included · Mechanical
Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes · 111 minutes
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
The time-travel case Scores Releases (34) Research & sources Before you choose
What kind of time-travel story is this? Time travel drives much of the story.
Meets the archive’s time-travel criteria. The mechanism is classified as Mechanical .
Why the archive makes this assessment (spoilers) Pursuing the Borg into the past and preserving first contact make history protection the main mission.
The Enterprise pursues the Borg back in time to prevent history being altered; technological spacecraft travel is explicit.
Check the supporting sources ↓ An editorial assessment based on the archive’s documented plot research.
Explore other films in this classification → Scale, legacy & time
The scores Titan 90.8 Weighted archive score
Time-travel significance 8/10 high confidence
Quality consensus 7.5/10 Aggregate source ratings
How Titan works Titan combines the archive’s quality, audience and legacy base with the significance of time travel. It is an index, not a score out of 100, and is distinct from the FMV archive’s scoring model.
Titan = base × [0.20 + 0.80 × (time-travel score ÷ 10)²]
This film: 127.52 base × 71.2% weighting.
Partial inputs flag incomplete source metadata. Provisional weighting flags a time-travel assessment that remains uncertain; it receives no additional confidence penalty.
The evidence
Research & sources Research notes may reveal plot details.
These sources support the plot facts and catalog research. The numerical scores are the archive’s judgments, not ratings supplied by these sources.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Edition by edition
Releases & formats 34 cataloged editions. Narrow by format, then check region, audio and subtitles. Missing specifications mean unknown, not absent.
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Star Trek: First Contact 4K (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Apr 04, 2023
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution Native 4K (2160p)
Region / playback 4K Blu-ray: Region free | 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (1 BD-66, 1 BD-50) View release source ↗ 4K UHD
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection 4K (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Apr 04, 2023
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution Native 4K (2160p)
Region / playback 4K Blu-ray: Region free | 2K Blu-ray: Region free
Discs 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Disc | Eight-disc set (4 BD-66, 4 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 22, 2009
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region free
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Single disc (1 BD-50) | BD-Live View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Apr 04, 2023
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Single disc (1 BD-50)
Audio Audio descriptive View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Jul 01, 2014
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Single disc (1 BD-50) | BD-Live View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection (1994-2009) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 22, 2009
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region free
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Five-disc set (5 BD-50) | BD-Live View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (1979-2009) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 10, 2013
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region free
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Twelve-disc set (12 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Oct 06, 2020
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Ten-disc set (10 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (1979-2009) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Feb 05, 2019
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Twelve-disc set (12 BD-50) | BD-Live View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: The Picard Legacy Collection (1987-2023) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Nov 07, 2023
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | 54-disc set (54 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection (1990-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Oct 15, 2019
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Six-disc set (2 BD-25, 4 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek 10-Movie Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date May 06, 2025
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Twelve-disc set (12 BD-50) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country / Star Trek: First Contact (1991-1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Mar 29, 2011
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region A
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Two-disc set (2 BD) View release source ↗ Blu-ray
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Feb 09, 2016
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback 2K Blu-ray: Region free
Discs Blu-ray Disc | Four-disc set (4 BD-50) | BD-Live View release source ↗ Digital
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
View release source ↗ Digital
Star Trek 1-10 (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
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Star Trek: 10 Original Movies (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Movies Collection (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
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Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
View release source ↗ Digital
Star Trek 10-Movie Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
View release source ↗ Digital
Star Trek: The Next Generation Movies Collection (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
View release source ↗ Digital
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications Edition specifications have not been cataloged yet.
View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Mar 15, 2005
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Two-disc set (2 DVD-9) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Oct 07, 1998
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Single disc (1 DVD-9) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 22, 2009
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Single disc (1 DVD-9) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 22, 2009
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Five-disc set (5 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: The Motion Pictures DVD Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Oct 04, 2005
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Twenty-disc set (20 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 04, 2017
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Ten-disc set (10 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection (1994-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Feb 09, 2016
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Four-disc set (4 DVD-9) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: Stardate Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 10, 2013
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Twelve-disc set (12 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek Generations / Star Trek: First Contact (1994-1996) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Sep 10, 2013
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Two-disc set (2 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek The Next Generation Movie Collection (1994-1998) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Apr 09, 2002
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Three-disc set (3 DVD-9) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection (1979-1998) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Nov 06, 2001
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 480i (NTSC)
Region / playback Region 1
Discs DVD | Ten-disc set (10 DVD) View release source ↗ DVD
Star Trek: The Motion Pictures DVD Collection (1979-2002) Compare this edition’s specifications
Release date Oct 04, 2005
Studio Paramount Pictures
Resolution 1080p
Region / playback Region 1 View release source ↗ ← Explore more time-travel films