Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

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Star date: 1986. How on Earth can they save the future?

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

• Released: 1986-11-26
• Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 1,722 votes

Directed by Leonard Nimoy.

Top cast

• William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk
• Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock
• DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
• James Doohan as Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
• George Takei as Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
• Walter Koenig as Cmdr. Pavel Chekov
• Nichelle Nichols as Cmdr. Uhura
• Mark Lenard as Sarek
• Jane Wyatt as Amanda
• Majel Barrett as Commander Chapel

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Where to watch Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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