Fresh
Weighed down by a midsection even flabbier than the long-in-the-tooth cast, director Nicholas Meyer still delivers enough of what Trek auds hunger for to justify the trek to the local multiplex.
Variety Staff, Variety
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The battle for peace has begun.
1991 · 1h 50m · PG
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Nicholas Meyer
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Overview
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Though patchy, this is a lot more fun than the disastrous Star Trek V.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
The principals' enthusiasm for their material has never seemed to fade. If anything, that enthusiasm grows more appealingly nutty with time.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
Director/coscripter Nicholas Meyer moves this vehicle efficiently. He employs some tremendous visuals.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
If, indeed, Star Trek VI turns out to be the last of the series, it couldn't have made a more felicitous or more satisfying exit.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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