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1. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

Votes: 860,626 | Gross: $474.54M

2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness

Votes: 1,453,434 | Gross: $322.74M

3. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 1,124,168 | Gross: $309.13M

4. The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004 Video)

19 min | Documentary, Short

The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the "Star Wars" Characters.

Stars: John Matthew, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Jackson

Votes: 221

5. Heroes (2006–2010)
Episode: Chapter Ten 'Six Months Ago' (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Claire Bennett is at home reading when the cheer leading captain walk in with a uniform and informs Claire that another cheerleader dropped out and the spot is hers if she wants it. Hiro ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Noah Gray-Cabey, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter, Masi Oka

Votes: 2,023

6. Star Wars: Visions (2021– )
Episode: Akakiri (2021)

TV-PG | 13 min | Animation, Short, Action

A Jedi returns to his forbidden love to help defend her kingdom from a Sith-like Shogun.

Director: Eunyoung Choi | Stars: Yu Miyazaki, Lynn, Wataru Takagi, Chô

Votes: 3,474

7. Star Wars Explained (2015– )
Episode: The Hidden Fortress's Influence on Star Wars - Star Wars Minute (2015)

Talk-Show

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Star: Alex Damon

8. Odin's Movie Blog (2018– )
Episode: The Hidden Fortress (1958) Retro Review (2021)

News

Though I struggled to find much connection between this and Star Wars, what I did find was yet another fantastic Kurosawa film with solid acting, writing, and direction.

Star: Odin

9. Robservations (2018– )
Episode: COPPOLA'S MEGALOPOLIS, DISCOVERY, WALL STREET and the END of ART. Robservations #959 (2024)

Documentary

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Star: Robert Meyer Burnett

10. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt (2019)

TV-14 | 76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 30,962

11. The Cinema Snob (2007– )
Episode: Star Babe (2018)

TV-MA | 20 min | Comedy

With a whole galaxy of Star Wars porn parodies, where did it all start? The Cinema Snob travels back a long time ago to a perverted galaxy that is thankfully far, far away to look at Star ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Jones | Stars: Brad Jones, Phelan Porteous

Votes: 14

12. Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Episode: Space Exploration (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Will we ever travel to the stars, the way science fiction has imagined?

Stars: James Cameron, Luc Besson, Cady Coleman, Samuel R. Delany

Votes: 182

13. WatchMojo (2006– )
Episode: Top 10 Akira Kurosawa Movies (2014)

TV-14 | Comedy, Talk-Show

WatchMojo counts down the top 10 Akira Kurosawa movies.