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Babylon 5: The Gathering

Seen it?

1993 | 95 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Guardians of the Galaxy or Star Trek Beyond, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 42K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Compton

  • Michael O'HareCmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair
  • Tamlyn TomitaLt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
  • Jerry DoyleMichael Garibaldi
  • Mira FurlanDelenn
  • Peter JurasikLondo Mollari
  • Andreas KatsulasG'Kar
  • Blaire BaronCarolyn Sykes
  • John FleckDel Varner
  • Patricia TallmanLyta Alexander
  • Steven R. BarnettEric Hazeltine