Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

The human adventure is just beginning.

G 1979 · 131 min · ★ 6.5 (2K) · Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery

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.

Directed by Robert Wise · Written by Harold Livingston

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