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- ↑ "STAR TREK – THE MOTION PICTURE (U)". British Board of Film Classification. December 6, 1979. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK II – THE WRATH OF KHAN (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. February 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK III – THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. May 18, 1984. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "VOYAGE HOME, THE – STAR TREK IV (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. March 10, 1987. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK V – THE FINAL FRONTIER (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. July 6, 1989. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK VI – THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. December 12, 1991. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK GENERATIONS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 29, 1984. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (12)". British Board of Film Classification. November 25, 1996. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK – INSURRECTION (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. December 9, 1998. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK – NEMESIS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. October 24, 2002. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 9, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 24, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ "STAR TREK BEYOND (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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