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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

★ 7.4 · 2,118 ratings on TMDB

At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan poster★ 7.4

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

DirectorNicholas Meyer
CastBibi Besch, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, Merritt Butrick
GenresAction, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
The emergence reading

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)dir. Nicholas MeyerStar Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)DeForest KelleyStar Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)DeForest KelleyStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)DeForest KelleyThe Day After (1983)dir. Nicholas MeyerTime After Time (1979)dir. Nicholas Meyer