How to watch Star Trek Movies
The Original Series aka (TOS)
You can watch these at any time
Star Trek 1 – The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek 2 – The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek 3 – The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek 4 – The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek 5 – The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek 6 – The Undiscovered Country (1991)
The Next Generation aka (TNG)
You can watch these at any time
Star Trek 7 – Generations (1994)
Star Trek 8 – First Contact (1996)
Star Trek 9 – Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek 10 – Nemesis (2002)
The Kelvin Timeline
This was meant to be a series reboot but it has many of the same characters and story elements but it is stand alone and is essentially unrelated to the other series and movies
Star Trek 1 (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
The Next Generation Era TV Series
These series do have an influence on the above movies and future series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-99)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995-01)
Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023)
Known as The Original Series (TOS)
You can watch these at any time
Star Trek 1 – The Motion Picture
Star Trek 2 – The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek 3 – The Search for Spock
Star Trek 4 – The Voyage Home
Star Trek 5 – The Final Frontier
Star Trek 6 – The Undiscovered Country