
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.
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Star Trek Into Darkness rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Star Trek Into Darkness
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.
Cast of Star Trek Into Darkness

Chris Pine
as Captain James T. Kirk

Zachary Quinto
as Commander Spock

Zoe Saldaña
as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

Benedict Cumberbatch
as John Harrison / Khan

Karl Urban
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

Simon Pegg
as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Bruce Greenwood
as Admiral Christopher Pike

Peter Weller
as Admiral Alexander Marcus

Alice Eve
as Dr. Carol Marcus

Anton Yelchin
as Ensign Pavel Chekov

John Cho
as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

Leonard Nimoy
as Ambassador Spock
Star Trek Into Darkness facts
- Budget
- $190M
- Box office
- $467.4M
- Collection
- Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection
Our take on Star Trek Into Darkness
J.J. Abrams' 2013 science-fiction adventure sends the Enterprise crew into crisis when a devastating force emerges from within their own organization, striking at the fleet and everything it stands for. Captain Kirk, driven by a personal score, leads a manhunt into a war-torn world to capture a single man who functions as a weapon of mass destruction. What follows tests loyalties, strains friendships and forces hard sacrifices for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. It blends big-scale spectacle with the series' emphasis on camaraderie. Ideal for viewers who want propulsive space action anchored by character bonds, rather than slow, cerebral sci-fi.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Exciting action sequences with high production spectacle
- •Charismatic cast bringing energy and friendship dynamics
- •Futuristic world building immersing audiences effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Familiar plot feels rehashed from franchise history
- •Mystery elements resolve too predictably overall
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