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Star Trek: Insurrection

PG

Released Dec 11, 1998

1 hr. 38 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

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78 Reviews

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A Federation mission to the planet Ba'ku takes a dangerous turn when a malfunctioning android, Data (Brent Spiner), takes a cultural task force hostage. When Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew investigate, they uncover the truth about the Federation mission: It was actually a systematic ploy by the Son'a to displace the peaceful inhabitants of Ba'ku. Now Picard and his crew must thwart the plot even while experiencing strange side effects from exposure to the planet's surface.

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Critics Consensus

Although not terrible, the sluggishly paced Insurrection plays like an extended episode of the TV series.

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George

Not great, but much better than new Star Trek

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Alec B

It has small things I like (i.e. Picard's romance subplot) but on the whole this is a bit smug and feels very much like a mediocre two part episode from the show's final season.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Karen G

I really liked the movie. I really liked them saving the planet's inhabitants from Starfleet overstepping it's boundries with interfering with a race. I really loved hearing Picard, Data and Worf sing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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Wayne K

The worst of the bunch of Trek films from "The Next Gen" crew finds Picard in conflict between his Star Fleet values and a directive to relocate an entire population from their home world. Frakes direction is fine-the problem is the script by Michael Piller (with input from Rick Berman). Evidently Piller had a much different film in mind early on. Stewart had concerns thst the film was no more than a glorified TV episode. He was eight. Even though the cast and crew were pleased with the final script, it still feels like a glorified expanded TV episode with better visual effects.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/23

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James B

Not the best chapter in the franchise, but fans of the show should find enough in there to stay entertained throughout.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/26/23

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Samuel M

I actually prefer Star Trek Nemesis to this film

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Jonathan Frakes

Director

Patrick Stewart

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Commander William T. Riker

Brent Spiner

Lt. Commander Data

LeVar Burton

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Lt. Commander Worf

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Many Star Trek movies are likened to super-sized TV episodes, but 1996’s Star Trek: Insurrection feels more like three or four completely unrelated episodes mashed together.

Apr 5, 2023

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: A

Sep 7, 2011

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

The extravagant makeup and special effects are actually unobtrusive because they're demanded by the pleasantly formulaic story, whose conflicts--and broad, innocuous political allegory -- justify the heartwarming resolution.

May 19, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Insurrection feels more Star Trek than any other Star Trek film, in the best way possible.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 31, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Insurrection is very recommendable for Trekkies. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 20, 2023

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

the ideas are, not surprisingly, handled without a modicum of subtlety, with the most explicit messages being stated in sometimes ham-handed fashion by various characters making grand speeches

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 19, 2023

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Synopsis

A Federation mission to the planet Ba'ku takes a dangerous turn when a malfunctioning android, Data (Brent Spiner), takes a cultural task force hostage. When Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew investigate, they uncover the truth about the Federation mission: It was actually a systematic ploy by the Son'a to displace the peaceful inhabitants of Ba'ku. Now Picard and his crew must thwart the plot even while experiencing strange side effects from exposure to the planet's surface.

Director: Jonathan Frakes
Executive Producer: Marty Hornstein
Screenwriter: Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Michael Alan Spiller, Michael Alan Spiller
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Action Violence|Mild Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.2M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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