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- 1986
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 59 m
- 1986
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 59 m
Summary To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it, humpback whales.
Directed By: Leonard Nimoy
- 1986
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 59 m
- 1986
- PG
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 59 m
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
71
7.7
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Summary To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it, humpback whales.
Directed By: Leonard Nimoy
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
71
82% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
12% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
71
82% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
12% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The Voyage Home is pure, joyful cinema.
This is easily the most absurd of the "Star Trek" stories - and yet, oddly enough, it is also the best, the funniest and the most enjoyable in simple human terms. I'm relieved that nothing like restraint or common sense stood in their way.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 114 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
12% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 114 User Ratings
7.7
82% Positive
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
12% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
It has an irresistibly sure touch, an easy command of its audience. It hits the right buttons, strikes the right chords, plays with our expectations with the right blend of savvy, guile and imagination. [26 Nov. 1986]
Star Trek IV, while not a superior effort, is an effective and enjoyable sample of entertainment -- not good science fiction, but a lightweight piece of comic fantasy utilizing characters so familiar that they feel like old friends.
The technical minutiae, the solemn silliness and the preachy tone occasionally sounded here...are all essential to the Star Trek mystique. Whatever it is, it seems durable beyond anyone's wildest dreams. And Mr. Nimoy, by injecting some extra levity this time, has done a great deal to assure the series' longevity.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the dopiest and most congenial in the series, an indication that the producers have at last acknowledged that what they're dealing with is not science fiction or adventure, but a kind of cosmic fluke. [27 Nov. 1986, p.F1]
I suspect the unconverted will want to be beamed up pronto.
Definitively the funniest Star trek movie. The social commentaries and humor work so well. Spocks knowledge test, McCoy in a hospital, Scotty with computers or Chekov asking where the nuclear powered ships are put a smile on my face even after countless re-watches. Also Spock using the Hippie camouflage to hide his strangeness. But back to the beginning. The movie starts shortly after Star Trek 3 ended as the crew will deal with their actions in that movie. On their way to earth they notice an incoming danger and must travel back in time to save the day. Leonard Nimoy delivered a timeless classic as director. The story gives all characters good opportunities to shine. The cast has no weak moments and create a memorable performance. I will admit that some people will have problems with the ecological message. I will say that the message is as important now as it was back then if not more and it is not hammered in (Just a good vehicle for the story). There is not much more to say. Overall the Star Trek movie with the best humor in a good story. It started also the Star Trek tradition that the even numbered movies are the great ones until Star Trek 10 broke this.
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an unwelcoming and uncomfortable home..
Star Trek : The Voyage Home
It certainly isn't one's usual Star Trek tale, it pushes boundary and offers enough content to keep the audience engaged throughout the course of it. The sequence where the characters visit various places could have been the window for the makers to draw out most of the attention and visit places "where no member has had before". It is lot lighter considering the stakes that are projecting in the franchise usually ends up on the life and death query. It is short on technical aspects like visual effects, sound department and editing but the production design is plausible. Leonard Nimoy's execution has improved a lot but unfortunately that's not saying a lot as it fails to communicate on terms of story-line. The performance is appreciative as usual by the whole cast like William Shartner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelly. The real gem moments in here are the conversations between Spock and Kirk that should have been explored more by the makers to unsolved the mysterious characteristics of the character. Star Trek : The Voyage Home is an unwelcoming and uncomfortable home on terms of the plot for the characters are the only familiar pieces that helps stabilize the board.
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This movie did not necessarily live up to full Star Trek standards. I mean the visual effects were great but there is barely any science fiction when in the main part of the movie. There are some great moments but not as much as previous and subsequent movies. 5/10.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 12 Nominations
Genesis Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
