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Film · 1996 · Star Trek (5 of 9)

Star Trek: First Contact

Directed by Jonathan Frakes · starring Patti Yasutake, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes

  • 1 h 51 min
  • 12
  • Action · Adventure · Science fiction
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 12 December 1996
  • 6.9 Users5 votes

Synopsis

The Federation comes under attack by its ongoing enemy, the Borg, a cybernetics-enhanced race that once kidnapped Captain Jean-Luc Picard, "assimilating" him into a drone. As a former prisoner of the Borg, Picard is ordered to stay out of the new battle, but he cannot resist and orders the brand-new starship Enterprise into the fray. The Enterprise follows the only surviving Borg ship through a time tunnel, where they intend to conquer Earth in an earlier era. The Borg have targeted the work of Zefram Cochrane, inventor of warp drive, the device that makes interplanetary travel possible. As the Enterprise crew attempts to stop the Borg from interrupting the work of Cochrane and his assistant, Lily, Borg drones invade the Enterprise and take it over piece by piece, while Data is captured and seduced by the Borg Queen.

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The essentials

Runtime
111 min1 hour and 51 minutes
Budget
$45mParamount Pictures
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Star Trek: First Contact?
1 hour and 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was Star Trek: First Contact released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 12 December 1996.
Who directed Star Trek: First Contact?
Jonathan Frakes.
Who is in Star Trek: First Contact?
It stars Patti Yasutake, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner.
Where can I watch Star Trek: First Contact?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Paramount+ and with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
Is it part of a series?
Yes: it is film 5 of 9 in Star Trek.
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Director
Jonathan Frakes

Reviews

6.9 5 votes
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The Star Trek films

See them all
  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979
  2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982
  3. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984
  4. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986
  5. Star Trek: First Contact 1996 · this film
  6. Star Trek: Nemesis 2002
  7. Star Trek 2009
  8. Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
  9. Star Trek: Beyond 2016

Soundtrack

All 7 songs
  1. Moonlight Becomes YouJohnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen, Julie Morgan Spotify
  2. Magic Carpet RideJohn Kay, Rushton Moreve, Steppenwolf Spotify
  3. Theme from 'Star Trek: The Motion PictureJerry Goldsmith
  4. Theme from 'Star Trek' TV SeriesAlexander Courage, Gene Roddenberry
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