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Star Trek: First Contact

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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

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Reviews Counted:672

Fresh:600

Rotten:72

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: First Contact contains enough enjoyable moments to appeal to non-Star Trek fans.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The Borg have once again targeted the Federation--but this time, their devious plot threatens not only the present, but Earth's past as well. While Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge... The Borg have once again targeted the Federation--but this time, their devious plot threatens not only the present, but Earth's past as well. While Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge work hard on the surface of 21st-century Earth to keep history on schedule, the rest of the crew plays a desperate game with the genetically networked attackers above the planet, matching former Locutus Jean-Luc and cybernetically naive Data against the erotically mechanized cunning of the Borg queen. Resistance is futile. [More]

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alice Krige, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Hillary Hayes

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Director: Jonathan Frakes
Screenwriter: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Rick Berman
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Producer: Rick Berman, Peter Lauritson

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