Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

"A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits."

Jul 21 2017 PG-13 2h 16m
Action, Adventure, Family

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.

Plot

In the twenty-eighth century, space station Alpha is a city where beings from different planets live together exchanging their knowledge and culture. Peace is granted by a human force, including Major Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and his partner Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delevingne). They are assigned by the Defense Minister (Herbie Hancock) to retrieve the last species of converter in a dangerous mission. They succeed and back to Alpha, unknown humanoids abduct Commander Arun Filitt (Clive Owen) expecting to steal the converter. They head to a forbidden area that is infected, but Valerian and Laureline follow them and disclose a hidden secret about the race and the infected area.

Written by

Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières, Luc Besson

Directed by

Luc Besson

Cast

Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, China, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium

Production Companies

Belga Films, River Road Entertainment, Grive Productions, EuropaCorp, UFA, Fundamental Films, Gulf Film, Novo Pictures, TF1 Films Production, Orange Studio, BNP Paribas

Languages

English, Français

Awards

11 nominations total

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Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
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