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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek Into Darkness is a 2013 movie directed by J. J. Abrams and starring John Cho, Alice Eve, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Part of the Star Trek franchise, this sequel sees Captain Kirk relieved of his duties as commander of the USS Enterprise.

Star Trek Into Darkness
PG-13
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller
Adventure

Director
J.J. Abrams
Release Date
May 16, 2013
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures , Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures , Universal Pictures
Writers
Roberto Orci , Alex Kurtzman , Damon Lindelof
Runtime
2h 12m
Franchise(s)
Star Trek
Sequel(s)
Star Trek Beyond
Budget
190 million

Summary

Star Trek Into Darkness is being billed as an "action thriller" in which the crew of the Enterprise finds an unstoppable force of terror inside Starfleet that has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. Captain Kirk has a personal score to settle, and leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. The crew is propelled into an epic chess game of life and death - love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices will have to be made for the only family James Kirk has left: his crew.

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