Serenity

Serenity (2005)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (178 reviews)

  • 89% of users liked it
    (279,474 ratings)

A band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television series Firefly. In the 26th century, the galaxy has been colonized by a military force known as the Alliance, but its leadership has not gone… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 59 min.
Directed By
Joss Whedon
Written By
Joss Whedon
Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Sep 30, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Dec 20, 2005
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

    Joss Whedon makes a rousing feature-directing debut, exploiting the cult status of his short-lived series Firefly to continue it on the big screen.

  • Ken Tucker, New York Magazine

    Go out and see Joss Whedon's witty whizbang of an action movie, or we will kill a kitten.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    It has a great sense of humor about it, an attractive cast and it's just a lot of fun.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Serenity isn't about effects. It's about narrative and characters, and it does a solid job in both areas.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Half a millennium after Neil Armstrong's one small step for mankind and we're back in the saddle again.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Simply one of the finest sci fi stories out there. A superb cast brings the series Firefly to the big screen and casts a wonderful spell. Summr Glau is one of the best bad assess of the sci fi world.

  • Al S


    It's just flat-out spectacular. A mind-blasting good time. A masterpiece. Director and creator, Joss Whedon has crafted a new breed of adventure from his classic short-lived tv series, Firefly. A tremdously entertaining, nail-biting and thrilling instant sci-fi classic. A hip,… More

  • Spencer S


    The continuation of the television series "Firefly", Joss Whedon wraps up what-could-of -been with an explosive bang. For those who don't know, Firefly was a television show created by Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel) which had a tenuous start on Fox, as the network aired the… More

  • Jameson W


    Liked this one a lot.

  • xGary X


    Joss Whedon's space western TV show Firefly gets the big screen treatment, and it inhabits the space between Minority Report and The Matrix. A great ensemble cast of well-written characters go head to head with a charismatic villain to expose the folly of an evil empire, not… More

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