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Avg. Critic Score: 70 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
8 OK for kids 8+
Read Common Sense Media review

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    More than one joke or one idea. It's a thoroughly satisfying comedy --and a respectable space adventure, as well. Read full review

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A fast, loose, and very funny parody that pulls off the not-so-simple feat of tweaking Trekkies and honoring them. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    The wisecracks fly fast and furious Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Fast, light and funny, Galaxy Quest has a wide, generation-spanning appeal--and you don't have to be a die-hard Trekkie to enjoy it. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    One of the holiday movie season's more pleasant surprises. A mischievously clever and slickly commercial sci-fi comedy. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie's humor works best when the illogic of the TV show gets in the way. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    A clever, affectionate, and entertaining holiday snack for sci-fi fans. Falling somewhere between slick and cheesy. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    Funny without being flip. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Lawrence Van Gelder

    It keeps its tongue firmly in its cheek, offers a few genuine laughs, moves swiftly, if not at warp speed, and is led by a talented cast. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Staff [Not Credited]

    Skirts dangerously close to being the thing it parodies: a second-rate space opera. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+ Hilarious, fast, funny, fresh fun for the family.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this fun, kid-friendly adventure includes some cartoonish sci-fi violence (some of it rather gross) and one sad death. Also, a character gets so drunk that he passes out and is then very hung over, and there are mild references to Allen's character sleeping "with every Terakian slave girl and moon princess" on the show.
  • Families can talk about what TV shows and movies this film is spoofing. Is it funny even if you haven't seen the original titles it's based on? Why or why not?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence and scariness: Lots of comic sci-fi violence, one sad death
  • sex false1 Sexy stuff: Mild references, lots of clevage
  • language false1 Language: Mild
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false2 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Character drinks to feel better and passes out
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