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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the fourth feature installment in the Star Trek franchise, and is a sequel to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; it completes the story arc begun in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and continued in The Search for Spock.

The Voyage Home was released on November 26, 1986, in North America by Paramount Pictures, and became the top-grossing film at the weekend box office. The film's humor and unconventional story were well received by critics, fans of the series, and the general audience. It was financially successful, earning $133 million worldwide, and earned several awards and four Oscar nominations for cinematography and sound. The film was dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which broke up 73 seconds after takeoff on the morning of January 28, 1986.

Plot
The former crew of the USS Enterprise decides to return to Earth and turn themselves in for their actions in stealing and destroying the ship in order to resurrect Spock. Before they can arrive, however, a mysterious alien probe shows up at Earth, immobilizes all nearby starships and space stations, and begins vaporizing the planet's oceans. Spock determines that the probe is not intentionally trying to destroy the planet, but attempting to communicate with humpback whales, which went extinct two centuries previously. This leads to the crew taking the Klingon Bird-of-Prey which they stole during their rescue of Spock back to 1980s America, where they land in San Francisco and begin looking for a pair of suitable whales.

Reception
The Voyage Home received mostly positive reviews from critics, audiences, and fans alike. Nimoy called it the most well-received of all Star Trek films made at that point—and it appealed to general audiences in addition to franchise fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 44 reviews and an average rating of 6.9/10. The critics' consensus reads, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew."