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Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1998 · 94 min

A thoughtful, talky space-station mystery that trades spectacle for moral argument and a quiet sense of cosmic unease.

Directed by
Janet Greek
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Tracy Scoggins, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway
Overview
A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

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Directed by
Janet Greek
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Adventure
Starring
Tracy Scoggins, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • faith
  • identity
  • morality
  • power
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, science fiction, adventure
Directed by
Janet Greek
Written by
J. Michael Straczynski
Starring
Tracy Scoggins, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway, Richard Biggs, Martin Sheen, Ian McShane, Jeff Doucette, Wayne Alexander
Music
Christopher Franke
Cinematography
Fred V. Murphy
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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