Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered Country (1991)
86%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
2 wins & 9 nominations total
The Undiscovered Country is a strong cinematic send-off for the original Trek crew, featuring some remarkable visuals and an intriguing, character-driven mystery plot
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the perfect farewell to the original Enterprise crew. While some critics found it lacking, I found it to be a fun and creative installment in the saga. The dark and atmospheric sheen added a sense of mystery and danger, and the characters were given a fullness that had been missing in previous films. Plus, it’s a lot more enjoyable than the disastrous Star Trek V. Overall, it’s a satisfying end to the finest crew in the fleet.
Production Company(ies)
Titanus Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Knik Glacier, Chugach State Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1991
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 49m
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Language(s):English, Klingon
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 1991 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2009
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
Keyword(s)
Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, David Warner, Nicholas Meyer, Steven-Charles Jaffe, Ralph Winter, Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Denny Martin Flinn, Sci-fi, PG, Paramount Pictures, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital, Scope (2.35:1), $71.7M, reviewed by Matthew Gilbert, Henry Sheehan, Michael Wilmington, Owen Gleiberman, Derek Adams, PG, Boston Globe, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out, murder mystery, political thriller, Klingon, USS Enterprise, peace treaty, United Federation of Planets, torpedoes, assassination, Starfleet, Iman, Gustav Holst, Cliff Eidelman, farewell, original crew
Worldwide gross: $96,888,996
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $213,871,908
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 659
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 23,323,000
US/Canada gross: $74,888,996
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $165,309,304
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 461
US/Canada opening weekend: $18,162,837
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $40,092,485
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 307
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $66,221,733
Production budget ranking: 631
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $35,660,403
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $111,989,772
ROI to date (est.): 110%
ROI ranking: 904
Leonard Nimoy – Captain Spock
DeForest Kelley – Commander Leonard H. McCoy, M.D.
James Doohan – Captain Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott
Walter Koenig – Commander Pavel Andreievich Chekov
Nichelle Nichols – Commander Nyota Uhura
Director(s)
Nicholas Meyer
Writer(s)
Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Nicholas Meyer, Denny Martin Flinn
Producer(s)
Steven-Charles Jaffe, Ralph Winter
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
2 wins & 9 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (56) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (10)
It’s time to let TV’s “The Next Generation” take over for good.
April 26, 2018
Matthew Gilbert
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Meyer keeps his camera hopping and the production has a dark, atmospheric sheen that persistently suggest mystery and danger. Not the best of the series, but a suitable farewell.
December 6, 2016
Henry Sheehan
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
There are weaknesses here–especially when the climax becomes too packed and chaotic, and the goodby over-hasty. But Meyer and Flynn get a fullness back into the characters.
September 7, 2016
Michael Wilmington
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Weighed down by a midsection even flabbier than the long-in-the-tooth cast, director Nicholas Meyer still delivers enough of what Trek auds hunger for to justify the trek to the local multiplex.
May 19, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Though patchy, this is a lot more fun than the disastrous Star Trek V.
February 9, 2006
Derek Adams
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
It may not be overly exciting, but at least it doesn’t poke fun at itself … too much.
September 24, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
An affecting farewell to the original Enterprise crew and a welcome return to form after the disappointing fifth film, The Undiscovered Country is as fun and creative as it is dramatically compelling.
May 31, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Shaun Munro
Flickering Myth
Leave it to Capt. James T. Kirk and his intrepid crew to end the Star Trek series at warp speed. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is one of the finest installments in the saga.
March 31, 2020
Hal Lipper
Tampa Bay Times
It’s at once gripping, humorous, emotional, and immensely satisfying. An appropriate and fitting farewell to the finest crew in the fleet.
April 8, 2019 | Rating: A
Zaki Hasan
Zaki’s Corner
I hate to sound like a populist, but Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the most enjoyable film I have seen this year.
July 25, 2018
Vanessa Letts
The Spectator
Star Trek VI goes nowhere. Through all its Confucian sayings, its United States-Soviet Union metaphor and its Shakespeare samplings, it tries to be sophisticated and witty but only achieves talkiness.
June 4, 2018
Malcolm Johnson
Hartford Courant…
Plot
After an explosion on their moon, the Klingons have an estimated 50 years before their ozone layer is completely depleted, and they all die. They have only one choice – to make peace with the Federation, which will mean an end to 70 years of conflict. Captain James T. Kirk and crew are called upon to help in the negotiations because of their experience with the Klingons. Peace talks don’t quite proceed, and Kirk and McCoy are convicted of assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor, and imprisoned on Rura Penthe, a snowy hard-labor prison camp. Will they manage to escape? And will there ever be peace with the Klingons?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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