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William Shatner (1931-) is a Canadian actor, director, writer and producer. Shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. He has been appearing in movies for over 60 years. Shatner’s IMDb page shows over 240 acting credits since 1951. This page will rank William Shatner movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American and a handful of his movies that we could not find box office on, were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of page…Cogerson folklore: UMR Hall of Famer Bern1960 also known as MoC (Mom of Cogerson) has always suspected that she and William Shatner went on a few dates. They were both young and both lived in the Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) section of Montreal, Quebec. Shatner was known as “Billy” back then and went to the same high school as her brother (the late Ken Peladeau). Bern1960 told me that she had just written a letter to Shatner and mentioned this website in the letter. I realized that I should probably do a page on Billy….just in case he checked out the website after reading her letter.
William Shatner Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
2006
Over the Hedge (2006)
Voice Only
1984
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
1994
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
2000
Miss Congeniality (2000)
1958
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
1977
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
1982
Visiting Hours (1982)
1998
Free Enterprise (1998)
1962
The Intruder (1962)
2001
Osmosis Jones (2001)
1964
The Outrage (1964)
1966
Incubus (1966)
1999
Trekkies (1999)
1974
Big Bad Mama (1974)
2019
Creators: The Past (2019)
2013
Escape From Planet Earth (2013)
Voice Only
2016
A Sunday Horse (2016)
2006
The Wild (2006)
Voice Only
2002
Showtime (2002)
1993
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
2009
Fanboys (2009)
2015
Baby Baby Baby (2015)
Film Festival Circuit Only
2015
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
1980
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
1974
Impluse (1974)
2016
Range 15 (2016)
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)
2021
Senior Moment (2021)
1978
Land of No Return (1978)
1975
The Devil's Rain (1975)
William Shatner Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort William Shatner movies by his co-stars
- Sort William Shatner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
- Sort William Shatner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort William Shatner movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each William Shatner movie received.
- Sort William Shatner movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Richard Widmark |
11.30 | 164.4 | 164.40 | 19 | 86 | 11 / 02 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelly |
78.90 | 289.3 | 355.70 | 6 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Nimoy & Time Travel Movies |
109.70 | 318.8 | 386.50 | 6 | 77 | 04 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 6 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Leonard Nimoy & Christopher Plummer |
74.90 | 191.8 | 248.10 | 15 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 4 | Over the Hedge (2006) Voice Only |
Bruce Willis & Steve Carell |
155.00 | 254.0 | 550.50 | 12 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 5 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy & Star Trek Movies |
76.50 | 245.3 | 279.40 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 8 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) | Ben Stiller & Vince Vaughn |
114.30 | 198.5 | 291.20 | 19 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 7 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Leonard Nimoy & Directed by Robert Wise |
82.30 | 353.3 | 596.80 | 6 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 9 | Star Trek: Generations (1994) | Patrick Stewart | 75.70 | 199.9 | 317.00 | 15 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 10 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | Sandra Bullock & Michael Caine |
106.80 | 213.6 | 425.50 | 21 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 11 | The Brothers Karamazov (1958) | Yul Brynner & Maria Schel |
7.40 | 133.5 | 133.50 | 31 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 12 | Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | Robert Hays & Rip Torn |
29.10 | 106.6 | 106.60 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 13 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) | Leonard Nimoy | 52.20 | 141.8 | 190.60 | 25 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 14 | Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) | Woody Strode | 17.00 | 82.2 | 82.20 | 44 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 15 | Visiting Hours (1982) | Michael Ironside & Lee Gran |
13.30 | 48.6 | 48.60 | 53 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 15 | Free Enterprise (1998) | Rafer Weigel & Eric McCormack |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 331 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 16 | The Intruder (1962) | Frank Maxwell | 0.30 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 137 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 19 | Osmosis Jones (2001) | Bill Murray & Laurence Fishburne |
13.60 | 25.9 | 26.80 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 21 | The Outrage (1964) | Paul Newman & Edward G. Robinson |
4.60 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 64 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 20 | Incubus (1966) | Allyson Ames | 0.10 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 157 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 20 | Trekkies (1999) | Documentary | 0.60 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 204 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 22 | Big Bad Mama (1974) | Angie Dickinson | 4.50 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 67 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 23 | Creators: The Past (2019) | Gérard Depardieu | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 25 | Escape From Planet Earth (2013) Voice Only |
Brendan Fraser & Bill Hader |
57.00 | 75.6 | 98.90 | 61 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 23 | A Sunday Horse (2016) | Nikki Reed | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 27 | The Wild (2006) Voice Only |
Kiefer Sutherland | 37.40 | 61.2 | 167.70 | 81 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 28 | Showtime (2002) | Eddie Murphy & Robert DeNiro |
38.10 | 70.8 | 144.50 | 71 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 29 | Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) | Emilio Estevez & Samuel L. Jackson |
28.00 | 72.9 | 72.90 | 55 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 30 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) | Sandra Bullock | 48.50 | 81.7 | 170.80 | 59 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 30 | Fanboys (2009) | Dan Fogler & Jay Baruchel |
0.70 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 209 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 31 | Baby Baby Baby (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Brian Klugman & Kelsey Grammer |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 392 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 30 | A Christmas Horror Story (2015) | George Buza | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | |
| 32 | The Kidnapping of the President (1980) | Ava Gardner & Van Johnson |
0.70 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 162 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 32 | Impluse (1974) | Ruth Roman | 4.00 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 72 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 33 | Range 15 (2016) | Zombie Movies | 0.60 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 217 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 35 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) | Chris Pine | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 356 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | |
| 37 | Senior Moment (2021) | Christopher Lloyd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 37 | Land of No Return (1978) | Mel Torme | 0.70 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 135 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | |
| 38 | The Devil's Rain (1975) | John Travolta & Ernest Borgnine |
1.50 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 129 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 |
Best IMDb Trivia on William Shatner
1. Shortly after the original Star Trek (1966) series was canceled, his wife Gloria Rand left him and took a lot of money with her. With very little money and his acting prospects low, he lived in a pick-up truck camper until continually acting in bit parts led into higher-paying roles.
