Star Trek: First Contact
Directed by Jonathan Frakes7.693%89%7.3
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
- Brandon TahedlApril 15, 2025I was 10 when this originally came out, didn’t get to see it in the theater, but I did see it a year or maybe 2 later. I loved the action, love the new ship and seeing the crew. Fast-forward to now, first time I’ve rewatched in several years. First thing I noticed was the soundtrack really knocked it out of the park, and one can really pickup on the bonds & fellowship the crew developed from TNG & Generations. Going from order of TNG -> Generations -> First Contact really made me see Jean-Luc’s character in a different light, the internal turmoil over the Borg. Some of the things that I felt differently about now as an adult versus as a child when I saw it originally, was the Dixon Hill holograph deck made me smile thinking of how our dear captain would use that series to relax, was now the place where he felt he was in control enough to stop some Borg. As a big fan of present day space achievements, when he showed Earth from the first time out of the window, its so easy to imagine how that could’ve felt to be in Lily’s shoes. This is one of my favorites, seeing the dream team in their peak performance and facing the Federations most true opponent that cannot be reasoned with all while entangling concepts that we can still feel today.
- Junior ReyesJanuary 2, 2026It's one of my favorites, and sometimes the random music in my head will include the soundtrack from this movie on its playlist. It might be a nostalgia thing for me, but the plot was pretty compelling too. Great movie and easily the best of the TNG films, with it making my top 3 of the Trek films in general (alongside Wrath of Khan and Undiscovered Country). A and B plots that combine well at the end, great horror/zombie vibes with the redesigned Borg, a fun expansion of Trek lore with the first warp flight plus meeting the Vulcans, incredible scenes with Stewart and Woodard playing off each other, and — of course — incredible score by the legend Jerry Goldsmith. All that said, is it a perfect movie? Definitely not. The Borg Queen was acted very well by Alice Krige and I love her in this movie, but unfortunately took away some of the creepiness of the Borg in the long term. I do think it's appropriate that Picard himself lead the fight against the Borg here, but it unfortunately created Stewart's obsession with action hero Picard in the following two flicks. But that said, alongside TVH and ST09, it's the Trek movie I show non-fans if they're at all interested in the franchise.
Star Trek: First Contact Trivia
Star Trek: First Contact was released on November 22, 1996.
Star Trek: First Contact was directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Star Trek: First Contact has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Star Trek: First Contact was produced by Peter Lauritson, Rick Berman.
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
The key characters in Star Trek: First Contact are Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner).
Star Trek: First Contact is rated PG-13.
Star Trek: First Contact is a Science Fiction, Action, Adventure film.
Star Trek: First Contact has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
Star Trek: First Contact had a budget of $46M.
Star Trek: First Contact has made $146M at the box office.