Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
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Our Review
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Our Review
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) is a sci-fi and adventure film from Movies. It runs about 106 minutes. It premiered on June 9, 1989. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10.
What Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Is About
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) is a sci-fi and adventure film produced for Movies that premiered on June 9, 1989.
It stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and Laurence Luckinbill.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 106 minutes and it leans into its sci-fi/adventure 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 Laurence Luckinbill lead the cast.
Key roles include William Shatner as Captain Kirk; Leonard Nimoy as Spock; DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy; Laurence Luckinbill as Sybok.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of sci-fi and adventure have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 5.5/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1989 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with sci-fi and adventure viewers.
How Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Compares
If Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 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/adventure 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 V: The Final Frontier comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 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/adventure roots, It has held up since 1989 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a safe bet for anyone already inside the sci-fi and adventure lane, the audience score holds around 5.5/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 5.5/10. Watch it if you want sci-fi/adventure you can settle into.
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