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Serenity

2005 · 119 min · Director: Joss Whedon ★ IMDb 7.8 · 317,674 ratings

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Serenity continues the story of the TV series it was based upon ("Firefly"). River Tam had a secret - one in which she's not even aware - so dangerous, no one's safe, as an Alliance operative's sent to capture her, and all others are considered irrelevant to his job.

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Serenity (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Tension. Genres: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 78 %, then dips around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity72 %67 %48 %60 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension70 %65 %44 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension71 %68 %36 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension75 %68 %33 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Relief70 %56 %25 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Tension68 %54 %25 %51 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity70 %55 %35 %64 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness69 %56 %36 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Tension69 %65 %26 %46 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension73 %70 %25 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity79 %69 %44 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Sadness85 %70 %69 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity88 %74 %83 %66 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing90 %80 %74 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension94 %89 %55 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 92′Sadness95 %93 %56 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 98′Tension94 %93 %64 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 104′Tension88 %75 %46 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 110′Relief80 %47 %22 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 116′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Nathan Fillion

Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

SG
Summer Glau

River Tam

Alan Tudyk

Hoban 'Wash' Washburne

Morena Baccarin

Inara Serra

Adam Baldwin

Jayne Cobb

JS
Jewel Staite

Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye

SM
Sean Maher

Simon Tam

RG
Ron Glass

Shepherd Derrial Book

David Krumholtz

Mr. Universe

Michael Hitchcock

Dr. Mathias

Sarah Paulson

Dr. Caron

YF
Yan Feldman

Mingojerry 'Mingo' Rample

RF
Rafael Feldman

Fantastic "Fanty" Rample

NR
Nectar Rose

Lenore

TT
Tamara Taylor

Teacher

GH
Glenn Howerton

Lilac Young Tough

HA
Hunter Ansley Wryn

Young River Tam

LO
Logan O'Brien

Boy Student

Details

Directed by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 317,674 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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