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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star date: 1986. How on Earth can they save the future?

Release:1986
Runtime:1h 58m
Country:United States
Director:Leonard Nimoy
Language:English

Genre

AdventureScience Fiction
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Keywords

SpacecraftSaving The WorldTeleportationSan Francisco CaliforniaStarshipWhaleMarine BiologistUss Enterprise A
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 96K votes
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic71%
TMDb7.2/10· 2K votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

Cast of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

  • William Shatner

    William Shatner

    as Admiral James T. Kirk

  • Leonard Nimoy

    Leonard Nimoy

    as Captain Spock

  • DeForest Kelley

    DeForest Kelley

    as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

  • James Doohan

    James Doohan

    as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

  • George Takei

    George Takei

    as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

  • Walter Koenig

    Walter Koenig

    as Cmdr. Pavel Chekov

  • Nichelle Nichols

    Nichelle Nichols

    as Cmdr. Uhura

  • Mark Lenard

    Mark Lenard

    as Sarek

  • Jane Wyatt

    Jane Wyatt

    as Amanda

  • Majel Barrett

    Majel Barrett

    as Commander Chapel

  • Robert Ellenstein

    Robert Ellenstein

    as Federation Council President

  • John Schuck

    John Schuck

    as Klingon Ambassador

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home facts

Budget
$21M
Box office
$133M
Collection
Star Trek: The Original Series Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Clever humor balances sci-fi spectacle with warmth
  • •Ensemble chemistry delivers natural comedic timing throughout
  • •Adventurous spirit and optimistic tone resonate universally

What the audience disliked

  • •Some special effects show visible age and limitations
  • •Pacing occasionally drags in exposition-heavy sequences
Saga: Star Trek: The Original Series Collection

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