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.
8 of 25
photo by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
(#9, continued) The central love story of Attack of the Clones, featuring Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), didn't turn on moviegoers. Worldwide, ticket sales were down 35 percent from Phantom Menace.
“Here we are again: not entertained, not nearly enough, by an installment of the Star Wars epic.” —Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Previous
Next