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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:45
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: First Contact contains enough enjoyable moments to appeal to non-Star Trek fans.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The Borg have once again targeted the Federation--but this time, their devious plot threatens not only the present, but Earth's past as well. While Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge... [More]
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Director: Jonathan Frakes
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Reviews for Star Trek: First Contact
The elegance of the story is enhanced by the sure direction of Jonathan Frakes, who also plays Commander William Riker.
06/05/07
Top CriticAmong the two or three best of the Star Trek films.
05/26/06
One of the better chapters in the long history of this prosperous franchise.
05/06/03
Following in the wake of a trio of disappointing features, First Contact proves to be the most entertaining Star Trek in more than a decade.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt does a good job of serving up elements that will please the fans of the show, but it does not quite stand on its own as a memorable motion picture event.
05/15/09
For non-Trekkers, this is a great, free-standing special-effects adventure with much more fleshy characters than your average sci-fi yarn. Definitely a good ride. But there are also plenty of nods to Star Trek aficionados.
01/01/00
It robustly apes James Cameron's Aliens, even down to the head villain, played with kinky boo-hiss relish by Alice Krige, who appears to be channeling equal parts Cameron's Alien Queen and Marlene Dietrich.
04/05/06
The best of the Next Generation entries.
03/18/05
With its fascinating storyline and its adroit insights into human history, identity, and sexuality Star Trek: First Contact is a winner.
11/11/02
One of the better entries in the Trek movie series, thanks to the most memorable villains from the Next Generation television series: the Borg
01/01/00
This film is going to have lots of return viewers and will be one of the more successful of the franchise.
04/09/05
First Contact is no grab bag of camp gewgaws; it stands proud and apart, accessible even to the Trek-deficient. This old Star, it seems, has a lot of life in it.
05/03/09
Top CriticAction-packed yet intelligent, this takes the very best of the TV show and gives it epic grandeur.
05/19/08
The story is typical sci-fi fantasy, but the conviction of the cast--most notably the always-phenomenal Stewart--makes you believe and care.
01/01/00
Star Trek: First Contact is one of the best of the eight Star Trek films: Certainly the best in its technical credits, and among the best in the ingenuity of its plot.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe most exciting entry in the Trek franchise since the The Wrath Of Khan.
01/01/00
Star Trek finally gets imaginative, exciting and - dare I say it? - kinky.
04/16/09
A nicely constructed science-fiction film, with a simple premise, a charismatic villain and a good back-story to enhance the action.
06/18/02
Top CriticIt has the melodrama of other episodes of the films but fewer absurdities this time around.
01/01/00
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