Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Most people think so. 75% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.

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. Wikipedia ↗

Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by J.J. Abrams, the sequel to his 2009 Star Trek reboot. When a devastating terrorist attack destroys a Starfleet facility in London, Captain Kirk leads the Enterprise on a mission to apprehend the perpetrator — a mysterious fugitive named John Harrison, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who has fled to the Klingon homeworld Kronos.

The pursuit reveals Harrison's true identity as Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically engineered superhuman from Star Trek's most celebrated storyline, whose connection to a corrupt Starfleet admiral threatens to plunge the Federation into war. Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Khan brought intellectual menace and physical danger to the role, though the decision to recast the character — originally played by Ricardo Montalban — with a white British actor was controversial. The film's recreation and inversion of iconic scenes from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, particularly the reactor room sacrifice with Kirk and Spock's roles reversed, divided audiences between those who appreciated the tribute and those who felt it relied too heavily on nostalgia.

The film earned $467 million worldwide and received strong reviews for its action spectacle and performances, though some Star Trek traditionalists felt it prioritized action over the philosophical exploration that defined the franchise.