Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.

2017137 min6.7 / 10

A visually extravagant space-opera adventure built on spectacular alien worlds and high-energy action, with a utopian premise undermined by a generic threat-to-the-universe plot.

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.

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