Star Trek has been around since 1966, but the films have only been around since 1979. Since then there have been 13 films (including Star Trek Beyond) and they all resonate with fans in some way. Some are really great films and some are complete and utter trash. With that being said I'm going to bring you my top 10 favorite Star Trek films of all-time. So without further ado...
Films not on the list: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek Nemesis
10. Star Trek Insurrection
This film has a few holes, but you can't go wrong with F. Murray Abraham as a villain. A Federation mission to the planet Ba'ku takes a dangerous turn when a malfunctioning android, Data (played by Brent Spiner), takes a cultural task force hostage. When Capt. Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) and his crew investigate, they uncover the truth about the Federation mission: It was actually a systematic ploy by the Son'a to displace the peaceful inhabitants of Ba'ku. Now Picard and his crew must thwart the plot even while experiencing strange side effects from exposure to the planet's surface. Star Trek Insurrection has a rating of 55% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Star Trek Generations
Although the film has a lot of unnecessary subplots, it does put the two greatest captains in Star Trek history together. In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (played by William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (played by Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (played by Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him. Star Trek Generations has a rating of 48% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Star Trek: First Contact
This film took a page right out of the Star Trek playbook by making a villain from a tv episode into the main villain for a film just like Wrath of Khan and it's also the second film in each of the respected incarnations for Star Trek and it works perfectly for this film. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the newly commissioned Enterprise-E battle the insidious Borg to restore the rightful future of Earth. The Borg is trying to stop the invention of the warp drive by going back in time. While some crew members are on Earth, the others are in a battle up in space. Star Trek First Contact was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Makeup and it has a 93% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
This film is a fitting closing chapter for the original crew of the Starship Enterprise Capt. James Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (played by David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup and it has a rating of 83% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
I'm a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise and this is one of my favorite entries to the franchise. It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk (played by William Shatner) and his crew must travel back in time to save the Earth and its people from total destruction. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Original Score and it has a rating of 85% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
This is a great continuation of the story set-up in The Wrath of Khan and it has a lot of great emotional and iconic moments. Adm. James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) has defeated his archenemy but at great cost. His friend Spock has apparently been killed, the USS Enterprise is being scrapped, and starship physician Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley) has taken ill. McCoy's odd behavior is evidence he's harboring Spock's katra, or animating spirit, and Kirk seeks to take the Enterprise back to the Genesis Planet and find his friend. Rebuffed, Kirk takes dramatic action that results in war with deadly Klingons. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock has a rating of 78% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Star Trek Into Darkness
Although it does borrow a lot from The Wrath of Khan, it does really bring the film franchise full circle and sets up a lot of things for the future. The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) leads his people (played by Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana) on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into an epic game of life and death. Star Trek Into Darkness was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it has a rating of 87% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Star Trek Beyond
This film gives us a glimpse at what a Star Trek television series would look like today. A surprise attack in outer space forces the Enterprise to crash-land on a mysterious world. The assault came from Krall (played by Idris Elba), a lizard-like dictator who derives his energy by sucking the life out of his victims. Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that's aboard the badly damaged starship. Left stranded in a rugged wilderness, Kirk (played by Chris Pine), Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the crew must now battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet. Star Trek Beyond has a rating of 85% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Star Trek
This film is awesome and a great addition to the Star Trek film franchise. Aboard the USS Enterprise, the most-sophisticated starship ever built, a novice crew embarks on its maiden voyage. Their path takes them on a collision course with Nero (played by Eric Bana), a Romulan commander whose mission of vengeance threatens all mankind. If humanity would survive, a rebellious young officer named James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) and a coolly logical Vulcan named Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) must move beyond their rivalry and find a way to defeat Nero before it is too late. Star Trek was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Make-Up and Best Visual Effects, while winning one for Best Make-Up and it has a rating of 95% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
I'm a huge Star Trek fan (not as big as a Trekkie) and this film is the reason why I am. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan is not only a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it is a actually a sequel to an episode in the Star Trek TV series entitled "Space Seed". The pot feature James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against he genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (who was the villain in the episode and is played by Ricardo Montalban in both the episode and movie). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan has a rating of 91% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are you favorite Star Trek films and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Films not on the list: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek Nemesis
