Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
A prophetic technomage assembles an unlikely command team to defend civilization from the Drakh and their planet-killing fleet.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- foreboding
- heroic
- science fiction marathon
- franchise catch-up
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The protagonists unite to stop the Drakh fleet and its planet-killer.
Galen uses dreams to bring a thief, a captain, and a president together, while Sheridan's behavior raises questions about his sanity.
Set five years after the Babylon 5 series, the film introduces the Excalibur and Victory mission as a continuation of the larger saga.
Two prototype battlecruisers confront the Drakh fleet in a space war involving a planet-killer.
Films like Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, and why
Babylon 5: The Gathering
shared space opera setting, military science fiction conflict, ensemble command structure, and looming alien threat
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
shared television-derived science fiction mythology, interstellar warfare, and politically charged command drama
Star Trek: First Contact
shared fleet combat, alien antagonists, prototype spacecraft, and urgent planetary-scale stakes
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
shared space opera world-building, military leadership, and resistance against an existential extraterrestrial threat
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Vejar
- Release Date
- 1999-05-12
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (134)
Cast
- Bruce Boxleitner
- Jerry Doyle
- Jeff Conaway
- Carrie Dobro
- Peter Woodward
- Tracy Scoggins
- Tony Todd
- Tony Maggio
- Michael Harris
- Scott MacDonald
Common questions
- What is Babylon 5: A Call to Arms about?
- A prophetic technomage assembles an unlikely command team to defend civilization from the Drakh and their planet-killing fleet.
- What is Babylon 5: A Call to Arms like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Babylon 5: A Call to Arms as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Babylon 5: A Call to Arms violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms as moderate.
- Which films are like Babylon 5: A Call to Arms?
- Films with a similar feel include Babylon 5: The Gathering, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: First Contact, and Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
- How long is Babylon 5: A Call to Arms?
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms runs 94 minutes.
