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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986 · directed by Leonard Nimoy · 118 min
24,766 feet · Prominence
558th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

$133m worldwide in 1986 — $400m in today's money.

As released$133mIn 2026 money$400mRank810 of 8,589In 19865 of 117

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

Critics 76, awards 18. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics76 → 38Awards18 → 9

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

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. 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 · 637 of 3,430 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, which places it at24,766 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.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan.