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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Joss Whedon (written by)
Release Date:
24 November 2005 (Germany)
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Tagline:
Can't stop the signal. See more »
Plot:
The crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their members who is telepathic. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
11 wins
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nathan Fillion | ... | Mal |
 | Gina Torres | ... | Zoë |
 | Alan Tudyk | ... | Wash |
 | Morena Baccarin | ... | Inara |
 | Adam Baldwin | ... | Jayne |
 | Jewel Staite | ... | Kaylee |
 | Sean Maher | ... | Simon |
 | Summer Glau | ... | River |
 | Ron Glass | ... | Shepherd Derrial Book |
 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | The Operative |
 | David Krumholtz | ... | Mr. Universe |
 | Michael Hitchcock | ... | Dr. Mathias |
 | Sarah Paulson | ... | Dr. Caron |
 | Yan Feldman | ... | Mingo |
 | Rafael Feldman | ... | Fanty |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references
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Runtime:
119 min
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | France:Tous publics | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41267)
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In the White City, one of the crew examines a mummified corpse inside a car. Stencilled on the car's side is 'C57D'. This was also the serial number of the saucer ship in 'Forbidden Planet'.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Serenity is hit by the Reavers' EMP and begins to crash onto Mr. Universe's planet, Wash strains against the force of rotation while he reaches for a panel of buttons on his console. When his hand hits the panel, the entire panel moves; it was made of cardboard.See 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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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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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Dudes & Dragons (2015)See more »
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How much sex, violence and profanity are in this movie?Why were certain characters killed off?
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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.