Serenity Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

Serenity

Release Date: Friday, September 30, 2005

Director: Joss Whedon

Starring: Nathan Fillion • Gina Torres • Sean Maher • Morena Baccarin • Jewel Staite

PG-13 Action N/A

4.8

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0% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family - squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

When Mal takes on two new passengers-a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister-he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board Serenity herself.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Serenity.

Nathan Fillion
Superman, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Gina Torres
The Hating Game, Give Me an A
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Sean Maher
Much Ado About Nothing
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Morena Baccarin
Deadpool & Wolverine, Elevation
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Jewel Staite
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Venom: The Last Dance , 2012
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Adam Baldwin
American Underdog, Insight
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Summer Glau
Knights of Badassdom, King of Prussia

Crew Behind the Film

The Serenity behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Joss Whedon last directed The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Much Ado About Nothing. The film's writer Joss Whedon last wrote The Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Cabin in the Woods.

Director: Joss Whedon
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Producer: Barry Mendel

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Mutant Enemy Productions

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of intense violence and action and some sexual references
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Can't stop the signal.
Also known as: Firefly: The Movie
Language: English

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Release Dates

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Serenity was released in on Friday, September 30, 2005. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including A History of Violence, Capote and Into the Blue.

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