25 Best Reviewed Franchise Films Of The 21st Century (According To Metacritic)

14. Star Trek (82)

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Effectively setting the trend for acclaimed seventies franchise reboots years before Star Wars, Planet of the Apes and Rocky got their shot again on the silver-screen, JJ Abrams revitalised the adventures of Kirk, Spock and the USS Enterprise crew to high-flying results and stellar reviews.

Electing to riff off existing Trek canon rather than wipe the slate fully clean - and bringing back Leonard Nimoy as an older incarnation of his mecurial Vulcan commander - it proved a hit with fans, while handing its relatively fresh-faced ensemble a major Hollywood breakout.

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