Rotten Tomatoes Is Completely Wrong About The Best Star Trek Movie
As a result, plenty of great movies have low Rotten Tomatoes scores because they are divisive. The Star Trek movie franchise has been running since the late 1970s, but not every installment has gotten glowing reviews. While some were downright bad, others earned lackluster write-ups because mainstream critics pooh-poohed sci-fi at the time.
Rotten Tomatoes’ Highest-Rated Star Trek Movie Is The 2009 Remake
Coming in at a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, the 2009 reboot of Star Trek is the highest-rated movie in the entire franchise. J.J. Abrams brought a fresh and new approach to the classic characters and, by setting the film in an alternate universe, was able to play around with the canon without disrupting classic Star Trek.
Box Office Mojo reports that Star Trek is the second-highest grossing movie in the franchise with $385 million.
The movie itself is a decent action romp with plenty of humor and heart, and an appearance from Leonard Nimoy tied everything together too. The Kelvin universe was off to a great start, and 2009's Star Trek was a breath of fresh air after the franchise disappeared following the cancelation of Star Trek: Enterprise four years earlier.
The Wrath of Khan Is So Much Better Than Its RT Score
Despite being the third-best Star Trek movie according to Rotten Tomatoes, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is by far the best film in the entire franchise. The 1982 classic put the franchise back on course after the lackluster release of The Motion Picture, and established the visual language of the original movies.
With its intelligent literary references and rich moral story, The Wrath of Khan not only pushed the boundaries of the Star Trek franchise, but science fiction in general. Furthermore, it allowed the beloved heroes to grow and change as they aged, which only made the plot more compelling overall. It took big risks, and those risks paid off.
The Wrath of Khan's 87% Rotten Tomatoes score is impressive, but it doesn't tell the whole story. It earned overwhelming praise, but it was also hampered by reviews that looked down upon the film as frivolous genre cinema. Star Trek has always proved that sci-fi can be complex, and the second film is the best representative of the entire franchise.
'Fire Country' Fans Have Thoughts on the Show's Streaming Update Ahead of Season 4
Fire Country just dropped surprise streaming news ahead of season 4 ... but fans seem to not be too into the idea.
Viewers may remember that the first season of the CBS drama hit Netflix for folks to watch back in 2024. At the time, people loved getting the chance to see Fire Country and learn the story of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) making his way to Three Rock in his hometown of Edgewater, California. And despite all seasons of the series were already being streamed on Paramount+, Fire Country picked up a new group of fans thanks to it also living on Netflix.
Well, for those who were interested in watching more Fire Country on Netflix, now's your chance to do so. Thanks to an announcement made on the show's Instagram on July 31, fans learned that season 2 would be dropping on the streamer beginning on August 1, 2025.
"The fires may be out, but the drama’s still burning," read the caption alongside the big news. "Season 2. Netflix. 8/1. 🔥."
While some viewers were thrilled about the prospect of watching more Fire Country on Netflix, many took to social media to share the easier way to watch all three seasons of the show in one shot.
"Paramount has all 3 seasons," one person noted in the comments. "Don't wait on Netflix, go to Paramount they have all the seasons," another wrote. "Or just get Paramount and be caught up," a different follower added.
Even though this isn't the news Fire Country fans were expecting, this is still exciting, right? And let's be honest — we still have some time before season 4 returns to our TV screens on Friday, October 17, 2025 on CBS. So in theory, this may be the perfect opportunity to catch up with Three Rock, Cal Fire and the Leones before new episodes drop this fall!
Now, please excuse us while we go sit down and watch some Fire Country ...
