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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986 · directed by Leonard Nimoy · 118 min
24,468 feet · Prominence
674th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

Lifetime worldwide gross $133m, re-releases included; about $400m in 2026 money.

Rank831 of 11,051In 19865 of 141

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise78

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards18 signal → +2 lift

Oscars4 nominated Cinematography, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Whales and nuclear wessels; most beloved Trek.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 96kWikipedia0k views a monthAge40 years

Scored beside it · 781 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 68 praise 78 legacy 55averages 67, placing it at24,468 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Leonard Nimoy▲ William Shatner▲ DeForest Kelley▲ James Doohan▲ George Takei

In these careers — elevation for this film

Leonard Nimoy19,595 ftWilliam Shatner19,022 ftDeForest Kelley18,192 ftJames Doohan17,918 ftGeorge Takei17,904 ft