Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

PG-13

2017

2h 17m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

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In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian and Laureline work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share knowledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify the menace that also jeopardizes the future of the universe.

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Critics Consensus

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets uses sheer kinetic energy and visual thrills to overcome narrative obstacles and offer a viewing experience whose surreal pleasures sometimes outweigh its flaws.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

09/22/2017

2.5/4

Thing is, every time I had to focus on the two main characters, the noticeable holes in all of this started to grow bigger and become more bothersome.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

08/16/2017

3.5/5

It's an enjoyable mess. Like all modern fantasy based on computer-generated technique, it confuses movement and action.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

08/11/2017

3.5/5

Besson loves messing around with time and space.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

1.5/5

...a nearly 140 minutes slog through poor storytelling, boring characters, laughably bad dialogue, and CGI overload.

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

06/21/2022

If you’d asked me ... if it would matter that I’d spend a good three-quarters of a movie having no idea what was going on, I would have said: Yes. Yes, that would matter. But that was before I’d seen Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/23/2022

2.5/4

The outcome here is uneven: admirable for its ambition and mindless entertainment value, unable to hold up under close scrutiny, and often dazzlingly beautiful.

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Gregory

11/07/2021

Beautiful special effects.

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Romas M

@Romas Jun 19

Greetings from Lithuania. "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" (2017) is a big disappointment for me. I really wanted to like it, really, because this big budget mammoth is not another big budget Marvel flick. This should have been something fresh. Based on a interesting concept (very interesting one actually), given the acclaimed and kinda (sometimes) visionary director Luc Besson (the great "The Fifth Element" and masterpiece "Léon: The Professional") this should have been great. My oh my - "Valerian" is a train wreck. There were two big and only issues with the movie they blew this movie. First the script. While the story itself was good and concept was great actually, the script was simply not to focused. It was all over the place. They should have focused on more linear narration. The second was Cara Delevingne. I'm not a hater, but you don't have to be a movie critic in order to see how stiff, wooden and simply everything opposing to acting this "actress" represents.

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Mike F

@Sky_Wulfe May 26

Not going to lie... If you like Science Fiction this movie is for you. I loved it. Had that Fifth Element vibe. A lush word building treat for the eye. Cara Delevingne stole many scenes and Dane DeHaan was a strong lead. What more can I say.... Hunt down this beautiful film and watch it. 5/5

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Michael W

@RT82165498 May 20

This is an absolute beauty of a film. It is pure fantasy, full of unbelievable ideas and beautyful pictures, a science fiction fairy tale. Do not expect realism, logic, detailled character painting or deep meanings. This is not what this film is about. Let your mind free instead and enjoy the ride.

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Susan N

@RT59216026 May 15

I don’t get the negativity towards this film. Great special effects , really good quirky characters, engaging storyline , good leads and love interest, Human , hHeart warming , better than Star Wars ,

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 9

The worldwide gross is $225,973,340.00 over a budget of $177,200,000.00.

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Synopsis

In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian and Laureline work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share knowledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify the menace that also jeopardizes the future of the universe.

Director: Luc Besson
Producer: Virginie Silla
Distributor: STX Entertainment
Production Co: EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films, STX Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Violence and Action|Brief Language|Suggestive Material)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.4M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)