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Review

Star Trek Into Darkness 2013

Directed by J.J. Abrams · 132 mins · 1,786 views

3.4 Letterboxd 3.40(304,287)
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Synopsis

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

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Reviews (31)

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    oliviathebi 8 月 23, 2026

    I’d love to see the two hour movie that built up to this film’s first ten minutes

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    elodie 8 月 23, 2026

    i really love my gay little space family!!! that kirk and spock scene will live rent free in my head for very long i fear

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    Lucy 8 月 23, 2026

    benadryl cumbersome can suck my foot for trying to ruin this series with his crap acting

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    Matt Singer 8 月 23, 2026

    There are some lovely character moments here, lots of fun references to the history of the series, and some of the coolest shots of the Enterprise ever. Unfortunately, in order to enjoy them, you have to wade through the half of the movie featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison/Character Redacted, which is just beyond dumb. His plan is dumb, his mystery benefactor’s plan is dumb, the way Kirk and Spock stop him is dumb, and the repetition of scenes from Wrath of Khan is really dumb. J.J. Abrams and the material are at cross-purposes. Abrams is all about his mystery box schtick, while a Khan redux makes very little sense when it becomes nothing but plot twists. Someone should have told Abrams playing coy in his usual fashion did not suit this story at all. Despite his subject, he never realized the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one.

    465 4
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    chloe 💓 8 月 23, 2026

    colour grading the blue tones in the film to match chris pine’s eyes?????? please send my compliments to the chef

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    Nakul 8 月 23, 2026

    (this review of star trek into darkness comes from someone who has never actually seen any original star trek movie/series and who knows very little about star trek universe) So, no idea why fans hate this movie but i enjoyed it more than Star Trek (2009). Not without its flaws, but JJ Abrams puts together an enjoyable summer blockbuster, that successful interweaves exciting action set-pieces with fun humour & character moments. I was more invested in the characters this time around and loved the interplay between them. Also, Benedict Cumberbatch was way better than Eric Bana. The movie is sometimes dumb & full of plot holes but JJ Abrams keeps the pace so fast (it’s his trick), that it gives you no…

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    olivia 🧸🍊 8 月 23, 2026

    captain james t kirk if you read this i’m free on thursday n would like to hang out. please respond to this n then hang out with me on thursday when i’m free

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    Jamelle Bouie 8 月 23, 2026

    Nothing but a mish-mash of post-THE DARK KNIGHT blockbuster cliches and Abrams‘ “mystery box” bullshit. This movie sucks ass.

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    ZaraGwen 8 月 23, 2026

    I absolutely love this film, it’s probably my favourite of the reboots, I don’t understand why so many people seem to hate it

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    Bill Chambers 8 月 23, 2026

    I hate this movie for all its cutesy quoting of Wrath of Khan while trying and spectacularly failing to sublet its gravitas. I hate it for casting the whitest actor on Earth as a man named Khan Noonien Singh. I hate it for the way that every shot in the back half is a three-ring circus of lens flares, cluttered sets, and CGI embellishments. I hate it for turning Spock into Sheldon from “The Big Bang Theory”. I hate it for its abuse of Leonard Nimoy’s fealty to the franchise and to J.J. Abrams, reducing Old Spock to a fortune-teller Young Spock now keeps on speed dial. I hate this movie, this hacky, weightless, soulless “Muppet Babies” theme-episode of a movie.

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    mulaney 8 月 23, 2026

    i’ll be honest, if this movie was only the window hand scene with kirk & spock on loop i would give it five stars without batting an eye

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    asdfghjklholly 8 月 22, 2026

    I’m not even deadass going from the most emotional moment to KHAAAN was jarring

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    Francis 8 月 22, 2026

    Está si, una joya

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    muffinscube 8 月 21, 2026

    setting aside the completely bewildering decision to cast a white dude as someone named Khan Singh, this was a fun romp. the latent romance between Kirk and Spock continues to have few equals in modern cinema

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    Levi_jordan 8 月 21, 2026

    I wish Benedict would get more villain roles.

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    Angel 8 月 21, 2026

    star trek: the search for bones’s accent

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    Tony Parmenter 8 月 21, 2026

    7 Word Review: Revenge plot opens up Khan of worms. Ambiguous TV Guide Logline: A fugitive is pursued.

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    adelez 8 月 21, 2026

    Doctor Strange evil twin kills Kirk and then save him

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    MissJujuJ 8 月 21, 2026

    J’ai rigolé en voyant le décor des autochtones qui ne camoufle pas assez bien le studio.

