Star Wars Movies, Ranked
and Joal Ryan, for Metacritic – December 2, 2016
Updated in 2020 to add The Rise of Skywalker.
Peerless at the box office, the Star Wars franchise has been drubbed by critics as often as its movies have been praised. Above, take a look back at how the 12 big-screen Star Wars movies to date have fared with critics.
(#7, continued) The most surprising aspect of Solo is the film's box office performance. Unusually for a Star Wars title, the film's grosses have been underwhelming, and experts suggest that Solo could ultimately lose money for Disney—a franchise first.
“It may be the only official Star Wars feature that seems concerned exclusively with delivering a no-frills good time. Unfortunately, the film’s idea of a good time includes neither dynamite banter nor particularly memorable action scenes." —A.A. Dowd, A.V. Club