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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

1982 1h 53m
Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.5/10
2,214 reviews
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

"At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance."

Top Billed Cast

William Shatner
William Shatner
Admiral James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Captain Spock
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
Khan Noonien Singh
DeForest Kelley
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
James Doohan
James Doohan
Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Walter Koenig
Walter Koenig
Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
George Takei
George Takei
Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols
Cmdr. Uhura

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2022-07-01

This is much more like it. William Shatner leads our intrepid band of intergalactic explorers on an all action adventure to save the universe for the evil super-intellect of "Khan" (a wonderfully hammy Ricardo Montalban) as he escapes from imprisonment on a desolate desert planet and seeks violent revenge on "Admiral Kirk". This has none of the philosophical pretensions of the first film, it is just a sci-fi shoot 'em up with great visual effects and the occasional chunk of Herman Melville thrown in for theatrical good measure as they strive to stop "genesis" from rearranging everyone's chrono...

G GenerationofSwine Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-10

Oh, hey everybody, there is another review pointing out that this is the greatest Star Trek movie every made.

And, hey, there is another review saying how much they loved how it recalled an episode from the original series and turned it into a movie with such high stakes and such a great antagonist.

And, hey look, here is yet another review saying how much they loved how it set off a chain of events that lasted for the next few Star Trek movies and forever changed the lives of the Enterprise crew.

Yeah, I'm just going to say what everyone else has been saying for about 40 years now......

H hopefulreviews Verified TMDB Critic
2024-03-08

Before watching this movie, we had heard it was one of the best Star Trek movies, if not the best! Compared to the first movie and all the slow scenes for the visuals and nostalgia, this movie blew that one out of the water! We loved how it actually focused on the plot! Also, the CGI and effects were outstanding, having updated the transporter effect and the phaser effects! Along with the new effect for going to warp!! Also, to top off the plot, the dialog was excellent! Don't get me wrong, there were things that could have been better, like the fact that Saavik didn't have the eyebrows of a V...