Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.

Release:2017
Runtime:2h 17m
Country:France
Director:Luc Besson
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction
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Keywords

futureShapeshiftingSpace TravelutopiaBased On ComicAlienAlien PlanetEnergy

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 208K votes
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic51%
TMDb6.6/10· 8K votes

With 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Cast of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  • Dane DeHaan

    Dane DeHaan

    as Valerian

  • Cara Delevingne

    Cara Delevingne

    as Laureline

  • Clive Owen

    Clive Owen

    as Commander Arün Filitt

  • Rihanna

    Rihanna

    as Bubble

  • Ethan Hawke

    Ethan Hawke

    as Jolly the Pimp

  • Herbie Hancock

    Herbie Hancock

    as Defence Minister

  • Kris Wu

    Kris Wu

    as Sergeant Neza

  • Rutger Hauer

    Rutger Hauer

    as President of the World State Federation

  • John Goodman

    John Goodman

    as Igon Siruss (voice)

  • Elizabeth Debicki

    Elizabeth Debicki

    as Emperor Haban-Limaï (voice)

  • Sam Spruell

    Sam Spruell

    as General Okto Bar

  • Ola Rapace

    Ola Rapace

    as Major Gibson

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets facts

Budget
$177.2M
Box office
$226M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Cosmic worldbuilding creates visually imaginative alien planets and creatures
  • Comic source material translates with colorful sci-fi aesthetic throughout
  • Alien abduction premise provides pulpy adventure action entertainment value

What the audience disliked

  • Script execution fails to match ambitious visual spectacle and scope
  • Cosmopolis setting feels overwhelming without adequate character development

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