2. His clipped, dramatic delivery of his lines, peppered with dramatic pauses, is often referred to as “Shatnerian”.
3. According to Debra Hill, a Halloween mask in Shatner’s likeness was painted white and used as the mask of Michael Myers in the original Halloween (1978).
4. His favorite Star Trek (1966) episode is Star Trek: The Devil in the Dark (1967).
Wahey! William Shatner gets a UMR page at last! Thanks for the video share Bruce. I haven’t watched that video since I uploaded it. Maybe I should watch some of my old videos and just pretend someone else created them. 🙂
I’ve seen 21 of the 35 films listed. Favorites include- all the Star Treks, Dodgeball, Airplane II, Escape from Planet Earth and Loaded Weapon 1.
I haven’t seen Judgment at Nuremberg in years, need to give it another spin.
Good to see Star Trek II top his Star Trek films, no real surprise there. It’s my 2nd favorite of the 7 he starred in. My no.1 is still the first Trek movie, “The Motionless Picture” as some have unfairly dubbed it. It’s my most watched, well over 100 times, and the most cinematic of the first 10 movies. I also love Jerry Goldsmith’s epic music score.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Star Trekkin’ across the universe
On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk
Star Trekkin’ across the universe
Boldly going forward, ’cause we can’t find reverse
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow
Starboard bow
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow, Jim!
It’s life, Jim
But not as we know it
Not as we know it
Not as we know it
It’s life, Jim
But not as we know it
Not as we know it, Captain
Ye cannae change the laws of physics
Laws of physics
Laws of physics
Ye cannae change the laws of physics
Laws of physics, Jim!
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Starboard bow
Starboard bow
There’s Klingons on the starboard bow
Scrape them off, Jim!
Hey Steve. As always thanks for the visit, comment and tally count. We have both seen 21 of his movies. Interesting that you have seen Star Trek:The Motion Picture that many times. Bern1960 loves that movie and might have seen it even more times than you. Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home are my favorite Star Trek original cast movies. Star Trek with Chris Pine would round out my Top 3. Judgement at Nuremberg is a great movie but not one that begs to be rewatched. We agree on Loaded Weapon. I think it is one of the better spoof movies. Nice shout to Mr. Jerry. Good stuff.
Shatner was good in Judgement at Nuremberg.
Hey Malcolm. I agree with you 100%. Shatner does well in a cast that is loaded with movie legends.
Thanks son for doing a William Shatner page. It will be interesting to see if I get a
reply this time as I wrote many many years ago and did not get a reply. He has
made some good movies and I am definitely a Star Trek fan. Interesting on how
much those Star Trek movies made. I, too, have seen him on TV as well. Bern1960
THANKS AGAIN. Will let you know if I do hear from him.
Hey mom, you writing that letter to him, got me motivated to write this page. Hopefully you’ll hear from them this time. I suspect he’s fan mail is not as much as it was during his peak Star Trek days. His Star Trek movies do not compare to the Star Wars movies when looking at box office…but they are still very impressive. Fingers crossed that he reads your letter.
Finally a William Shatner page! Thanks Bern!
I have seen 16 William Shatner movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Judgement at Nurmemberg.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Over the Hedge.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Loaded WEapon 1.
Favourite William Shatner movies:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
The Brothers Karamozov
Star Trek: I The Motion Picture
Airplane 2 The Sequel
Trekkies
Other William Shatner Movies I Have Seen:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Miss Congeniality
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Free Enterprise
Trekkies
The Outrage
Loaded Weapon 1
Hey Flora. Yeah we finally got around to doing a William Shatner page. I think the fact that he’s more of a television star than a movie star is the main reason it took so long for him to get paste here. Tally count: Steve and myself are at 21 and you have 16 in your Shatner movie watching resume. Seen all of your favorites with the exception of the Brothers K. He looks like a baby in that included trailer. Khan is one of my favorites too. Glad you enjoyed a page on one of your fellow Canadians. As always great feedback.
Khhhhhaaaaaasnnnnnn! Love Shat. I think I knew him more as TJ Hooker than Captain Kirk when I was growing up. Enjoyable new page.
Oh, yes I used to watch TJ Hooker as well as Star Trek TOS.
Hey Flora. Good to know that you enjoyed his T.J. Hooker. I think the episode I saw was when Leonard Nimoy appeared on the show. Good stuff.
Hey Taylor. Interesting that you grew up with TJ Hooker and for me it was the reruns of Star Trek that I became aware of James Kirk/William Shatner. Obviously, in my house, through my mom, we watched a ton of Star Trek. Good feedback as always.