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Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

Action · Adventure · Science Fiction · 2013

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Movie details

Star Trek Into Darkness

“Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.”

2013 Action · Adventure · Science Fiction 2h 12m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.7 / 10

509.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

84 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

72 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Star Trek Into Darkness?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

J.J. Abrams

Written by

Alex Kurtzman · Damon Lindelof · Roberto Orci

Chris Pine

Chris Pine

Captain James T. Kirk

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Commander Spock

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

John Harrison / Khan

Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Admiral Christopher Pike

Court is in session

Put Star Trek Into Darkness 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 Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

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