10. Star Trek Insurrection
This film has a few holes, but you can't go wrong with F. Murray Abraham as a villain. A Federation mission to the planet Ba'ku takes a dangerous turn when a malfunctioning android, Data (played by Brent Spiner), takes a cultural task force hostage. When Capt. Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) and his crew investigate, they uncover the truth about the Federation mission: It was actually a systematic ploy by the Son'a to displace the peaceful inhabitants of Ba'ku. Now Picard and his crew must thwart the plot even while experiencing strange side effects from exposure to the planet's surface. Star Trek Insurrection has a rating of 55% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Star Trek Generations
Although the film has a lot of unnecessary subplots, it does put the two greatest captains in Star Trek history together. In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (played by William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (played by Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (played by Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him. Star Trek Generations has a rating of 48% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Star Trek: First Contact
This film took a page right out of the Star Trek playbook by making a villain from a tv episode into the main villain for a film just like Wrath of Khan and it's also the second film in each of the respected incarnations for Star Trek and it works perfectly for this film. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the newly commissioned Enterprise-E battle the insidious Borg to restore the rightful future of Earth. The Borg is trying to stop the invention of the warp drive by going back in time. While some crew members are on Earth, the others are in a battle up in space. Star Trek First Contact was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Makeup and it has a 93% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
This film is a fitting closing chapter for the original crew of the Starship Enterprise Capt. James Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (played by David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup and it has a rating of 83% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
I'm a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise and this is one of my favorite entries to the franchise. It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk (played by William Shatner) and his crew must travel back in time to save the Earth and its people from total destruction. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Original Score and it has a rating of 85% on rottentomatoes.com.
This is a great continuation of the story set-up in The Wrath of Khan and it has a lot of great emotional and iconic moments. Adm. James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) has defeated his archenemy but at great cost. His friend Spock has apparently been killed, the USS Enterprise is being scrapped, and starship physician Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (played by DeForest Kelley) has taken ill. McCoy's odd behavior is evidence he's harboring Spock's katra, or animating spirit, and Kirk seeks to take the Enterprise back to the Genesis Planet and find his friend. Rebuffed, Kirk takes dramatic action that results in war with deadly Klingons. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock has a rating of 78% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Star Trek Into Darkness
Although it does borrow a lot from The Wrath of Khan, it does really bring the film franchise full circle and sets up a lot of things for the future. The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Capt. James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) leads his people (played by Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana) on a mission to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction, thereby propelling all of them into an epic game of life and death. Star Trek Into Darkness was nominated for 1 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it has a rating of 87% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Star Trek Beyond
This film gives us a glimpse at what a Star Trek television series would look like today. A surprise attack in outer space forces the Enterprise to crash-land on a mysterious world. The assault came from Krall (played by Idris Elba), a lizard-like dictator who derives his energy by sucking the life out of his victims. Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that's aboard the badly damaged starship. Left stranded in a rugged wilderness, Kirk (played by Chris Pine), Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the crew must now battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet. Star Trek Beyond has a rating of 85% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. Star Trek
This film is awesome and a great addition to the Star Trek film franchise. Aboard the USS Enterprise, the most-sophisticated starship ever built, a novice crew embarks on its maiden voyage. Their path takes them on a collision course with Nero (played by Eric Bana), a Romulan commander whose mission of vengeance threatens all mankind. If humanity would survive, a rebellious young officer named James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) and a coolly logical Vulcan named Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) must move beyond their rivalry and find a way to defeat Nero before it is too late. Star Trek was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Make-Up and Best Visual Effects, while winning one for Best Make-Up and it has a rating of 95% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
I'm a huge Star Trek fan (not as big as a Trekkie) and this film is the reason why I am. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan is not only a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it is a actually a sequel to an episode in the Star Trek TV series entitled "Space Seed". The pot feature James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against he genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (who was the villain in the episode and is played by Ricardo Montalban in both the episode and movie). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan has a rating of 91% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are you favorite Star Trek films and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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