Star Trek Generations

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Star Trek Generations

PG

1994

1h 58m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him.

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Critics Consensus

Generations stands as a mediocre changing of the guard for crews of the Enterprise, with a dull plot that sometimes seems like an expanded episode of the television series.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Apr 5, 2023

Star Trek: Generations feels like such a miscalculation of the show’s strengths.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Mar 25, 2020

2.5/4

Three things make the film worthwhile: [William] Shatner's performance; the sequence involving Data getting his "emotion chip" implant; and John Alonzo's crystalline cinematography, which makes Generations the most beautiful Trek ever.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Mar 25, 2020

It's well-plotted, cleanly staged and, on the whole, not badly acted.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Oct 13, 2024

5/10

I do not hate Star Trek: Generations, but at the same time it is a difficult film to entirely like.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 4, 2023

3/4

The result was perhaps not what devoted fans hoped for, but in its own right, it's a solid production and entertaining Star Trek adventure.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Jun 19, 2023

2/4

For every good moment there are two or three awkward ones, and while there is an undeniable thrill of seeing the two “generations” of Enterprise captains working together, it is hard not to wish that the film had more grandeur and more guts.

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John K

@RT59028310 Nov 2, 2026

I've always liked this TREK a lot as it has numerous great scenes and the novelty of having the 2 biggest and best Captains (Shatner and Stewart) in the same movie. There are some spectacular sequences (Enterprise crash landing) and some surprisingly emotional ones (Pacard's Christmas fantasy). Malcolm McDowell adds to the fun as the main villain.

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Carlos T

@RT67858720 Oct 7, 2026

🎯 NOTA FINAL: 5,0/10

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James T

@RT86262572 Sep 17, 2026

Not bad. Sad ending for Captain Kirk.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 15, 2026

Star Trek Generations = a *3* star Movie!

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Abs B

@Abs_B Sep 11, 2026

It starts off with a lovely surprise and then as soon as you see Malcolm McDowell you know he is the villain. Thats the issue with acotrs that can only play a certain role. Plus he is another actor who loves to over do it. Data emotional apect is just annoying! Dissapointing as its the first movie after Next Generation ended.

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD Sep 6, 2026

What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived. After all, we're only mortal. For a film that ought to have been a glorious passing of the torch, Generations instead feels like an awkward compromise between two different visions of Star Trek, neither of which properly takes centre stage. As close to brand-name reliability as this genre gets, Generations feels like such a miscalculation of the show's strengths; it has the ingredients for a great Star Trek film, but spends too much energy on celebrating the past and too little on telling a compelling story in the present. Kirk deserved a better farewell, Picard deserved a better first big-screen adventure, and The Next Generation deserved a film that felt like the beginning of something rather than the awkward epilogue to something else.

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Synopsis

In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him.

Director: David Carson
Producer: Rick Berman, Peter Lauritson
Screenwriter: Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Language|Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.6M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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