The Best William Shatner Movies, Ranked
130 credits from 1957 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. To Your Last Death (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Star Trek: Generations (1994) with $118M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated William Shatner Movies
The 7 highest-rated films William Shatner is credited on. To Your Last Death (2020) leads with 77, followed by To Your Last Death (2019) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 To Your Last Death 2020 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 To Your Last Death 2019 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Fireheart 2022 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Senior Moment 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 A Tear in the Sky 2022 · Mystery -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Creators: The Past 2019 · Mystery -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 24 Devil’s Revenge 2019 · Horror
Biggest William Shatner Box Office Hits
William Shatner's films have made $766M worldwide in total. Star Trek: Generations (1994) is the biggest hit at $118M, ahead of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) ($110M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Star Trek: Generations 1994 · Action $118M $75.7M dom. - 2
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 · Adventure $110M $110M dom. - 3
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005 · Action $101M $48.5M dom. - 4
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 · Action $96.9M $74.9M dom. - 5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 · Adventure $82.7M $82.6M dom. - 6
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 · Action $79.8M $79.7M dom. - 7
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 · Action $76.6M $76.5M dom. - 8
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1989 · Action $52.2M $52.2M dom. - 9
Loaded Weapon 1 1993 · Action $28M $28M dom. - 10
Visiting Hours 1982 · Thriller $13.3M $13.3M dom.
The Best William Shatner Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William Shatner has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Senior Moment (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films Senior Moment 2021 · as Victor Martin Movie Echo Score: 58
- Action 13 films To Your Last Death 2020 · as The Overseer Movie Echo Score: 77
- Horror 8 films To Your Last Death 2019 · as The Overseer (voice) Movie Echo Score: 68
- Mystery 4 films A Tear in the Sky 2022 Movie Echo Score: 32
- Thriller 4 films Visiting Hours 1982 · as Gary Baylor
- Adventure 3 films Fireheart 2022 · as Mayor of New York (voice) Movie Echo Score: 67
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Animation 1 film The Steam Engines of Oz 2018 · as Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice) -
Romance 1 film Free Enterprise 1998 · as Bill
The Best William Shatner Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William Shatner's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 5 films To Your Last Death 2020 · as The Overseer Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2010s 11 films To Your Last Death 2019 · as The Overseer (voice) Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2000s 9 films Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005
- 1990s 13 films Star Trek: Generations 1994
- 1980s 10 films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986
- 1970s 19 films Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979
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1960s 8 films Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
Most Awarded William Shatner Movies
William Shatner's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) leads with 4 wins from 22 nominations.
The Latest William Shatner Movies
The most recent films William Shatner is credited on, newest first — starting with 765874: Unification (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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765874: Unification 2024 · Kirk - A Tear in the Sky 2022 · Mystery
- Fireheart 2022 · Mayor of New York (voice)
- Senior Moment 2021 · Victor Martin
- To Your Last Death 2020 · The Overseer
- Devil’s Revenge 2019 · Hayes
- To Your Last Death 2019 · The Overseer (voice)
- Creators: The Past 2019 · Lord Oghma
- The Steam Engines of Oz 2018 · Oscar "Oz" Diggs (voice)
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Aliens Ate My Homework 2018 · Phillogenus esk Piemondum (Phil) (voice) -
Batman vs. Two-Face 2017 · Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) -
Range 15 2016 · Richard Chindler
The Best William Shatner Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Shatner films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William Shatner movie?
To Your Last Death (2020) is the best-rated William Shatner film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of To Your Last Death (2019) (68) and Fireheart (2022) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
To Your Last Death: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William Shatner movie?
Star Trek: Generations (1994) made the most at the box office, with $118M worldwide, followed by Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) with $110M. Together, William Shatner's films with box office figures have made $766M.
Which William Shatner movie won the most awards?
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) is the most decorated William Shatner film, with 4 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best William Shatner drama movie?
Senior Moment (2021) is the best-rated of William Shatner's drama films, with a score of 58. In other genres: To Your Last Death (action), To Your Last Death (horror) and A Tear in the Sky (mystery).
What is the newest William Shatner movie?
The newest film on William Shatner's filmography is 765874: Unification (2024), with William Shatner as Kirk.
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