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:

Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 33 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carrie Fisher	...	Leia Organa (archive footage)
Mark Hamill	...	Luke Skywalker
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 | disney star wars | villain not really dead cliche | female masculine short hair | dark side | 

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Taglines:

No one's ever really gone.

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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

Details

Official Sites:

isputlockers [USA] Official Facebook

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:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$177,383,864, 22 December 2019

Gross USA:

$502,418,756

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,047,818,919

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm, Bad Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Including his holographic cameo appearance in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Palpatine will be the most prominent Star Wars villain, having appeared a total of six times.

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Goofs

In the final scene, Rey's hair and expression changes multiple times depending on the angle.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 19 December 2019 (2019)

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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

Probably the last time I went to the cinema for a SW movie

Where the Mandalorian feels like somebody taking their own beloved Star Wars fantasy and putting it on screen, this feels like a marketing product. While the direction is enjoyable, the actors are doing a great job, the writing and the story is just checking boxes.

Retcon what the fans hated in the last movie? Done. Callbacks to the originals? Done. Cute new animals and droid for toys to sell? Done. New stormtrooper looks for game skins? Done. Are we blowing up random planets? Sure...

Best to get your SW fix from the expanded universe stuff. Pehaps where the company didn't spend a billion dollars on marketing, there's still room for a kid to look over the setting alien suns of his planet and dream of something more.