Star Trek Into Darkness

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Star Trek Into Darkness

PG-13

2013

2h 12m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk leads his people on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into a game of life and death.

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Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, Star Trek Into Darkness is a rock-solid installment in the venerable sci-fi franchise, even if it's not as fresh as its predecessor.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Sep 5, 2017

4/5

Pulling off the trick of being both irreverent and Trekkie-pleasing, JJ Abrams effortlessly orchestrates massive action set pieces, a galaxy of 'cor look at that' CGI effects and well-modulated character scenes.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Jun 21, 2016

The socio-political commentary of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' is about as sophisticated as you'd expect from scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtman, who also wrote the first two 'Transformers' movies.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Apr 23, 2015

A

J.J. Abrams once again successfully creates a fast-paced summer adventure that audiences should love.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 15, 2026

C

On the heels of a massively successful franchise relaunch, Star Trek into Darkness lets itself down with too much of a familiar thing.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 31, 2025

4/5

Even if all of those ridiculous lens flares annoy the film snob deep down inside, you have to agree that J.J. Abrams has a nose for action and eye for spectacle.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 20, 2023

4/5

It might not hold a candle to the best the franchise has to offer, though it serves as a worthy follow-up to the universe introduced in 2009, thanks to an entirely charming cast and ambitious visual effects.

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Laura C

Dec 5, 2022

Love,love this movie!! I love this star trek movie,Chris pine is the hottest capt as James t Kirk! I love Bennedict cumberbatch as khan,he was the best evil villan!! love all the action scenes,best plot ,love this movie! go see this movie!

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J P

@RT40656270 4 days ago

awesome movie for the trilogy on Star Trek

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Tyler S

@peepingthomas Sep 16, 2026

I just really, really love this movie

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Noah H

@Noah85 Sep 16, 2026

Honestly, a lot better than I thought it was going to be. For me, this was a much bigger improvement over the first movie because we get to know more about the characters in this alternate timeline. For one thing, we discover that Captain Kirk and Spock would give anything to save each other’s lives because they started out as great friends at Starfleet Academy. Speaking of which, you can tell that the acting from both Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto is a lot better this time around. However, the actor who really makes this movie is Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan. His performance in this movie was absolutely CAPTIVATING. I think I almost got shivers every single time he was on screen because his portrayal of the character was just that GOOD. On top of that, the action is fun, there are tense moments of suspense, there’s some good humor that I appreciated, and Michael Giacchino’s score actually improves over the first movie. Rating: 10/10.

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DanTheMan 2

@DanTheMan2150AD Sep 8, 2026

Gleefully scavenging familiar moments from prior iterations of the brand, Into Darkness is consequently an uneven sequel, bigger and louder, sacrificing brains and character for action spectacle with none of the accrued emotional heft. It can be exciting, handsome and frequently funny, but it's also dramatically over-engineered and creatively timid; it goes exactly where you think it would yet still feels satisfying. That all being said, while Into Darkness certainly doesn't have the charm or the heart of Abrams' first, it nonetheless serves as a somewhat worthy follow-up, and it gives enough fuel to the franchise to warrant its existence. Undeniably thrilling on its own terms, yet terrified to move too far away from what came before.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

Star Trek into Darkness = A 4.5 Movie!

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Synopsis

The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk leads his people on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into a game of life and death.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Producer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $228.8M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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