Star Trek: Nemesis
Captain Picard confronts a ruthless clone and a catastrophic political conspiracy in a high-stakes final voyage for the Enterprise crew.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- serious
- wry
- tense
- science fiction marathon
- franchise finale viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film a visually capable but overcomplicated and underdeveloped conclusion to the Next Generation crew's cinematic adventures.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Picard faces Shinzon, a clone shaped by slavery and political violence rather than Picard's life within Starfleet.
The Enterprise is summoned to Romulus for peace negotiations that conceal a plan against the Federation.
The climactic confrontation emphasizes the Enterprise and Scimitar ramming each other amid an extended space battle.
The discovery of a prototype Data and Data's role in the Enterprise crew foreground questions of artificial identity and humanity.
Films like Star Trek: Nemesis, and why
Star Trek: First Contact
Shared space opera scale, political intrigue, starship combat, and science fiction themes of identity and sacrifice.
Star Trek: Insurrection
Shared ensemble science fiction adventure, interstellar diplomacy, military danger, and moral questions about artificial life.
The Island
Shared clone-driven identity conflict, authoritarian politics, space warfare, and high-concept science fiction spectacle.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Shared grand-scale space battles, political conspiracies, and emotionally earnest themes of duty and self-sacrifice.
Movie Details
- Director
- Stuart Baird
- Release Date
- 2002-12-13
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1657)
Cast
- Patrick Stewart
- Jonathan Frakes
- Brent Spiner
- LeVar Burton
- Michael Dorn
- Gates McFadden
- Marina Sirtis
- Tom Hardy
- Ron Perlman
- Dina Meyer
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: Nemesis about?
- Captain Picard confronts a ruthless clone and a catastrophic political conspiracy in a high-stakes final voyage for the Enterprise crew.
- What is Star Trek: Nemesis like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Star Trek: Nemesis as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Star Trek: Nemesis violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Star Trek: Nemesis as moderate.
- What did critics think of Star Trek: Nemesis?
- Critics generally found the film a visually capable but overcomplicated and underdeveloped conclusion to the Next Generation crew's cinematic adventures.
- Which films are like Star Trek: Nemesis?
- Films with a similar feel include Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, The Island, and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
- How long is Star Trek: Nemesis?
- Star Trek: Nemesis runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Star Trek: Nemesis?
- In United States, Star Trek: Nemesis streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
In Ember's collections
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