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Star Trek Into Darkness

PG-13

Released May 16, 2013

2 hr. 12 min.

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) leads his people (Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana) on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into an epic game of life and death.

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Critics Consensus

Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, Star Trek Into Darkness is a rock-solid installment in the venerable sci-fi franchise, even if it's not as fresh as its predecessor.

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Laura C

Love,love this movie!! I love this star trek movie,Chris pine is the hottest capt as James t Kirk! I love Bennedict cumberbatch as khan,he was the best evil villan!! love all the action scenes,best plot ,love this movie! go see this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/05/22

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George

Not a bad movie. Not Star Trek though. Thank you Marvel for ruining Star Trek

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Georgan G

Another terrific film joining the Star Trek franchise. I enjoyed the special effects and beautiful cinematography. Could have done without all the fist fighting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Alec B

The inverted Wrath of Kahn remake thing doesn't work at all (Guess what? Now SPOCK screams KAAAHHHNNN) as it clearly demonstrates a creative bankruptcy on the part of the filmmakers.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Jay H

The best movie of the Kelvin Timeline.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Alec C

Get ready for a journey into the darkness, where no man has gone before! The crew of the Enterprise are on a manhunt for a dangerous individual who will not stop until mass destruction is imminent for all who oppose him, the super-powered, brilliant Khan! Benedict Cumberbatch brings back the intelligent and dangerous nemesis of our heroes with lots of intensity and cunning, making this film a fitting return-to-form!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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J.J. Abrams

Director

Chris Pine

Capt. James T. Kirk

Zachary Quinto

Spock

Karl Urban

Dr. Leonard McCoy

Zoe Saldana

Nyota Uhura

Anton Yelchin

Pavel Chekov

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Pulling off the trick of being both irreverent and Trekkie-pleasing, JJ Abrams effortlessly orchestrates massive action set pieces, a galaxy of 'cor look at that' CGI effects and well-modulated character scenes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

The socio-political commentary of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' is about as sophisticated as you'd expect from scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtman, who also wrote the first two 'Transformers' movies.

Jun 21, 2016

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

J.J. Abrams once again successfully creates a fast-paced summer adventure that audiences should love.

Rated: A

Apr 23, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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It might not hold a candle to the best the franchise has to offer, though it serves as a worthy follow-up to the universe introduced in 2009, thanks to an entirely charming cast and ambitious visual effects.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Not the best JJ Abrams film, but one that shows him a lot less stiff and delivers interesting ideas. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Though not what every Trekkie will want but undeniably thrilling on its own terms, Star Trek Into Darkness is a solid follow-up to 2009’s breakthrough and will leave audiences wanting more.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 6, 2022

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Synopsis

The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) leads his people (Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana) on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into an epic game of life and death.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Executive Producer: Dana Goldberg, Paul Schwake, David Ellison, Jeffrey Chernov
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $228.8M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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