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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home poster

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Overview

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Apple TV logoApple TV
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central narrative strongly advocates for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species, framing humanity's past ecological negligence as the primary threat to its future.

This movie features a diverse established cast, including prominent roles for Black and Asian actors, a characteristic carried over from its original series. The narrative primarily focuses on environmental themes and cultural differences, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, released in 1986, does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on the USS Enterprise crew's mission to travel back in time to save humpback whales, with no discernible LGBTQ+ representation present in the story.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its plot or character arcs. The film's storyline is entirely focused on the crew's mission to prevent an alien probe from destroying Earth by retrieving humpback whales from the past, with no elements related to transgender identity present.

The film focuses on a time-travel mission to save Earth and does not feature any significant close-quarters physical combat. Female characters like Dr. Gillian Taylor and Uhura are present but do not engage in or win any direct physical fights against male opponents.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a direct sequel featuring the original cast and established characters from the Star Trek universe. No characters canonically established as one gender in prior installments were portrayed as a different gender in this film.

All primary characters in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home are portrayed by the same actors who established their roles and racial identities in the original series and preceding films. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being depicted as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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8.1
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7.1

Who Made This

Actors

NameRoleGenderRaceNationality
William Shatner
Admiral James T. KirkMaleWhite Canada
Leonard Nimoy
Captain SpockMaleWhite United States
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoyMaleWhite United States
James Doohan
Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' ScottMaleWhite Canada
George Takei
Cmdr. Hikaru SuluMaleEast Asian United States
Walter Koenig
Cmdr. Pavel ChekovMaleWhite United States
Nichelle Nichols
Cmdr. UhuraFemaleBlack United States
Majel Barrett
Commander ChapelFemaleWhite United States
Kirk R. Thatcher
Punk on BusMaleWhite United States

Actor Breakdown

Gender

Male
Female
78%
22%

Race

White
78%
East Asian
11%
Black
11%

Nationalities

Canada
22%
United States
78%

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