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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 77GoodWatch 75
Metascore74
User score8.0
IMDb7.8
Letterboxd · 97 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
100%of its budget back
- Budget
- $39 M
- Worldwide
- $39 M
Worldwide it made back $39 M of the $39 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 59 min
Longer than most sci-fi movies, +20 min on the typical 99
typical 99119Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 64 more
+11Released
2005
September 25, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
Science FictionActionAdventureThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 34 more48 people
- Nathan FillionMalcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
- Summer GlauRiver Tam
- Gina TorresZoë Alleyne Washburne
- Alan TudykHoban 'Wash' Washburne
- Morena BaccarinInara Serra
- Adam BaldwinJayne Cobb
- Jewel StaiteKaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
- Sean MaherSimon Tam
Ron GlassShepherd Derrial Book
Chiwetel EjioforThe Operative
David KrumholtzMr. Universe
Michael HitchcockDr. Mathias
Sarah PaulsonDr. Caron
Yan FeldmanMingojerry 'Mingo' Rample- RFRafael FeldmanFantastic "Fanty" Rample
Nectar RoseLenore
Tamara TaylorTeacher
Glenn HowertonLilac Young Tough
Hunter Ansley WrynYoung River Tam- LOLogan O'BrienBoy Student
- EEErik ErotasBoy Student
- DRDemetra RavenGirl Student
Marley McCleanGirl Student- JHJessica HuangGirl Student
Directing · 5
- Joss Whedon Director, Author, Writer
- Shaun O'Dell Second Unit Director
- Maria Battle-Campbell Second Second Assistant Director
- Rich Sickler First Assistant Director
- Jain Sekuler Script Supervisor
Production · 25
- Christopher Buchanan Executive Producer
- Alisa Tager Executive Producer
- David V. Lester Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Barry Mendel Producer
- Anya Colloff Casting
- Amy McIntyre Britt Casting
Camera · 18
- Jack N. Green Director of Photography
- Raymond Stella Second Unit Director of Photography
- Ryan Green Camera Operator
- Sean Devine Dolly Grip
- Sidney Ray Baldwin Still Photographer
- David B. Nowell Aerial Director of Photography
Editing · 14
- Lisa Lassek Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- John Daro Digital Intermediate Editor
- Scott Wesley Ross Assistant Editor
- Walter Volpatto Digital Intermediate
- Bill Schultz Digital Intermediate
Sound · 32
- David Newman Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Tom Bellfort Supervising Sound Editor
- Geoffrey G. Rubay Supervising Sound Editor
- Ron Bartlett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Dialogue Editor
- Christopher Flick Foley Supervisor
Art · 29
- Barry Chusid Production Design
- Kevin Kavanaugh Assistant Art Director
- Daniel T. Dorrance Art Direction
- Larry Dias Set Decoration
- Robert A. Blackburn Construction Coordinator
- Jim Johnson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 22
- Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
- Christopher Allen Nelson Key Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Bell Hair Department Head
- Scott Stoddard Makeup Supervisor
- Jordanna Fineberg Assistant Costume Designer
- Ron Pipes Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 29
- Dan DeLeeuw Visual Effects Supervisor
- Richard Malzahn Visual Effects Supervisor
- Loni Peristere Visual Effects Supervisor
- Randy Goux Visual Effects Supervisor
- Les Hunter Visual Effects Producer
- Rpin Suwannath Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Lighting · 11
- James M. Cox Rigging Gaffer
- Chris Pavlu Electrician
- Jesse Jaraczewski Best Boy Electric
- Jason Young Electrician
- Gary Tandrow Chief Lighting Technician
- Justin Van Fleet Rigging Grip
Other crew · 60
- Chad Stahelski Stunt Coordinator
- David Leitch Stunts
- Dennis Keiffer Stunts
- Chris O'Hara Stunts
- J.J. Perry Stunt Double
- Matt McColm Stunts
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