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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   93,378 votes
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Director:
Joss Whedon
Writer (WGA):
Joss Whedon (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 September 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Can't stop the signal. more
Plot:
The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Oustanding adaptation more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 98:30 AMUSA   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Firefly (USA) (working title)
Firefly: The Movie (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references.
Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | France:U | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:15

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Trivia:
In his commentary on the DVD, Joss Whedon made specific mention that Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau and Sean Maher all performed many of their own stunts. Summer Glau, in reality a trained dancer, used her dancing skills in River's two fights - for the second, the cameraman, who was also a dancer, moved through a gap around the combatants in order to achieve the dynamic camera angles which appear in the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the very last scene, when River and the Captain are flying the ship, Mal presses a button, which lights up. In the next shot the light is off. In the next shot, it is on again. more
Quotes:
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Teacher: Earth that was could no longer sustain our numbers, we were so many. We found a new solar system, dozens of planets and hundreds of moons. Each one terraformed, a process taking decades, to support human life, to be new Earths. The Central Planets formed the Alliance...
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Referenced in Future History: The Story of Earth That Was (2005) (V) more

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519 out of 778 people found the following comment useful:-
Oustanding adaptation, 20 August 2005
10/10
Author: jmkelly03 from United States

Instead of going into a long, drawn out review, let me sum up "Serenity" by saying that 1) no fans of "Firefly" will be disappointed, and 2) Whedon does a good enough job laying out the backstory that newbies to the Firefly universe will have no trouble figuring things out and enjoying the heck out of the movie.

The film is split more into halves than the standard three acts, which works just fine in this instance. The plot may be confusing at first, but when the second half of the film starts there are no lingering questions and a pantload of great action bits and one-liners. Frankly, the last 45 minutes are absolutely outstanding. The first half takes a bit to really pick up, but it's the second half of the movie that will leave old fans and new yearning for a sequel.

There are some sad moments, some gut busting lines, and some rousing actions sequences that make "Serenity" a wonderful film that really, really deserves a sequel and, perhaps if we're lucky, a second chance on Sci-Fi.

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