Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

The key to saving the future can only be found in the past.

Fugitives of the Federation for their daring rescue of Spock from the doomed Genesis Planet, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew begin their journey home to face justice for their actions. But as they near Earth, they find it at the mercy of a mysterious alien presence whose signals are slowly destroying the planet. In a desperate attempt to answer the call of the probe, Kirk and his crew race back to the late twentieth century. However they soon find the world they once knew to be more alien than anything they've encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy!

William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley James Doohan George Takei Walter Koenig Nichelle Nichols Jane Wyatt Catherine Hicks Mark Lenard Robin Curtis

Paramount Pictures

adventure action science fiction family

119 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Steve Robinson

    Review by Steve Robinson ★★★★

    This is weird. I have over 30 films set aside to watch and the choice is generated randomly. A week ago I added Star Trek the motion picture, and since then watched 5 movies, the film generator randomly keeps throwing up more Star Trek movies! I'm on a roll!

    This is not the best in terms of acting or direction but its the most fun any of the original cast get to have in the Star Trek universe. One of the most entertaining movies in all of the Trek movies to date. It will never win any awards but it gets my vote for the most fun.

    Great entertainment for all the family. Nice to see the Trek movies going in a different direction and trying something new...and you know what...it works.

    Apologies for the over use of the word fun but it generally is...erm...well... FUN!

  • Matthew Lucas

    Review by Matthew Lucas ★★★★

    It was a bold move to make a primarily comedic STAR TREK film, but the fourth big screen outing of the original Enterprise crew put aside the heavy drama of the previous three films and sent them on an adventure to 1986 San Francisco to bring back extinct whales to talk to a destructive alien probe that's attempting to contact them. No heavy, just pure entertainment (with a charmingly rendered social message to boot), STAR TREK IV is a bold entry into a venerable franchise, and one of its most delightful offerings.

  • lobohombreriera

    Review by lobohombreriera ★★★★½

    Leonard Nimoy repite como director en una de las mejores entrega de la saga original. Entre los insólitos riesgos que toma está el argumento del viaje temporal con su marcado subtexto ecologista, la falta de villanos en la trama y la sorprendente ausencia del Enterprise. Nimoy logra el equilibrio entre la seriedad de la ciencia ficción dura (con esa sonda alienígena que recuerda mucho al "Rama" de Arthur C. Clarke) y los impagables momentos de humor resultantes del choque de los protagonistas con la cultura humana del siglo XX. Eso, y la sabia decisión de no resolver por completo el misterio que da pie a la trama es lo que hace de esta una de las cintas más valientes de Star Trek, y una de las más recomendables.

  • James Malley

    Review by James Malley ★★★★★

    This odd/even curse is proving to be pretty apt. Although Wrath of Khan is probably the technically better made film, I had an absolute blast from start to finish with this one.

    First off, this movie is hilarious. I was laughing consistently throughout the crew's sequences on Earth. Special mention goes to Spock, McCoy, and Chekov for having most of the film's funniest lines and scenes.

    Secondly, I loved the premise of this movie. An environmental message always interests me in movies, as long as the film doesn't bash you over the head with it; thankfully this film uses its message to great effect, especially in the absolutely brilliant finale. I was completely moved by the final sequence with the…

  • Theodore Bond

    Review by Theodore Bond ★★★★

    I have to admit when it comes to The Star Trek movies featuring the original cast I know full well that The Wrath of Khan is definitely the best of the bunch but when it comes to playing favorites its The Voyage Home that I love the most. This is the Star Trek movie that my movie store had and the one that I saw over and over again when I was a kid. Plus they go back in time to 1986, whats not to love about that!

    Some of my favorite episodes of the original series are the ones when they travel back in time so it should be no surprise that this would be my favorite of the…

  • Danny Robertson

    Review by Danny Robertson ★★½

    I honestly do not understand why this is considered to be one of the "good" Star Trek films.

  • Lilias

    Review by Lilias ★★★★½

    I like the original series' movies more than the original series itself. This one in particular = Star Trek comedy + Save The Whales. I do love how nerdy this movie is. I also suspect nostalgia has played a significant role in this rating.

  • samgoodwin

    Review by samgoodwin ★★★

    Lol whales

  • Matt "Cinebro" Conti

    Review by Matt "Cinebro" Conti ★★★½

    While The Voyage Home seemingly serves as an end to a three film long arc, it's really just a distraction and excuse to get the crew to 1980s San Francisco for some fish out of water hijinks, and in returning back to the ways of The Motion Picture, is just an extended episode.

    Admittedly though, it's a fun if very silly episode. Little is done in the way of blowing up the conflict of the crew having to remain incognito and more is done to, say, make fun with it. Storywise this film is lackluster but in terms of a distraction, it's hard not to see why a lot of Trek fans love the hell out of this one. As a casual purveyor into the series, this one is alright. Funny even if some of the jokes are dated, and managing to be just a little bit exciting without action.

    Whales man. Whales.