The human adventure is just beginning.
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is a science fiction, adventure and mystery film directed by Robert Wise, released on December 7, 1979 with a runtime of 2h 11m. It stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 2,000 ratings.
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William Shatner
as Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy
as Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley
as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan
as Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
George Takei
as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig
as Lt. Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols
as Lt. Cmdr. Uhura
Stephen Collins
as Captain William Decker
Persis Khambatta
as Lt. Ilia / The Probe
Majel Barrett
as Dr. Christine Chapel
Grace Lee Whitney
as CPO Janice Rand
Mark Lenard
as Klingon Captain
Directed by Robert Wise, written by Alan Dean Foster, Harold Livingston and Gene Roddenberry, produced by Gene Roddenberry and Jon Povill.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 2,000 ratings.
***Stands Alone in the Feature Film Series*** A colossal, mysterious space cloud called V'ger travels across the galaxy and threatens Earth, annihilating interlopers along the way ; the origins of V'ger are revealed at the end. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) addresses some of the deepest questions of life: Is this all there is? Why are we here? Does love exist since it cannot be proved via pure logic? Who…
Reviewed on September 1, 2019
BORING. I mean, it opens great. The first few minutes sort of give you the impression that this movie is going to be epic... ... and then the rest of it is best spent looking at your phone, cleaning your finger nails, watching linoleum curl, defrosting your freezer... ... finding anything else you can do as it plays in the background just to keep you form dying of Boredom. And I say this as a Star Trek fan.
Reviewed on January 10, 2023
To be fair, this film does pick up quite plausibly from the television series. The characterisations are roughly the same, if somewhat older - and that does help give it some cohesion; but the opening scene goes on interminably. The premiss is stretched to breaking point and riddled with metaphors and pseudo-philosophical clichés; and there is precious little action. Persis Khambatta who plays "Ilia" - the conduit…
Reviewed on June 5, 2023
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) includes William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and George Takei. The film was directed by Robert Wise. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released on December 7, 1979 and runs for 2h 11m.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 2,000 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction, adventure and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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