Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Our Review
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Our Review
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) is a sci-fi and comedy film from Movies. It runs about 122 minutes. It premiered on November 26, 1986. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10.
What Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Is About
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) is a sci-fi and comedy film produced for Movies that premiered on November 26, 1986.
It stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Catherine Hicks.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 122 minutes and it leans into its sci-fi/comedy 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 Catherine Hicks lead the cast.
Key roles include William Shatner as Admiral Kirk; Leonard Nimoy as Spock; DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy; Catherine Hicks as Dr. Gillian Taylor.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of sci-fi and comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 7.3/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1986 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with sci-fi and comedy viewers.
How Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Compares
If Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 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/comedy 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 IV: The Voyage Home comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 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/comedy roots, It has held up since 1986 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a safe bet for anyone already inside the sci-fi and comedy lane, the audience score holds around 7.3/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.3/10. Watch it if you want sci-fi/comedy you can settle into.
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