Serenity (2019)

A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.

Director:

Steven Knight

Writer:

Steven Knight

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Baker Dill
Anne Hathaway	...	Karen Zariakas
Diane Lane	...	Constance
Jason Clarke	...	Frank Zariakas
Djimon Hounsou	...	Duke
Jeremy Strong	...	Reid Miller
Charlotte Butler	...	Lois
David Butler	...	Jack
Rafael Sayegh	...	Patrick
Michael Richard	...	Ron
Robert Hobbs	...	Ape
Kenneth Fok	...	Lionel
Garion Dowds	...	Samson
John Whiteley	...	Old Wes
Edeen Bhugeloo	...	Mike

Storyline

Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her - and their young son - from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen's appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he'd tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.

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Plot Keywords:

fishing boat | husband | male prostitution | captain | ex wife | 

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Taglines:

On Plymouth Island, No One Ever Dies...Unless You Break the Rules

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, and some bloody images

Details

Official Sites:

Filmnegah [Iran]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Serenity

Filming Locations:

Mauritius

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,415,403, 27 January 2019, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$8,487,522, 14 February 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Road Entertainment, IM Global, Shoebox Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is also the second collaboration between Matthew McConaughey and Djimon Hounsou. They previously collaborated in Amistad (1997).

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Goofs

The picture of Baker in a Marine Corps uniform shows him with his awards/ribbons on the incorrect side of his chest. Ribbons are worn on the left.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anne Hathaway/Sherrod Brown/Michaela Coel/Venzella Joy (2019)

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Soundtracks

Accordion Boogie
Written by Clifton Chenier
Published by BMG Bumblebee (BMI) on behalf of Tradition Music Co. (BMI)
All rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkway Recordings

User Reviews

Trailer was best part

The trailer made it seem like a great mystery murder of temptations but it was far far from that with a really dumb twist, acting directing was great but script was bad. I was really exited for this film, it just tanked