All 13 'Star Trek' movies ranked from worst to best

With "Star Trek Beyond" in theaters, let's rank all 13 movies in the franchise from worst to best.

13. "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013): The Khan-inspired second J.J. Abrams film landed with a thud.

12. "Star Trek Nemesis" (2002): So bad the series was forced into a seven-year theatrical hiatus.

11. "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" (1989): William Shatner's directorial outing is all about Kirk as an '80s action hero, plus goofball ideas.

10. "Star Trek Insurrection" (1998): Its "fountain of youth" plot was better suited for a TV episode.

9. "Star Trek Generations" (1994): Some good interaction between Kirk and Picard notwithstanding, their meeting is saved for the last reels.

8. "Star Trek: First Contact" (1996): The best of the Next Gen movies brought the Borg to the big screen.

6. "Star Trek Beyond" (2016): While Idris Elba's villain first seems growlingly rote, he grows into a respectable counterbalance for Kirk.

5. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979): While it's slow even by 1979 standards, it's the sort of rare hard-core sci-fi story.

4. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991): A Cold War political thriller starring the Federation and Klingon Empire. Unlike anything else in the series.

3. "Star Trek" (2009): Abrams' reboot was a warp-speed success.

2. "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986): The humpback whales story line is a high-water mark for the series with some of the best character beats for every crew member.