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    Nick 8 月 21, 2026

    Was listening to the music and thought, why not just put on the movie?

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    tayy ;) 8 月 21, 2026

    This movie is the epitome of “whole house mad” everyone just arguing and having a bad trip It’s a pretty good movie but I think it misses the TOS spark with how wacky goofy of a time you’ll have. It’s a pretty dramatic movie but it’s a great watch!

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    lukemerson 8 月 21, 2026

    Yeah I think Benedict should be allowed to ride his bike however he wants actually

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    :) 🐈 8 月 20, 2026

    FUCK I LOVE THIS MOVIE

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    Lily 8 月 20, 2026

    James “keep your bigotry off the bridge” Kirk is mocking Spock for being Vulcan…..? Oh…

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    krausecruz 8 月 20, 2026

    GOOD GOD THEY SHOULD JUST KISS ALREADY

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    mattcassidy44 8 月 20, 2026

    Really enjoyed but could predict the plot coming the whole time. The first one is still so much better

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    Will 8 月 20, 2026

    And so begins Alex Kurtzman’s odd fascination with magical blood that can cure everything…. I can accept that with these movies, it’s a different take on the source material. If this is a different timeline/universe, then I can get onboard with this being the action blockbuster version of Star Trek. I also really like this cast a lot. They made good choices for the roles and it’s fun seeing these people play these characters. But what I can’t get behind…

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    brennan 8 月 20, 2026

    chris pines as jim kirk you are so dear to me… he really just wants to help people and save them and he wants his friends (aka his family) to be happy and alive 😭😭😭😭

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    natemolehill 8 月 20, 2026

    This film unfortunately came out around the time my interest in Star Trek had inexplicably waned, so I never watched it upon release. I think in many ways it picks up where the last one left off in terms of sheer blockbuster scale and enjoyability, but it falls short of the first film in a few key ways. Firstly, I’m just not sure I find the plot as strong or even as believable, as ridiculous as that sounds. I have…

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    Jo 8 月 20, 2026

    I can’t believe they made Kahn the whitest actor they had available to them This movie pisses me off every time I watch it. I fweakin hate this movie. There is no way for me to write a scathing enough review for this movie smh

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    Seth Odum 8 月 16, 2026

    A remnant of a time long past.

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My rating

C Chris Pine Captain James T. Kirk
Z Zachary Quinto Commander Spock
Z Zoe Saldaña Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
B Benedict Cumberbatch John Harrison / Khan
K Karl Urban Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
S Simon Pegg Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
B Bruce Greenwood Admiral Christopher Pike
P Peter Weller Admiral Alexander Marcus
A Alice Eve Dr. Carol Marcus
A Anton Yelchin Ensign Pavel Chekov
J John Cho Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
L Leonard Nimoy Ambassador Spock
N Noel Clarke Thomas Harewood
N Nazneen Contractor Rima Harewood
A Amanda Foreman Ensign Brackett
J Jay Scully Lieutenant Chapin
J Jonathan Dixon Ensign Froman
A Aisha Hinds Navigation Officer Darwin
J Joseph Gatt Science Officer 0718
J Jeremy Raymond Lead Nibiran
Director J.J. Abrams
Writer Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci
Producer Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Tommy Gormley, Ben Rosenblatt
Executive Producer Jeffrey Chernov, Paul Schwake, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison
Editor Mary Jo Markey, Maryann Brandon
Original Music Michael Giacchino
Sound Pascal Garneau, Matthew Wood, Malcolm Fife, Dustin Cawood, Andy Nelson, Sean England, Ronni Brown, Ben Burtt, Ryan Cole, Peter J. Devlin, Danielle Dupre
Stunts Krista Bell, Marie Fink, Dane Farwell, Cassandra McCormick, Tanoai Reed, Kurt D. Lott, Brian Avery, Eugene Collier, Jennifer Caputo, Caryn Mower, Jessica Harbeck
Synopsis
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Director
J.J. Abrams
Writer
Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci
Studio
Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media
Country
USA
Language
English
Year
2013
Runtime
132 mins

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