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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Science Fiction · Adventure · 1986

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

Movie details

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

“Star date: 1986. How on Earth can they save the future?”

1986 Science Fiction · Adventure 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

96.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

81 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

71 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Leonard Nimoy

Written by

Steve Meerson · Nicholas Meyer · Harve Bennett · Peter Krikes

William Shatner

William Shatner

Admiral James T. Kirk

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Captain Spock

DeForest Kelley

DeForest Kelley

Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

James Doohan

James Doohan

Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

George Takei

George Takei

Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

Walter Koenig

Walter Koenig

Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols

Cmdr. Uhura

Court is in session

Put Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.