Star Trek Into Darkness

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Star Trek Into Darkness

PG-13

Released May 16, 2013

2h 12m

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Adventure

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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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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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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

The Wolfman Cometh

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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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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Alysha S

Canon in fandom is silly because it's fake. That said, you need to work within the storyline/continuity. "Star Trek Into Darkness" didn't. (And it's partially why a separate timeline, the Kelvin timeline, had to be created.) And for what it's worth, a key part of the ending is most unoriginal.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Penelope L

Wow. A bunch of incomprehensible poop stuck together with cgi AND it gets good reviews?? Are there no true Trekkies left?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Jorge R

Why does everyone like this? It’s dog doo-doo.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Paul E

I am 65 years old and have watched Star Trek since 1967. This movie was barely watchable. It broke the Star Trek timeline (Isn't Captain Pike in a wheelchair on Taos 4?) It has young Spock literally talking to himself, old Spock. It was a rehash of Star Trek II, the Wrath of Kahn. It even reverses the dying scene with Kirk dying instead of Spock. It basically TRASHED the entire Star Trek Franchise. Two Federation Starships fighting in Earth order and NOTHING else is around. NOBODY turns off the gravity on the ship to heavy objects won't be falling on people. Have to save KAHN with the IMMORTALITY blood to save Kirk. I guess none of the other 72 people have the same blood modification. Doctor McCoy confirms that people in the future will still be using pneumatic tires. "You don't rob a bank when the getaway car has a flat tire." Seriously!? For a LONG TIME Star Trek fan, this one is a real head shaker. How could it be this bad?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Brad S. R

The first Star Trek movie that was a genuine displeasure to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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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
Producer: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
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
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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