Star Trek: Nemesis is a 2002 American science fiction film and the tenth installment in the Star Trek franchise. Directed by Stuart Baird, the film revolves around Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, as they face a threat to the United Federation of Planets from a clone of Captain Picard named Shinzon, who has seized power in the Romulan Star Empire.