A Guide to the 'Star Trek' Movies in Order

Perhaps you've started watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and you're wondering where this whole thing (like the whole thing) originated from. Maybe you're completely ingrained in the Star Trek universe but want to start all over from the beginning for the hundredth time. Whatever the case may be, you're currently reading this because you plan on watching or re-watching all of the Star Trek movies in order. No worries, we've got you all covered with everything you need to know before you get to it. When you're dealing with franchise that has been around many different decades and has had different iterations things can get a bit tricky.

We're going to break it down the best way we can.

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How Many Star Trek Movies Are There?

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All-in-all, there are thirteen total films in the Star Trek franchise as of this writing. That's the simple version. Now we're really going to break it all down.

Star Trek "Original Series" Movies in Order:

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• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

Star Trek "Next Generation" Movies in Order

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• Star Trek Generations (1994)

• Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

• Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Star Trek "Kelvin Timeline" Movies in Order aka the "New" Star Trek Movies in Order

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• Star Trek (2009)

• Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

• Star Trek Beyond (2016)

The Star Trek Movies in Release Order:

Unlike other franchises or universes, the Star Trek movies in order of release date is actually exactly the same as the chronological order.

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture - December 6th, 1979

• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - June 4th, 1982

• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - June 1st, 1984

• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - November 26th, 1986

• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - June 9th, 1989

• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - December 6th, 1991

• Star Trek: Generations - November 18th, 1994

• Star Trek: First Contact - November 22nd, 1996

• Star Trek: Insurrection - December 11th, 1998

• Star Trek: Nemesis - December 13th, 2002

• Star Trek - May 7th, 2009

• Star Trek Into Darkness - May 16th, 2013

• Star Trek Beyond - July 22nd, 2016

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