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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Adventure · Action · Science Fiction · 2019

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

Movie details

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“The saga concludes.”

2019 Adventure · Action · Science Fiction 2h 22m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

536.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

51 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

53 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

J.J. Abrams

Written by

J.J. Abrams · Chris Terrio · Derek Connolly · Colin Trevorrow

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

General Leia Organa

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Luke Skywalker

Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley

Rey

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Kylo Ren / Ben Solo

John Boyega

John Boyega

Finn

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Poe Dameron

Anthony Daniels

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

Court is in session

Put Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.