Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Name: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
Released: 1979
Duration: 131 min

"The human adventure is just beginning."

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👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 50% (RT: 51%, MC: 50)

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Director

Robert Wise

Runtime

2h 11m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.5/10 (1,894 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

51%

Metacritic

Cast

William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk · 72% avg

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock · 80% avg

DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy · 77% avg

James Doohan as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott · 78% avg

George Takei as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu · 72% avg

Walter Koenig as Lt. Pavel Chekov · 77% avg

Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Cmdr. Uhura · 76% avg

Stephen Collins as Captain William Decker · 75% avg

Is Star Trek: The Motion Picture good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 50%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#365 / 1040 · Science Fiction

Rank in its year

#23 / 32 · 1979

Rank among its director's films

#3 / 6 · Robert Wise

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Mystery Movies on Paramount+ (#18)

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

Overview

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. Wikipedia ↗