Star Wars

Every film and the series that matter, the orders to watch them in, and the ships on our shelf.

15 titles

How to watch Star Wars in order

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The whole order
  1. 1
    Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope1977
  2. 2
    Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back1980
  3. 3
    Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi1983

Release order

The way cinema audiences met it. Best for a first watch, because the reveals land the way they were meant to.

  1. 1
    Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope1977, IMDb 8.6, Rotten Tomatoes 93%
  2. 2
    Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back1980, IMDb 8.7, Rotten Tomatoes 93%
  3. 3
    Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi1983, IMDb 8.3, Rotten Tomatoes 83%
  4. 4
    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace1999, IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 54%
  5. 5
    Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones2002, IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 62%
  6. 6
    Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005, IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
  7. 7
    Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens2015, IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 93%
  8. 8
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016, IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
  9. 9
    Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi2017, IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 91%
  10. 10
    Solo: A Star Wars Story2018, IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 69%
  11. 11
    Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker2019, IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 51%
  12. 12
    Star Wars: Starfighter2027Coming May 2027.

Other ways to watch it: Story order, Machete order

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