Star Trek: Generations
Captain Picard joins forces with the legendary Captain Kirk to stop a renegade scientist whose quest for immortality threatens entire star systems.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- nostalgic
- earnest
- science fiction marathon
- franchise rewatch
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining but predictable and overextended franchise crossover whose special-effects spectacle could not fully compensate for weak plotting and heavy reliance on fan familiarity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film brings Captain James T. Kirk and the next-generation Enterprise crew together across generations of Star Trek continuity.
The mysterious energy ribbon drives the opening disaster and later enables Picard's encounter with Kirk.
Dr. Tolian Soran destroys entire star systems in pursuit of access to a reality promising continued existence.
Picard's conflict is inseparable from Kirk's reputation, sacrifice, and eventual return to the action.
Films like Star Trek: Generations, and why
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
shared space opera adventure, starship crew dynamics, franchise mythology, and high-concept science fiction
Star Trek: First Contact
shared science fiction action, intergenerational franchise crossover, and large-scale cosmic threat
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
shared space opera spectacle, heroic leadership, and a crew confronting an existential threat
Star Trek: The Voyage Home
shared time-bending science fiction, familiar heroic characters, and a reality-threatening cosmic anomaly
Movie Details
- Director
- David Carson
- Release Date
- 1994-11-18
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1566)
Cast
- Patrick Stewart
- Jonathan Frakes
- Brent Spiner
- LeVar Burton
- Michael Dorn
- Gates McFadden
- Marina Sirtis
- William Shatner
- Malcolm McDowell
- James Doohan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Star Trek: Generations about?
- Captain Picard joins forces with the legendary Captain Kirk to stop a renegade scientist whose quest for immortality threatens entire star systems.
- What is Star Trek: Generations like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Star Trek: Generations as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Star Trek: Generations violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Star Trek: Generations as mild.
- What did critics think of Star Trek: Generations?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining but predictable and overextended franchise crossover whose special-effects spectacle could not fully compensate for weak plotting and heavy reliance on fan familiarity.
- Which films are like Star Trek: Generations?
- Films with a similar feel include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Star Trek: The Voyage Home.
- How long is Star Trek: Generations?
- Star Trek: Generations runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Star Trek: Generations?
- In United States, Star Trek: Generations streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
In Ember's collections
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