Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Our Review
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Our Review
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is a sci-fi film from Movies. It runs about 132 minutes. It premiered on December 7, 1979. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10.
What Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is About
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is a sci-fi film produced for Movies that premiered on December 7, 1979.
It stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Persis Khambatta.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 132 minutes and it leans into its sci-fi roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Persis Khambatta lead the cast.
Key roles include William Shatner as Admiral Kirk; Leonard Nimoy as Spock; DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy; Persis Khambatta as Ilia.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of sci-fi have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 6.4/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1979 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with sci-fi viewers.
How Star Trek: The Motion Picture Compares
If Star Trek: The Motion Picture lands for you, the next stops are The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: A New Hope and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), which share its sci-fi lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Star Trek: The Motion Picture comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its sci-fi roots, It has held up since 1979 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a safe bet for anyone already inside the sci-fi lane, the audience score holds around 6.4/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.4/10. Watch it if you want sci-fi you can settle into.
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