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
(#9) Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) provided some jolts in the second prequel film, but not enough for critics, who found the 2002 installment "stiff" and "muddled."
“It's too long, it's too dull, it's too lame.” —Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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