Babylon 5: The Gathering

Babylon 5: The Gathering

Directed by Richard Compton

Produced by Babylonian Productions, Rattlesnake Productions

199395 min6.4 / 10

A space-station mystery pilot that balances diplomatic intrigue with sci-fi worldbuilding, establishing stakes around interspecies cooperation and hidden threats.

The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing many alien races together.

Questions people ask

  • Is Babylon 5: The Gathering scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Babylon 5: The Gathering sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Babylon 5: The Gathering easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Babylon 5: The Gathering end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Babylon 5: The Gathering violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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