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Star Trek

On the day of James T. Kirk's birth, his father dies on his damaged starship in a last stand against a Romulan mining vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who in this time, has grown on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. 25 years later, James T. Kirk has grown into a young rebellious troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy academy instructors like Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan and the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of the legend begins. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi), release year 2009, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Star Trek

On the day of James T. Kirk's birth, his father dies on his damaged starship in a last stand against a Romulan mining vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who in this time, has grown on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. 25 years later, James T. Kirk has grown into a young rebellious troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy academy instructors like Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan and the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of the legend begins.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi), release year 2009, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2009
  • Released 08 May 2009
  • Runtime 127 minutes
  • Content rating PG-13
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.9/10 from 636,122 votes
  • Metascore 82/100
  • Genres Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English
  • Countries Germany, United States

Cast

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg

Direction and writing

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Gene Roddenberry

Awards and recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 95 nominations total

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