Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Name: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1986
Duration: 118 min
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei

1986 · Movie · PG · 118 min

Adventure

◆Star Trek#4

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young men 1

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home's audience scores lean most toward young men at 94 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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Audience scoreyoung men 94 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 90, Hispanic 28, Black 32.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.