation of the television series "Firefly," a group of rebels travels the outskirts of space aboard their ship, Serenity, outside the reach of the Alliance, a sinister regime that controls most of the universe. After the crew takes in Simon (Sean Maher) and his psychic sister, River (Summer Glau), whom he has just rescued from Alliance forces, they find themselves being pursued by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
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Snappy dialogue and goofy characters make this Wild Wild West soap opera in space fun and adventurous.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader Joss Whedon makes a rousing feature-directing debut, exploiting the cult status of his short-lived series Firefly to continue it on the big screen. Jun 6, 2007 Full Review Nick Funnell Time Out The settings and tone are hyper-real, yet the human behaviour is grounded and credible, the moral conflicts complex and involving. Shiny, intelligent fun. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Ken Tucker New York Magazine/Vulture Go out and see Joss Whedon's witty whizbang of an action movie, or we will kill a kitten. May 12, 2006 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ You don't need to be a fan, or have watched the show, or even like the genre to appreciate one of the best science-fiction movies of the 21st century. Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Sadly, it seems certain that Whedon listened too carefully to the suits at Fox who told him to pump up the action. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Fans are sure to be pleased, but if writer/director Josh Whedon is looking to develop a new fan base, Serenity isn't the way to do it. Rated: C Nov 19, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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George W K Serenity is a classic. A shame is didn’t spawn a series. Better than the prequel or sequel trilogy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review ROBERT Great movie. They should have made more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Igor S I had heard great things about this movie for many years, so i've finally decided to watch it, 20 years after ir came out. Although certain aspects (like some of the cgi) are a bit outdated now; the physical action scenes looked a bit silly; a bit of the dialogue (particularly 1 or 2 jokes) weird, and some decisions made by the director and the characters make no sense, it is an all around good movie. Some of the visuals reminded me of guardians of the galaxy. And the jokes placement (some, misplaced) reminded me of the Marvel cinematic universe. Or the other way around, i should say. It kind of gives you, either an idea on the influence Josh Whedon had in those, or the inspiration/blueprint his work here provided. But the best part was definitely Nathan Fillion's character. He was very well written as a leader and a human being. The villain was also decently well written. The crew had nice chemistry with eachother as well. Which is why i was a bit mad to see a certain decision that i'm not going to spoil being made. At a certain point, when it seems like the movie is good in terms of what i mentioned, but not living up to the hype i've heard for years, the characters make a discovery/new stuff gets revealed, and the plot moves forward in a way that caught me off guard in a positive way, and that is the setup for the final showdown. But then, not much development was made with that. I wish they had expanded a bit more on the events that come after. At least show us a montage or something. But i can also see the value in ending how it did (minus a decision made about a certain character). In the end, i had fun. It's a solid movie. I just wish the director had given us a few minutes more of the post final battle, in terms of what the ramifications were. It would have given the movie alot more weight and significance, compared to the semi open ending. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/25 Full Review Edward W Yes, way to wrap up the undersung Firefly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Bobby E A must see . Great cast . Great script . Great cinemaphotography , special effects . Great sets and props . Great combat . Its a classic . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 59 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sequences of Intense Violence, Action and Some Sexual References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $25,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 20th anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this continuation of the television series "Firefly," a group of rebels travels the outskirts of space aboard their ship, Serenity, outside the reach of the Alliance, a sinister regime that controls most of the universe. After the crew takes in Simon (Sean Maher) and his psychic sister, River (Summer Glau), whom he has just rescued from Alliance forces, they find themselves being pursued by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
Director
Joss Whedon
Producer
Barry Mendel
Screenwriter
Joss Whedon
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Mutant Enemy, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Intense Violence|Action|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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