Film

Serenity 2005

Directed by Joss Whedon

  • Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
  • 119 min
  • PG-13

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.

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Classical in form, unpretentious, relentless and richly built.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • contemplativerelentless
  • sparerichly built
  • character-ledplot-driven

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The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 77The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 4The Provocateur: disliked by 24 / 2The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 55The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 55The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 2The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 22 / 2The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 44The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 22The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 22loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

50 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.