Star Trek: First Contact
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Our Review
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Our Review
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) is a sci-fi and action film from Movies. It runs about 111 minutes. It premiered on November 22, 1996. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10.
What Star Trek: First Contact Is About
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) is a sci-fi and action film produced for Movies that premiered on November 22, 1996.
It stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Alice Krige.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 111 minutes and it leans into its sci-fi/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Alice Krige lead the cast.
Key roles include Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard; Jonathan Frakes as Riker; Brent Spiner as Data; Alice Krige as Borg Queen.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of sci-fi and action have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 7.6/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1996 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with sci-fi and action viewers.
How Star Trek: First Contact Compares
If Star Trek: First Contact 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/action 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: First Contact comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Star Trek: First Contact is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its sci-fi/action roots, It has held up since 1996 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Star Trek: First Contact is a safe bet for anyone already inside the sci-fi and action lane, the audience score holds around 7.6/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.6/10. Watch it if you want sci-fi/action you can settle into.
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