'Star Wars' Through the Years
by Dibyayan_Chakravorty | created - 06 Dec 2016 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicThe journey of the 'Star Wars' franchise began with Star Wars (1977) in 1977. From the various 'Star Wars' projects that have come and gone, which one is your favorite?
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1. Star Wars (1977)
14 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,198,111 | Gross: $322.74M
2. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978 TV Movie)
97 min | Adventure, Family, Musical
Chewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment.
Directors: Steve Binder, David Acomba | Stars: Mickey Morton, Patty Maloney, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
Votes: 12,742
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
G | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader and a bounty hunter named Boba Fett all over the galaxy.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,125,847 | Gross: $290.48M
4. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
G | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 923,081 | Gross: $309.13M
5. The Ewok Adventure (1984 TV Movie)
96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.
Director: John Korty | Stars: Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd
Votes: 9,342
6. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985 TV Movie)
94 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Marauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.
Directors: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat | Stars: Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Siân Phillips
Votes: 8,108
7. Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986)
Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO years before serving the Rebel Alliance. The series features several story arcs and one hour-long special.
Stars: Anthony Daniels, Dan Hennessey, John Stocker, Graeme Campbell
Votes: 1,361
8. Ewoks (1985–1987)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the Ewoks in Wicket W. Warrick's youth before the Battle of Endor.
Stars: Jim Henshaw, James Cranna, Cree Summer, Sue Murphy
Votes: 1,555
9. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Votes: 709,581 | Gross: $474.54M
10. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee
Votes: 622,457 | Gross: $310.68M
11. Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005)
133 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The events and battles of the Galactic Republic's last major war are recounted.
Stars: Mat Lucas, James Arnold Taylor, André Sogliuzzo, Grey Griffin
Votes: 21,822
12. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
PG | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 690,787 | Gross: $380.26M
13. Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick (2005 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Lego Anakin and Obi-Wan stop an invasion on Kashyyyk using the Force to influence their victory against the droid army.
Directors: Royce Graham, Pete Bregman, Mark Hamill, Bill Horvath, Karl Turkel
Votes: 265
14. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the Republic's victory on Christophsis, Anakin and his new apprentice Ahsoka Tano must rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt. Political intrigue complicates their mission.
Director: Dave Filoni | Stars: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein
Votes: 55,307 | Gross: $35.16M
15. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Stars: Tom Kane, Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor
Votes: 53,327
16. Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (2009 TV Short)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
During a space battle with the seperatists R2-D2 ends up blasting out of Anakins ship and end's up getting lost with precious data. Now the Jedi and the sith are hunting down the droid. Who will win?
Director: Peder Pedersen
Votes: 397
17. Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty (2010 TV Short)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A case of mistaken identity launches an unsuspecting gungan janitor into a chase of galactic proportions.
Director: Peder Pedersen
Votes: 255
18. Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011 TV Short)
22 min | Animation, Short, Action
Ian,a young boy,Commander Cody and Yoda must go to rescue the secret battle plans.However,when substitute teacher C-3PO and a class of padawans go too,things become more complicated....
Director: David Scott | Stars: Anthony Daniels, Nika Futterman, Phil LaMarr, Tom Kane
Votes: 1,488
19. Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012 TV Short)
22 min | Animation, Short, Action
Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to find and destroy an Imperial base on Naboo, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls, who think of him as a celebrity for destroying the... See full summary »
Director: Guy Vasilovich | Stars: Anthony Daniels, Kenneth Colley, Brian Blessed, Julian Glover
Votes: 1,067
20. The Yoda Chronicles (2013– )
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Centered around Yoda's stories that take place before ''Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace''. Yoda begins by training Padawans at the Jedi Temple Academy, but then he feels a disturbance in the Force and rushes off to fight the Dark Side.
Stars: Anthony Daniels, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Michael Donovan
Votes: 425
21. Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018)
PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil Empire as it tightens its grip on the galaxy and hunts down the last of the Jedi Knights.
Stars: Taylor Gray, Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr.
Votes: 26,553
22. Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales (2015)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Immediately after the Battle of Endor, C-3PO recounts the Skywalker saga so far as he helps recover R2-D2 from a shadowy figure.
Stars: Anthony Daniels, Tom Kane, Trevor Devall, Eric Bauza
Votes: 643
23. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
PG | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 841,807 | Gross: $936.66M
24. Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016– )
23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Vanessa Lengies, Nicolas Cantu, Matthew Wood, Eugene Byrd
Votes: 704
25. Rogue One (2016)
PG | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the Death Star plans.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Votes: 535,044 | Gross: $532.18M
26. Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017–2018)
3 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Small moments and everyday decisions shape a larger heroic saga.
Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Ashley Eckstein, Shelby Young, Daisy Ridley
Votes: 1,251
27. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
PG | 152 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Votes: 543,933 | Gross: $620.18M
28. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover
Votes: 274,346 | Gross: $213.77M
Added on May 24, 2018
29. The Mandalorian (2019– )
40 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Rio Hackford, Gina Carano
Votes: 178,712
Added on December 24, 2019
30. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order once again, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak bringing the Skywalker saga to its end.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver
Votes: 339,240 | Gross: $515.20M
Added on December 24, 2019
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