Star Wars Movies, Ranked
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
and Joal Ryan, for Metacritic – December 2, 2016
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.
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photo by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
(#3, continued) Though hailed as a "near flawless movie," and packed with more fan favorites than ever, Empire couldn't match Star Wars' box office, perhaps a function of being the trilogy's middle chapter. It still made more than $500 million worldwide.
“Richly imaginative, engrossing and spectacular.” —Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times
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