Star Trek 8: First Contact
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
29 March 1955, London, England, UK
3 April 1973, Santa Cruz, California, USA
27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 January 1952, San Diego, California, USA
6 September 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 February 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
January 01, 2016
Not just the best of the Next Generation movies, but one of the best of the entire franchise.
July 09, 2010
The problem with most of the Next Generation Star Trek movies is that they feel like extended episodes of the television show. First Contact is the one time that it really feels like they made a Movie, with a capital M.
June 05, 2007
The elegance of the story is enhanced by the sure direction of Jonathan Frakes, who also plays Commander William Riker.
April 16, 2009
Star Trek finally gets imaginative, exciting and - dare I say it? - kinky.
June 24, 2006
This makes little concession to non-initiates.
May 03, 2009
First Contact is no grab bag of camp gewgaws; it stands proud and apart, accessible even to the Trek-deficient. This old Star, it seems, has a lot of life in it.
May 20, 2003
The series now lacks all of its original stars and much of its earlier determination. It has morphed into something less innocent and more derivative than it used to be, something the noncultist is ever less likely to enjoy.
June 05, 2007
A smashingly exciting sci-fi adventure that ranks among the very best in the long-running Paramount franchise.
May 31, 2013
If the film itself is a little bit generic, more of a popcorn sci-fi action film than a faithful adaptation of the characters from the series, that's probably all to the good.
September 07, 2011
In zooming out from Picard's glinty eyeball, this eighth feature film from the Trek factory displays a zippy new energy and a sleek, confident style fully independent of its predecessors.
May 15, 2009
It does a good job of serving up elements that will please the fans of the show, but it does not quite stand on its own as a memorable motion picture event.
