Serena
Seen it?2014 | 109 min | Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Winter's Bone, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Susanne Bier
- Bradley CooperGeorge Pemberton
- Jennifer LawrenceSerena Pemberton
- Rhys IfansGalloway
- Toby JonesSheriff McDowell
- Blake RitsonLowenstein
- Sean HarrisCampbell
- Sam ReidVaughn
- Charity WakefieldAgatha
- Douglas HodgeHorace Kephart
- Kim BodniaAbe Hermann