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
(#11) Despite the best efforts of Darth Maul (Ray Park), critics dismissed the first new Star Wars movie in a generation as a "soulless," "kiddie" movie.
“Story. Character. They used to mean something to George Lucas.” —John Hartl, Film.com
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