Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Beyond the darkness, lies greatness.

Release:2013
Runtime:2h 12m
Country:United States
Director:J.J. Abrams
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction
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Keywords

SpacecraftfriendshipSequelAlienFuturisticSpaceMysterious ForceSpace Opera

Star Trek Into Darkness rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 509K votes
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic72%
TMDb7.321/10· 10K votes

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

    Chris Pine

    as Captain James T. Kirk

  • Zachary Quinto

    Zachary Quinto

    as Commander Spock

  • Zoe Saldaña

    Zoe Saldaña

    as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura

  • Benedict Cumberbatch

    Benedict Cumberbatch

    as John Harrison / Khan

  • Karl Urban

    Karl Urban

    as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

  • Simon Pegg

    Simon Pegg

    as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

  • Bruce Greenwood

    Bruce Greenwood

    as Admiral Christopher Pike

  • Peter Weller

    Peter Weller

    as Admiral Alexander Marcus

  • Alice Eve

    Alice Eve

    as Dr. Carol Marcus

  • Anton Yelchin

    Anton Yelchin

    as Ensign Pavel Chekov

  • John Cho

    John Cho

    as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu

  • Leonard Nimoy

    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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