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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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  • PGPG
  • 2h 22m
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Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, and Temuera Morrison in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
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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 s... Read allTen 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.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.

IMDb RATING
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686K
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  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writers
    • George Lucas
    • Jonathan Hales
    • John Ostrander
  • Stars
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Natalie Portman
    • Ewan McGregor
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  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writers
    • George Lucas
    • Jonathan Hales
    • John Ostrander
  • Stars
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Natalie Portman
    • Ewan McGregor
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    • 3.7KUser reviews
    • 331Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 19 wins & 65 nominations total

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    Hayden Christensen
    Hayden Christensen
    • Anakin Skywalkeras Anakin Skywalker
    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Padméas Padmé
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Obi-Wan Kenobias Obi-Wan Kenobi
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Count Dookuas Count Dooku…
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Mace Winduas Mace Windu
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Yodaas Yoda
    • (voice)
    Ian McDiarmid
    Ian McDiarmid
    • Supreme Chancellor Palpatineas Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
    Pernilla August
    Pernilla August
    • Shmi Skywalkeras Shmi Skywalker
    Temuera Morrison
    Temuera Morrison
    • Jango Fettas Jango Fett
    Jimmy Smits
    Jimmy Smits
    • Senator Bail Organaas Senator Bail Organa
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Cliegg Larsas Cliegg Lars
    Leeanna Walsman
    Leeanna Walsman
    • Zam Wesellas Zam Wesell
    Ahmed Best
    Ahmed Best
    • Jar Jar Binksas Jar Jar Binks
    • (voice)
    • …
    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Dorméas Dormé
    Oliver Ford Davies
    Oliver Ford Davies
    • Sio Bibbleas Sio Bibble
    Ronald Falk
    Ronald Falk
    • Dexter Jettsteras Dexter Jettster
    • (voice)
    Jay Laga'aia
    Jay Laga'aia
    • Capt. Typhoas Capt. Typho
    Andy Secombe
    Andy Secombe
    • Wattoas Watto
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • George Lucas
    • Writers
      • George Lucas(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Jonathan Hales(screenplay by)
      • John Ostrander(character created by: Aayla Secura) (uncredited)
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    Here's Your Cheat Sheet for the 'Star Wars' Saga

    Here's Your Cheat Sheet for the 'Star Wars' Saga

    With the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, this is the perfect opportunity to recap the epic space opera audiences have enjoyed for over 40 years.
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    Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the Galactic Republic is facing a Separatist movement and the former queen and now Senator Padmé Amidala travels to Coruscant to vote on a project to create an army to help the Jedi to protect the Republic. Upon arrival, she escapes from an attempt to kill her, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker are assigned to protect her. They chase the shape-shifter Zam Wessell but she is killed by a poisoned dart before revealing who hired her. The Jedi Council assigns Obi-Wan Kenobi to discover who has tried to kill Amidala and Anakin to protect her in Naboo. Obi-Wan discovers that the dart is from the planet Kamino, and he heads to the remote planet. He finds an army of clones that has been under production for years for the Republic and that the bounty hunter Jango Fett was the matrix for the clones. Meanwhile Anakin and Amidala fall in love with each other, and he has nightmarish visions of his mother. They travel to his home planet, Tatooine, to see his mother, and he discovers that she has been abducted by Tusken Raiders. Anakin finds his mother dying, and he kills all the Tusken tribe, including the women and children. Obi-Wan follows Jango Fett to the planet Geonosis where he discovers who is behind the Separatist movement. He transmits his discoveries to Anakin since he cannot reach the Jedi Council. Who is the leader of the Separatist movement? Will Anakin receive Obi-Wan's message? And will the secret love between Anakin and Amidala succeed? —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A Jedi Shall Not Know Anger. Nor Hatred. Nor Love.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Fantasy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Just before Anakin goes to search for his mother on Tatooine, he has a conversation with Senator Amidala. The camera pans to their shadows as they talk, and Anakin's resembles that of Darth Vader. According to the DVD commentary, the Vader-like shadow that Anakin casts was not a visual effect, but a coincidence.
    • Goofs
      When Ki Adi Mundi first draws his lightsaber in the Arena, it is blue. After Yoda and the clones arrive, his lightsaber is green. Seconds later, when he gets on a ship, his lightsaber is blue again.
    • Quotes

      Obi-Wan: Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?

      Anakin: Don't say that, master. You're the closest thing I have to a father.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening logo for 20th Century Fox is static (to match the opening of Episodes 4, 5 and 6), instead of the animated 3-D logo used in Fox films at the time.
    • Alternate versions
      The 2011 Blu-ray release introduced a couple of minor editing changes that also carried over to the streaming and UHD versions:
      • When Anakin and Obi-Wan pass through the power coupling during the speeder chase on Coruscant, Obi-Wan now completes his line "Anakin! How many times have I told you to stay away from power couplings?" before the shot of them actually passing through (which originally came before the second part of the line).
      • Right after the lightsaber duel between Yoda and Count Dooku, three shots (a close-up of Anakin on the ground, a wider two-shot of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and a close-up of Yoda) have been moved to before the sequence of Count Dooku escaping the planet. After this sequence, it cuts to the wide shot of Yoda picking up his cane (which originally came directly after his close-up).
    • Connections
      Edited into Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Deleted Scenes (2002)

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    8/10
    Looking back this episode is much better
    This episode of the Star wars saga was criticized by some when it came out for having wooden dialogue and too much digital landscaping to be any good. I wasn't overly impressed with it myself, but having seen all 6 films now, AOTC is actually a very important and well done section of the overall series.

    Lucas has said time and again that this movies are meant to be seen as one long film, not to be taken as 6 individual movies. This particular installment features so much that affects every other episode. The discovery of the clones, the immaturity and arrogance of Annakin, the beginning of the clone wars. All of these events happen in this one movie, which is actually a lot more than what happens in some of the other films. I don't consider this to be the best of all 6 by any means, but it is certainly not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be.
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    • Nov 28, 2005

    FAQ19

    • When does this place in the Star Wars timeline?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones
    • Filming locations
      • Villa Arconati, Dosso del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Lucasfilm
      • Recce & Production Services
      • Mestiere Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $310,676,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $80,027,814
      • May 19, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $653,779,970
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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