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- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 1 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 1 m
Summary A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) team together with the lovable droid duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful pri...
Directed By: George Lucas
Written By: George Lucas
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 1 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 1 m
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.8
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Summary A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) team together with the lovable droid duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful pri...
Directed By: George Lucas
Written By: George Lucas
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
90
92% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
90
92% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
I loved Star Wars and so will you, unless you're . . . oh well, I hope you're not...Star Wars is a hell of a lot of fun and Lucas makes fun a sparkling pop metaphor for the sheer joy of goodness that could even make friends out of men, mutations and machines.
Star Wars is the most entertaining sci-fi movie of the decade.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,651 User Ratings
8.8
95% Positive
2508 Ratings
2508 Ratings
3% Mixed
80 Ratings
80 Ratings
2% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 2,651 User Ratings
8.8
95% Positive
2508 Ratings
2508 Ratings
3% Mixed
80 Ratings
80 Ratings
2% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
A magnificent film. George Lucas set out to make the biggest possible adventure fantasy out of his memories of serials and older action epics, and he succeeded brilliantly.
If I were asked to say with certainty which movies will still be widely known a century or two from now, I would list "2001,'' "The Wizard of Oz,'' Keaton and Chaplin, Astaire and Rogers, and probably "Casablanca'' ... and "Star Wars,'' for sure.
Star Wars is somewhat grounded by a malfunctioning script and hopelessly infantile dialogue, but from a technical standpoint, it is an absolutely breathtaking achievement.
Everyone treats his material with the proper combination of solemnity and good humor that avoids condescension. One of Mr. Lucas's particular achievements is the manner in which he is able to recall the tackiness of the old comic strips and serials he loves without making a movie that is, itself, tacky.
Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its highfalutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and dialogue of overwhelming banality, without even a “future” cast to them: Human beings, anthropoids, or robots, you could probably find them all, more or less like that, in downtown Los Angeles today. Certainly the mentality and values of the movie can be duplicated in third-rate non-science of any place or period.
star wars has had a big hit on my childhood and nobody could have predicted it would be this good.
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A New hope may have started the franchise, but it is in no way close to the best film in it. Almost insultingly simplistic and very boring in many places, this is clearly from a time where people expected much less from cinema (not surprising, it comes from cinema's worst decade). The acting is pretty awful throughout and the plot is basic. Still, it's a decent chapter in the Saga.
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A New hope may have started the franchise, but it is in no way close to the best film in it. Almost insultingly simplistic and very boring in many places, this is clearly from a time where people expected much less from cinema (not surprising, it comes from cinema's worst decade). The acting is pretty awful throughout and the plot is basic. Still, it's a decent chapter in the Saga
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Production Company
Lucasfilm,
Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date May 25, 1977
Duration 2 h 1 m
Rating PG
Tagline It's Back! The Force will be with you for three weeks only. (1979 Reissue Poster)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 7 Wins & 11 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 15 Wins & 20 Nominations
