They aim to misbehave.
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
Serenity (2005) is a science fiction, action, adventure and thriller film directed by Joss Whedon, released on September 25, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 59m. It stars Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 3,987 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Serenity.
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Nathan Fillion
as Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Summer Glau
as River Tam
Gina Torres
as Zoë Alleyne Washburne
Alan Tudyk
as Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Morena Baccarin
as Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin
as Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite
as Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
Sean Maher
as Simon Tam
Ron Glass
as Shepherd Derrial Book
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as The Operative
David Krumholtz
as Mr. Universe
Michael Hitchcock
as Dr. Mathias
Directed by Joss Whedon, written by Joss Whedon and Joss Whedon, produced by Barry Mendel.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 3,987 ratings.
A nice wrap-up to Firefly, unfortunately far too condensed. In may ways it felt like they took the major events that would have spanned the next 2 or 3 seasons and crammed it all into a 2 hour movie. Nonetheless, it provides a decent sense of closure to the series.
Reviewed on May 28, 2013
This was an extremely poor movie. The weakest character during the TV series, River Tam, confusingly became the story focus in this movie. Despite never exercising and having a small frame, River fought and K.O.ed a room full of bar patrons. The crew, mysteriously, were devoted to going to the planet River wanted to visit to help her discover her past despite showing various degrees of hostility toward her during…
Reviewed on January 27, 2014
This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then - explode. Serenity is written and directed by Josh Whedon. It stars Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Music is by David Newman and cinematography by Jack N. Green. When the captain Mal…
Reviewed on September 24, 2019
At the start, I thought this was a sort of hybrid between "Quantum Leap" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" and that it was just going to be derivate nonsense. It's actually quite a bit better than that as we discover the malevolent "Operative" (Chiwitel Ejiofor) is on the trail of a priceless asset. It's not a jewel or a gadget, it's "River" (Summer Glau) and as he closes in on their ship "Serentity", things are…
Reviewed on January 25, 2025
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Serenity (2005) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Serenity (2005) includes Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk and Morena Baccarin. The film was directed by Joss Whedon. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Serenity was released on September 25, 2005 and runs for 1h 59m.
Serenity (2005) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 3,987 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction, action and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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