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IMDb rating 8.6
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Critic rating 10

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Critic Andrew Collins
rated 10

...timeless appeal lies in its easily identified, universal archetypes — goodies to root for, baddies to boo, a princess to be rescued and so on — and if it is most obviously dated to the 70s by the special effects, so be it.

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Todd Jonsson
rated 1

Tooo old for me

1 year ago
Sofie Stahlhut
rated 9

One of the better old movies

10 months ago
Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

'The Empire Strikes Back' is the better film, one-upping the original in almost every way, but 'A New Hope' is an awesome adventure, too. Darth Vader, Han Solo, R2D2 & C3PO, light speed, light sabers, jedi mind tricks and T...

3 years ago
oscar
rated 8

Started the whole thing

1 month ago
cornelius2008
rated 10

Jeg elsker bare så meget star wars og den her er selvfølgelig også mega god

2 years ago
Stefan G
rated 9

Här öppnades mina ögon för film på riktigt som liten grabb.

1 year ago
Fredrik Hed
rated 8

Första filmen jag såg på bio, 9 år gammal. Och jag var helt förstummad. Har sett den 100 gånger sedan dess. Älskar den.

1 year ago

Cast & Crew

George Lucas
Director
George Lucas
Writer
Joe Johnston
As Death Star Trooper (uncredited)
Joe Johnston
Director
Tom Sylla
As Massassi Outpost Announcer / Various Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Tom Sylla
Director
Peter Cushing
As Grand Moff Tarkin

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In a distant galaxy, a young farmer named Luke Skywalker dreams of adventure beyond his desert planet home. He discovers a message from a captured princess pleading for help, and embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her. Along the way, Luke learns the ways of the Force from an ancient Jedi master and joins a rebel alliance fighting against an evil empire. With the help of his new friends, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Luke embarks on a daring mission to save the princess and restore freedom to the galaxy.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Star Wars include Mad Max 2, The Empire Strikes Back, The Super Inframan, Futureworld, Tron, The Black Hole.

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Star Wars was released in theaters on March 19, 1997.