What Do Critics Say? The Best & Worst Star Trek Movies Part 2

Let us proceed with our look at how fans and critics score the Star Trek film series.

Yesterday we compiled the results of the first six films in the franchise from major aggregated review sites that tally not only professional critics' responses but also fan.

Today we turn our attention to the next four movies in the sci-fi franchise, which introduced many (who did not watch the TV series) to an entirely new crew led by Patrick Stewart.

STAR TREK GENERATIONS (1994)

Scores

Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 48%

Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Score): 57%

Metacritic: 55

IMDB: 6.6/10

Cinemascore: B+

Movie Info

Director: David Carson

Cast: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Alan Ruck, Tim Russ, Jacqueline Kim, Whoopie Goldberg, Jenette Goldstein, and Thomas Dekker.

Synopsis: With the help of the supposedly dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a lunatic willing to commit mass murder in order to enter the space matrix.

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996)

Scores

Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 93%

Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Score): 89%

Metacritic: 71

IMDB: 7.6/10

Cinemascore: A-

Movie Info

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alica Krige, Robert Picardo, James Cromwell, Alfre Woodard, and Neal McDonough.

Synopsis: Captain Picard and crew travel back in time to stop the Borg from preventing the first contact between Humans and Vulcans.

STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (1998)

Scores

Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 55%

Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Score): 45%

Metacritic: 64

IMDB: 6.4/10

Cinemascore: B+

Movie Info

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Donna Murphy, F. Murray Abraham, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Gregg Henry, and Anthony Zerbe.

Synopsis: After learning of a Federation plot against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard and crew begin an open rebellion.

STAR TREK: NEMESIS (2002)

Scores

Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 37%

Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Score): 50%

Metacritic: 51

IMDB: 6.4/10

Cinemascore: A-

Movie Info

Director: Stuart Baird

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Tom Hardy, Ron Perlman, Dina Meyer, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Alan Dale, Bryan Singer, Whoopi Goldberg.

Synopsis: The search for peace between the Federation and Romulus turns into a battle for survival when the crew of the Enterprise learns of Romulan plans to attack Earth.

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