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Serenity

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Serenity

R

Released Jan 25, 2019

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down. Desperate for help, Karen begs Baker to save her -- and their young son -- from her abusive husband. She wants him to take the brute out for a fishing excursion -- then throw him overboard to the sharks. Thrust back into a life that he wanted to forget, Baker now finds himself struggling to choose between right and wrong.

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Critics Consensus

A high-concept mystery with a twist, Serenity isn't what it appears to be at first -- unfortunately, it's also not anywhere near as clever or entertaining as it thinks.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's sort of intriguingly bad... [But] it's worth seeing -- the cast is terrific.

Sep 17, 2019

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

A crackpot suspense film about a fishing boat captain who veers into perilous existential waters, Serenity tries to pull off a "bait-and-switch" times two. But will anyone take the bait either time?

Mar 21, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

When the twist was revealed I went, "Yeah, I know."

Mar 5, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Hindered by such a weak and conceited script, I struggle to imagine any version of this that I would be able to take seriously.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

When he reaches for the stars, Knight fails to catch anything, thus leading me to admire what this film could have been, instead of what we were given.

Rated: D

Apr 4, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Serenity tries to go big and bold, but falls astonishingly flat. Plot holes, logical incongruencies, awful dialogues, terrible editing, hollow characters, and neglected subplots (...) one of the worst films of 2019.

Rated: D-

Jul 24, 2023

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Stephen C

Failure in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Esteban L

Entra en mi top 5 de las peores películas que he visto

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Alexandre D

Found out after 27 minutes and 30 seconds what this was all about. If only they had cut 5 minutes of dialogue and trimmed a few scenes here and there, we could have had a great plot twist, but it was wasted because we found out way too early. Don’t take the bad ratings too seriously; they’re overly harsh for what this movie actually delivered. The acting was great, and the story had a bit more depth than I expected.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fraco, o elenco é bom, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Chuck M

Couldn't stop watching it. Was on the edge of my seat quite frequently. You will never know what is happening I guarantee it. Matthew McConaughey is amazing and the casting was perfect. If you like a good thriller this is a must see !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Matthew P

I don't get the hate on this movie. Put it on randomly, and liked the cast, the idea, the twist, and the ending. I don't use Rotten Tomatoes to find movies to watch, rather just see what people thought of it after I saw it. Usually, I am never surprised by the critics' low ratings, but this made me think they don't know anything. It was a good film, will watch again with my kids just to see their faces at the twist. :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Synopsis

Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down. Desperate for help, Karen begs Baker to save her -- and their young son -- from her abusive husband. She wants him to take the brute out for a fishing excursion -- then throw him overboard to the sharks. Thrust back into a life that he wanted to forget, Baker now finds himself struggling to choose between right and wrong.

Director: Steven Knight
Producer: Steven Knight, Greg Shapiro, Guy Heeley
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Distributor: Aviron Pictures
Production Co: Ingenious, Shoebox Films, Nebula Star, Global Road Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Some Bloody Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 23, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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