It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. To save Earth from an alien probe, Kirk and his crew go back in time to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it, humpback whales.
27 September 1947, Santa Cruz, California, USA
1 August 1964, Los Angeles County, California, USA
4 February 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
28 April 1938, Kingston, Jamaica
February 18, 1951 in Napa Valley, California, USA
28 December 1932, Robbins, Illinois, USA
1 September 1940
20 January 1920, Toccoa, Georgia, USA
3 March 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4 September 1948, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 May 1926, New York City, New York, USA
23 February 1932, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
24 July 1928, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
25 October 1906, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 March 1957
10 October 1931, Berlin, Germany
21 December 1948, New York City, New York, USA
1 April 1930, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
22 March 1931, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
February 15, 1960 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
3 August 1940, Bronx, New York, USA
4 May 1955, Orange County, California, USA
May 23, 2013
A bit flimsy to be legitimately counted as "great" Star Trek, but aware enough of its characters and their attachments to each other and the audience that it's "fun" Star Trek.June 06, 2007
I suspect the unconverted will want to be beamed up pronto.January 26, 2006
Kirk & Co return to present-day San Francisco to save the whales in the most enjoyable film of the series so far, also returning to the simplistic morality-play format that gave the original TV series its strength.September 07, 2016
If most movies today are doomed to be sure-fire, presold properties--with ideas leached from our recent TV or cinematic past--let's hope they're all as good at the game as "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."May 20, 2003
Mr. Nimoy directed this Star Trek installment, and indeed he should probably direct all of them. His technical expertise leaves much to be desired. But his sincerity is unmistakable, and it counts for a lot.July 05, 2008
the bad guys... are really my countrymen so... still great thoughApril 03, 2009
...Kirk has finally reached his full lounge lizard potential (it's as if the comedy has freed him from his remaining inhibitions).December 15, 2010
Buoyant, farcical time-travel Enterprise escapade.May 19, 2008
Latest excursion is warmer, wittier, more socially relevant and truer to its TV origins than prior odysseys.January 01, 2000
A happy, heartfelt chapter that reunites the original cast with the original TV format, shying away from the cold and epic scale of the preceding movie adventures.