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
(#1) The first Star Wars (subsequently subtitled Episode IV - A New Hope) remains the most decorated film in the franchise. Film critics of 1977 were blown away, as their reviews, big on the use of adjectives like "magnificent," "glorious," and "marvelous," showed.
“[S]pellbinding and totally captivating on all levels.” —Ron Pennington, The Hollywood Reporter
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