Serenity
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Universal Studios  (2005) 119 mins PG-13

8.0 (87,839 votes)
The product of Joss Whedon’s imagination, the film “Serenity” is based upon the popular Sci-Fi Channel series “Firefly”, which, to the dismay of its loyal fans, was canceled after one season. The plot follows Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), captain of the mercenary space ship Serenity, which is struggling to find work while staying below the notice of The Alliance, an authoritarian government which now controls the majority of the known galaxy. River Tam (Summer Glau), a mentally unstable teenage prodigy and her older brother Simon (Sean Maher) are wanted by The Alliance and seek refuge aboard Serenity. The Alliance has now recruited a deadly and ruthless operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to find and kill River. On the run from The Alliance and in constant danger of attacks from Reavers (psychotic cannibals roaming the galaxy), Captain Reynolds and his crew must expose the awful secret hid...

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Cast and Crew
Alan Tudyk  ......  Wash
Gina Torres  ......  Zoe
Nathan Fillion  ......  Mal
Adam Baldwin  ......  Jayne
Chiwetel Ejiofor  ......  The Operative
Morena Baccarin  ......  Inara
Director  .....  Joss Whedon
Producer  .....  Barry Mendel; David V. Lester
Writer  .....  Joss Whedon
Cinematography  .....  Jack N. Green
Musician  .....  David Newman
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the operative and Mal are fighting in the temple, the operative kicks his gun from his hand. The operative is clearly a stunt double. (more)

Trivia:
Ranked #5 in Rotten Tomatoes "50 Best TV Adaptations of All Time" (more)

Filming Locations:
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
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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Awards:
4 wins & 5 nominations (more)