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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

The human adventure is just beginning.

6.5(2,026)19792h 11m18

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

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Status
Released
Budget
$44M
Box office
$139.3M
Language
English
Part of Star Trek: The Original Series Collection · 6 films
  • spacecraft
  • man vs machine
  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • self sacrifice
  • teleportation
  • san francisco, california
  • starship
  • space opera
  • reunited friends
  • outer space
  • lighthearted
  • didactic

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Robert Wise

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG7 Dec 1979
    • PhysicalPGDirector's Edition6 Nov 2001
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU15 Dec 1979
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalG21 Dec 1979
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL18 Jan 1980
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalS28 Mar 1980
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP27 Mar 1980
    • PhysicalDVD18 Apr 2002
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray27 Oct 2009
    • Physical4K UHD7 Sept 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1227 Mar 1980
    • Physical12VHS (TV Version)28 Dec 1998
    • Physical12Directors Edition DVD6 Nov 2001
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1325 Apr 2002
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalG21 Dec 1979
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical3 Apr 1980
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG12 Jul 1980
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1219 Jun 1980
    • TV9Yorin8 Aug 2002
    • Physical9DVD1 Apr 2008
    • Physical9Blu ray28 May 2009

Frequently asked questions

Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released on 7 December 1979.

Audience reviews

3
  • W

    Wuchak

    9/1/2019

    9/10

    ***Stands Alone in the Feature Film Series*** A colossal, mysterious space cloud called V'ger travels across the galaxy and threatens Earth, annihilating interlopers along the way ; the origins of V'ger are revealed at the end. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) addresses some of the deepest questions of life: Is this all there is? Why are we here? Does love exist since it cannot be proved via pure logic?…

  • G

    GenerationofSwine

    1/10/2023

    1/10

    BORING. I mean, it opens great. The first few minutes sort of give you the impression that this movie is going to be epic... ... and then the rest of it is best spent looking at your phone, cleaning your finger nails, watching linoleum curl, defrosting your freezer... ... finding anything else you can do as it plays in the background just to keep you form dying of Boredom. And I say this as a Star Trek fa…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/5/2023

    5/10

    To be fair, this film does pick up quite plausibly from the television series. The characterisations are roughly the same, if somewhat older - and that does help give it some cohesion; but the opening scene goes on interminably. The premiss is stretched to breaking point and riddled with metaphors and pseudo-philosophical clichés; and there is precious little action. Persis Khambatta who plays "Ilia" - the conduit be…

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