Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

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

Writers:

Chris Terrio (screenplay by), J.J. Abrams (screenplay by)

Stars:

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carrie Fisher	...	Leia Organa (archive footage)
Mark Hamill	...	Luke Skywalker / Boolio (voice) (as Patrick Williams)
Adam Driver	...	Kylo Ren
Daisy Ridley	...	Rey
John Boyega	...	Finn
Oscar Isaac	...	Poe Dameron
Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
Naomi Ackie	...	Jannah
Domhnall Gleeson	...	General Hux
Richard E. Grant	...	General Pryde
Lupita Nyong'o	...	Maz Kanata
Keri Russell	...	Zorii Bliss
Joonas Suotamo	...	Chewbacca
Kelly Marie Tran	...	Rose Tico
Ian McDiarmid	...	Emperor Palpatine

Storyline

While the First Order continues to ravage the galaxy, Rey finalizes her training as a Jedi. But danger suddenly rises from the ashes as the evil Emperor Palpatine mysteriously returns from the dead. While working with Finn and Poe Dameron to fulfill a new mission, Rey will not only face Kylo Ren once more, but she will also finally discover the truth about her parents as well as a deadly secret that could determine her future and the fate of the ultimate final showdown that is to come.

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Plot Keywords:

evil | villain not really dead cliche | return of dead character | dark side | shame | 

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Taglines:

The Saga Concludes.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Concept art from the movie's art book shows a scene (which never made it into the movie) with Kylo Ren approaching a monstrous, spider-like creature (possibly Tor Valum, the Sith Master from Colin Trevorrow's aborted Episode IX script), surrounded by pikes on which are mounted, among others, the skulls of Jedi Master Kit Fisto and of Admiral Ackbar.

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Goofs

Near the end of the film, R2-D2 is the droid that Poe Dameron uses on his X-wing in the battle of Exegol. However in all of the previous films, BB-8 was Poe Dameron's beloved and favorite droid for piloting, and for everything. So it doesn't make much sense for him to choose R2-D2, over BB-8 for such an important battle. Specially since him and BB-8 where a good piloting team. No explanation is given as to why he picked R2-D2, with whom he had never piloted before, instead of BB-8.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Emperor Palpatine: At last. Snoke trained you well.
Kylo Ren: I killed Snoke. I'll kill you.
Emperor Palpatine: My boy, I made Snoke. I have been every voice...
Snoke: ..you have ever heard..
Darth Vader: ...inside your head.
Emperor Palpatine: The First Order was just the beginning. I will give you so much more.
Kylo Ren: You'll die first.
Emperor Palpatine: I've died before. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.
Kylo Ren: What could you give me?
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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Times Movie Studios Listened to Fans (2020)

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Soundtracks

Lido Hey
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams
Produced and Performed by Shag F. Kava

User Reviews

The Metascore for this is 53???

Whoa... hold on guys... 53???

Who rate this turkey so high? I mean they have horses strutting and neighing in space on the outside of a starship! LMAO you cannot make this stuff up and they gave it 53? Maybe it is a typo and should be 5.3.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Wars: Episode IX

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$275,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$177,383,864, 22 December 2019

Gross USA:

$515,202,542

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,074,144,248

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm, Bad Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Dolby Digital IMAX 6-Track Dolby Surround 7.1 Sonics-DDP 12-Track Digital Sound

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1