Serenity

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Serenity

PG-13

Released Sep 30, 2005

1h 59m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Conrad C

"Serenity" deftly picks up where the unfinished show left off and delivers fulfillment of every plot point left unexplored. The movie makes the most of it runtime and ties up all the loose ends while delivering a plot that likely would've been strung out over a whole season. This movie represents the best possible scenario for the franchise.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Stewart K

A satfisactory ending to a much appreciated francise. Beautifully filmed with a superb script.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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K W

I was really sorry when the series ended but very happy they finished it with this movie. The movie makes more sense to viewers of the series so I'd suggest you start there. That said, the cast had good chemistry and the bad guy is a very good bad guy. The movie, and series is basically a space western with a mostly delineated good vs bad.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Peter F

They don't make movies like this anymore! Top 5 sci fi film easy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Joel P

I’ve watched this countless times and I keep coming back to it. A fantastically constructed character driven science fiction action classic. It’s also Nathan Fillion’s career best performance. And Chiwetel Ejiofor is an amazing nemesis. Top level writing, acting, directing, cinematography, choreography, all of it is here. I keep hoping they make a sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Bill G

Absolutely a GREAT movie! So so glad that they were able to continue the Firefly series (give it a well deserved ending).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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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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