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Star Wars (1977)

PG ★ 8.2/10 121 min Adventure, Action, Science Fiction United States English
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

Description

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Trailer

Top Cast

Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford Han Solo
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher Princess Leia Organa
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing Grand Moff Tarkin
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Anthony Daniels
Anthony Daniels C-3PO
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker R2-D2
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew Chewbacca

Star Wars Appears on 50 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #386
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #13
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #357
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #29
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #368
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #221
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #489
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #692
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #87
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #229

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #36
Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #044
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #85
Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #23
Esquire’s 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Esquire #77
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #312
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #27
Rolling Stone - The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies
Rolling Stone #09
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #126
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #88
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #35
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #45
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #392
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #85

Filmmaker Curation

16 Movies James Cameron Recommends
IndieWire #14
Baz Luhrmann's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #29
Christopher Nolan's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #23
Coralie Fargeat’s Cinematic Inspirations
Letterboxd #08
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #548

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #146

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #50

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100 Most Liked Movies Of All Time
Letterboxd #64
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1970-1979 Films
Letterboxd #50
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #32
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Letterboxd Showdown #07
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Letterboxd Showdown #01
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Letterboxd Showdown #02
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Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown High Score
Letterboxd Showdown #01
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Letterboxd Showdown #10
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Letterboxd Showdown #06
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Letterboxd Showdown #08
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Letterboxd Showdown #06
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Letterboxd Showdown #04
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Letterboxd Showdown #03
Showdown The Right Stuff
Letterboxd Showdown #08
Showdown Titanic
Letterboxd Showdown #04

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