Star Trek: Nemesis

"A generation's final journey begins."

2002 1h 56m EN

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Synopsis

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En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.

“A generation's final journey begins.”

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Cast

Patrick Stewart
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes
Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner
Lt. Commander Data
LeVar Burton
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn
Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden
Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis
Counselor Deanna Troi
Tom Hardy
Praetor Shinzon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Baird
Writers: John Logan, John Logan, Rick Berman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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275+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Baird, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dallas Puett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Stuart Baird directs. Jeffrey L. Kimball behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Dallas Puett cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Part of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4275+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Stuart Baird, shot by Jeffrey L. Kimball. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dallas Puett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A generation's final journey begins.".
10IMDB entry: tt0253754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "android", "spacecraft", "assassination", "self sacrifice".
12Released under 32 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: Dallas Puett
Production design: Herman F. Zimmerman
Costume design: Bob Ringwood
Makeup / hair: Elizabeth Rabe
VFX supervisor: Mark Owen Forker
Sound: Harry Cohen
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $67,336,470
Return: 112% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Part of

Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection

The Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection explores futuristic adventures led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise. Blending science fiction, action, and philosophical themes, it delves into diplomacy, identity, and humanity’s place in the cosmos through thrilling encounters and thought-provoking challenges.

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Kamurai2020-10-23
★ 6/10
Good watch, could watch again and can recommend (at least for dedicated "Star Trek" fans). I feel like I just enjoy "Star Trek" TNG just enough that I just like that we have movies. I thought this was good, but I completely understand if other people didn't appreciate it. While the core of the concept is a little wonky, the look into the Romulan Empire and it's caste system is somewhat interesting on its own. It does create a lot of questions though, such as why the "untouchable" caste would be given enough resources to create such an impressive warship. We get another look into the significance of Data's character, particularly that he isn't an easy creation and cannot be copied simply. It's not the best movie, but it is fun to see some more of "Star Trek" TNG.
Wuchak2021-03-27
★ 7/10
Solid Trek Film So many people inexplicably love to hate "Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002), but it's actually a solid Trek film featuring the Next Generation cast. The lengthy space battle in the final act is second to none in the Star Trek franchise. But that's not the main reason I like it. I like the whole exploration of the conflict of flesh (Shinzon) and spirit (Picard) and the debate over nature (Picard) vs. Nurture (Shinzon), or is it nature (Shinzon) vs. Nurture (Picard)? Like "Star Trek VII: Generations" (1994), it entertains while delving into deeper themes, although "Generations" is better (a near masterpiece, in fact; see my review for details). Data's course of action at the end is way more compelling and moving than a similar scene in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982). Think about it, Data becomes the Christ figure by making the ultimate gesture of love and loyalty; an android, no less. Speaking of TWOK, "Nemesis" is often said to be a quasi-remake of that film. It shares some plot elements of the trilogy (TWOK, TSFS and TVH), but that's it (more specifically, the space stand-off, Data's sacrifice and the "resurrection" of a blank-version of himself). It's an homage, not a remake, and better than the overrated TWOK. While NEMESIS may not rank with the greatest of Trek films, it's certainly a solid Trek movie, along the lines of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991). It has the most beautiful space sequences in the series and the score by Jerry Goldsmith is superlative as usual, not to mention welcomely familiar. Concerning the incredible ire the dune buggy sequence has provoked, I'm at a loss. The landing party had to cover a lot of terrain, how else would they do it without something to travel in? Why walk miles on end when you don't have to? Besides, it's a fun scene and gives the austere proceedings a much-needed jolt at that particular point. Be sure to check out the deleted scenes; there are a couple that shouldn't have been cut, like the one involving Riker's joke on Picard's new First Officer and an amusing one involving Picard and Data having a discussion over wine. The film runs 1 hour, 55 minutes. GRADE: B+
CinemaSerf2022-11-10
★ 6/10
This time it's the "Next Generation" who take to the silver screen in what I found to be a passable adventure film. Even for a "Star Trek" film, it starts of implausibly though with "Riker" and "Troi" getting married and having their first dance - but there was no "Lady in Red" or "I Will Always Love You"... we didn't even get Tammy Wynette singing "DIVORCE"... Cleary this film was going to be lacking in realism then... Anyway, shortly afterwards "Capt. Picard" (Patrick Stewart) and the crew head to "Romulus" for a summit only to find that Alan Dale and the entire senate have been assassinated and that Praetor "Shinzon" (Tom Hardy) is in charge of a very heavily armed warship. The two men meet and it is quite clear that the former has megalomaniacal tendencies that involve a personal relationship with our brave Captain. The story is not so hot, the plot - as ever with this strand of ST couldn't just have a straightforward action theme - phasers and photon torpedos at the ready. No, we had to have some dull familial sub-plots and the always annoying "Data" (Brent Spiner) finds himself a brother (think "C3PO" on the Cloud City above "Bespin"). Anyway, trust wains, tempers flare and the last twenty minutes are genuinely at the better end of ST moviedom - loads of pyrotechnics and hammy acting. Hardy does fine as the baddie (he was only 25) and the rest of the established cast turn up and go through the motions as usual. It benefits from less moralising and more action, and is perfectly watchable - if entirely forgettable afterwards.