Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
77%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: 3 Oscars
21 wins & 55 nominations
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is like a rollercoaster ride that takes you through every twist and turn imaginable. It’s a wild ride that tries to do a lot, and sometimes it feels like it’s rushing through everything just to get to the end. But despite its flaws, it’s still a fun and entertaining movie that will leave you feeling satisfied. Sure, it may not be perfect, but it’s still Star Wars, and that’s enough to make any fan happy. So buckle up, grab some popcorn, and get ready for one last adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Production Company(ies)
Bad Robot, Disney+, Keep Your Head, Lucasfilm Limited, The Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
Walt Disney
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Disney+), Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
London, England, United Kingdom
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby, Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 22m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2019
Genre(s)
Sci-fi/Adventure
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $1,074,144,248
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $515,202,542
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $177,383,864
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $219,354,698
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 11
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $275,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $340,067,809
Production budget ranking: 10
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $183,126,515
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Mark Hamill – Luke Skywalker
Adam Driver – Kylo Ren
Daisy Ridley – Rey
John Boyega – Finn
Oscar Isaac – Poe Dameron
Director – J.J. Abrams
Producers – Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Michelle Rejwan
Writers – Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams
Director(s)
J.J. Abrams
Writer(s)
Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams
Producer(s)
Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Michelle Rejwan
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 Oscars
21 wins & 55 nominations
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (521) | Top Critics (88) | Fresh (270) | Rotten (251)
It is trying to accomplish a lot, because it has to tie up every plotline. It has to involve every character. It has to has to take you to every planet… And so, in trying to cram in all of that, it feels very cursory and very rushed.
March 13, 2020 | Rating: 5.3/10
Christy Lemire
Breakfast All Day
TOP CRITIC
It started to feel like a greatest hits compilation…bringing out what everyone knows…handsomely-constructed and entertaining as it was, there was an element of pandering to what the perceived fans wanted…
January 13, 2020
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
The real Leia, the one we fell in love with, lives on inside us as she always has. She still inspires us, amuses us, moves us. And we can visit her anytime we want, at the touch of a play button.
December 27, 2019
Angie Han
Mashable
TOP CRITIC
A sizable amount of the narrative of The Rise of Skywalker is spent specifically undoing what happened in The Last Jedi, and the result is a film that lacks forward momentum.
December 27, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5
Roxana Hadadi
Chesapeake Family Magazine
TOP CRITIC
I think The Rise of Skywalker is poorly directed, terribly filmed, clumsily edited, lamely scripted (a perennial problem, that one) and badly acted.
December 24, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
The reason why this film works (as opposed to the many editions which were overpowered by clanking machines) is because of the emotional connect it creates with us.
December 24, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
TOP CRITIC
As for me: this is where I get off the Star Wars train. I was happy enough to wrap up some unfinished childhood business, although if they’d stopped at Force Awakens that would have done the job just as well.
December 1, 2022
Vadim Rizov
Filmmaker Magazine
The story is messy, there’s enough plot to fill two movies, and some of its characters need more attention. But this is still very much a Star Wars film and will evoke many of those same old feelings of kid-like joy and excitement for those who allow it.
August 25, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Keith Garlington
Keith & the Movies
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the creators of the new Star Wars Trilogy must be dedicated environmentalists, because they keep recycling the same old material over and over and over.
August 22, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/5
M.N. Miller
Ready Steady Cut
The Rise of Skywalker is a satisfying and spectacular end to the third trilogy.
August 12, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Cris Kennedy
The Canberra Times (Australia)
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo is the best thing the sequel trilogy gave us. The film has way too many flaws, but my fandom couldn’t help to enjoy every minute of it. [Full review in Spanish]
July 7, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
Capably made but misguided in its attempts to satiate its fanbase, The Rise of Skywalker marks some kind of end to the franchise.
February 22, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review…
Plot
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences. The ninth film in the iconic sci-fi franchise.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
On Kef Bir, the Millennium Falcon is landed by sideways ramming it into a hill, leaving a trail of destruction, due to the landing gear being defective. The Falcon however always had vertical take-off and landing capabilities, so this harsh landing is unnecessary.
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