Galaxy Quest (1999) movie poster

Galaxy Quest (1999)

"A comedy of galactic proportions."
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👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 80%
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Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (2,472 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
70

Cast

Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith · 76% avg
Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco · 74% avg
Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane · 79% avg
Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan · 70% avg
Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman · 70% avg
Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber · 70% avg
Enrico Colantoni as Mathesar · 69% avg
Robin Sachs as Sarris

Is Galaxy Quest good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1018 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#56 / 103 · 1999

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space ... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 44,286💬 2,625 comments
Galaxy Quest is still one of a kind. It blends the line between being a parody and tribute to Star Trek, while also being a legit Science Fiction film flawlessly
Galaxy Quest is incredible. I can't think of any other film like it. First it's an excellent and loving parody to Star Trek. Second, it's actually a... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: ""By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged!" RIP Alan Rickman. Great parody of Spock"
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⬆ 20,645💬 1,250 comments
Sam Rockwell: Alan Rickman's death undid plans for Galaxy Quest 2
Top comment: "I feel like I would feel better if I hadn't heard this news whatsoever"
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