Alfre Woodard, Alice Krige, Brent Spiner
Capt. Picard and his crew pursue the Borg back in time to stop them from preventing Earth from initiating first contact with alien life.
DVD Release Date: October 6, 1998
Stats: 3,972 reviews
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September 21, 2009
First Contact is Ok but the comedy element is not there anymore, neither is the homoerotica of the first crew! Oh well, you can?t have it all! It does explain a few historical issues within the Star Trek universe though, although they don?t quite match up with previous and subseq...( read more)
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May 4, 2009
Stories about time travel are so hokey. If the Borg can go back in time to "fix" some history that isn't to their liking, why can you go back one day earlier and blast them out of the sky when they arrive? And if Picard releases some gas killing all organic matter on every deck...( read more)
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December 6, 2008
Captain Picard goes back in time to stop the Borg destroying Earth's first contact with alien life.
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October 29, 2008
Star Trek VIII: First Contact - Stardate: 50893.5
Finally, after the dismal Generations outing, they got it right with this one! First Contact indeed is on par with the very best of the Star Trek films - The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country. Unfortunately, they won't...( read more) -
July 25, 2008
The last Star Trek film I own (for the foreseeable future, the last I'm likely to own), this is another of the more well-regarded Star Trek films (see: that rule about the even numbered ones). As with others, I realized quite immediately that this, too, was a film I had se...( read more)
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November 21, 2009
Definitely brings a good spin to the series of Star Trek. Loved it the first time I watched it. Brilliant cast, costumes, dynamics, and lets not forget the, 'oneliner's', very clever, intellectually spell bound by the sarchy but subtle words they play on. Great movie and series
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October 12, 2009
The TNG crew knocks this one out of the park. I really enjoyed watching this one. Brent Spiner as Data is awesome. He's the focal point of this film.
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Star Trek: First Contact is one of the best of the eight Star Trek films: Certainly the best in its technical credits, and among the best in the ingenuity of its plot. full review
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December 2, 2007(1996 Director: Jonathan Frakes aka Number 1)
Well...even James Cromwell stars in THIS Star Trek movie!!
Flixster - Share MoviesHey...have you seen the 1964 DUNE? You will not believe how many of those starring in THIS movie can also be found there (hint: including young young Brent Spinner & Patrick Stewart)!! Also...just loved
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