Star Trek Beyond

Right now you can watch Star Trek Beyond in Australia on BINGE and Paramount Plus, and in the US on Paramount Plus Premium and Kanopy — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 7,157 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Chris Pine anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

There is a reason Star Trek Beyond keeps coming up in conversation. Star Trek Beyond treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto lead a cast that makes the ambitious moments land. It was released in 2016. What separates Star Trek Beyond from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Star Trek Beyond a chance. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Chris Pine grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.