Star Trek (1966)

Star Trek parents guide

Heads up on some innuendo or implied sex. That is past what the TV-PG on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and a few tense moments.

Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-PG.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Star Trek scary?

Only a little. Star Trek has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Star Trek?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is Star Trek rated, and is it OK for kids?

Yes. It is rated TV-PG, and nothing we tagged runs past mild.

What is Star Trek about?

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Cast and crew

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