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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • 2h 12m

Overview

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Director: J.J. Abrams

Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Benedict Cumberbatch, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Alice Eve, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Noel Clarke, Nazneen Contractor, Amanda Foreman, Jay Scully, Jonathan Dixon, Aisha Hinds, Joseph Gatt, Jeremy Raymond, Tony Guma, Kimberly Arland, Sean Blakemore, Nick E. Tarabay, Beau Billingslea, Deep Roy, Anjini Taneja Azhar, Jack Laufer, Katie Cockrell, Kellie Cockrell, Jason Matthew Smith, Seth Ayott, Marco Sanchez, Lee Reherman, Scott Lawrence, Usman Ally, Nolan North, James Hiroyuki Liao, Rob Moran, Berit Francis, Akiva Goldsman, Benjamin P. Binswanger, Christopher Doohan, Andy Demetrio, Gianna Simone, Rene Rosado, Jacqueline King, Long Tran, Ningning Deng, Jodi Johnston, Colleen Harris, Jeff Chase, Monisola Akiwowo, Paul K. Daniel, Ser'Darius Blain, Heather Langenkamp, David C. Waite, Melissa Paulo, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Drew Grey, Douglas Weng, Charlie Haugk, Max Chernov, Marc Primiani, Jesper Inglis, Jacob Rhodes, Kentucky Rhodes, Toney Wilson, Eric Greitens, Melissa Steinman, Adam McCann, Jon Orvasky, Gerald W. Abrams, James McGrath, Brian T. Delaney, Arlen Escarpeta, Joe Moses, Kevin Michael Richardson, David Sobolov, Matthew Wood, Fred Tatasciore, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Audrey Wasilewski, Bill Hader, Britanni Johnson, Chris Gardner, Julianne Buescher, Joe Hanna, David Acord, Elle Newlands, Candice Renee, Emily Towers, Gina Hirsch, Tom Archdeacon, Jon Lee Brody, Hiram A. Murray, Fernando Chien

Best Video Release

Paramount 4K Blu-ray (featuring the Imax sequences)

Format

UHD Blu-ray

External Links

Length

132 mins

Type

Movie

Alternative Titles

Star Trek II, Star Trek:Into Darkness

Last Updated

9 months ago

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Best Video Release

Paramount 4K Blu-ray (featuring the Imax sequences)

Format
UHD Blu-ray
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Length
132 mins
Type
Movie
Alternative Titles
Star Trek II, Star Trek:Into Darkness
Last Updated
9 months ago
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