Burdened by exposition and populated with stock characters, The Phantom Menace gets the Star Wars prequels off to a bumpy -- albeit visually dazzling -- start.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
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George Lucas
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Liam Neeson
Qui-Gon Jinn
Ewan McGregor
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Natalie Portman
Queen Amidala
Jake Lloyd
Anakin Skywalker
Pernilla August
Shmi Skywalker
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Director -
George Lucas -
Executive Producer -
George Lucas -
Screenwriter -
George Lucas -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Lucasfilm Ltd. -
Rating -
PG (Sci-Fi Violence|Sci-Fi Action) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Adventure , Action , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 19, 1999, Wide -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
May 3, 2024 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$474.5M -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , DTS , Dolby EX , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Digital Projection , Scope (2.35:1)