Film

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986

Directed by Leonard Nimoy

  • Science Fiction, Adventure
  • 118 min
  • PG

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

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.

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Epic, resolved, classical in form and nostalgic.

  • intimateepic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemporarynostalgic
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