Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

PG

1986

1h 58m

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Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew.

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Victoria Mather

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 22, 2025

This adventure is harmless enough in its save the (mechanical) whales way. However, it is slow to get going on the glittering repartee and over-long.

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David Stratton

Sydney Morning Herald

May 27, 2021

Much of the fun to be found in the quite witty screenplay involves the bemused citizens of the future trying to cope with 20th-century life.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

Sep 7, 2016

If most movies today are doomed to be sure-fire, presold properties--with ideas leached from our recent TV or cinematic past--let's hope they're all as good at the game as "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."

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Katherine McLaughlin

SciFiNow

Sep 9, 2026

4/5

A fascinating time capsule of the era's attitudes towards ecological issues. It sent out a distress call in the 1980s that still needs urgent attention in the contemporary world.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Jul 6, 2025

3.5/4

The high level overview of the environmental concepts in the film helped The Voyage Home easily become the top-grossing original series Star Trek picture.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

Jan 22, 2025

While still claiming "to bold go where no man has gone before," Kirk is here following a well-beaten trek.

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Marc milinovich

Sep 19, 2026

The funniest cleverest trek movie ever!

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Sep 11, 2026

Loved this movie since it first came out. Utterly charming.

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Theona L

Sep 10, 2026

wonderful paced, clever writing, and one of my favorite films from the franchise. it was incredible experience to get to see this in theaters.

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Parker G

Sep 9, 2026

Amazing film with a great message and plenty of fun action - it stands the test of time!

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Kels G

Sep 9, 2026

Nice Nostalgia film from the 80s

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David H

Sep 8, 2026

Best Star Trek movie and episode!

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Synopsis

Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

Director: Leonard Nimoy
Producer: Harve Bennett
Screenwriter: Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.7M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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