Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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Released May 16, 2002

2h 23m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic.

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Critics Consensus

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although it's undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.

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Chris Hewitt (UK)

Empire Magazine

Clones is the anti-Phantom Menace — funny, complex and enormous fun.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 23, 2025

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

The pulp-fiction adrenaline continually pumps.

Apr 23, 2025

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Jane Horwitz

Washington Post

The computer-generated effects dazzle, and the story, while complicated in the manner of a comic-book serial, clips along at a decent pace.

Apr 23, 2025

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Staff

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

George Lucas should seriously think of handing over the director duties to someone else for Episode III. All of this digital effect dazzle can't even spark his weak work with actors.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 23, 2025

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Michael Tsai

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

George Lucas continues to show signs of being altogether unconcerned with the burden of storytelling, using painfully awkward dialogue and endless coincidences to advance the plot.

Apr 23, 2025

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Michael Snyder

Miami Herald

Attack is more of the same; the thespians are pawns subservient to the epic sweep of the story. But after a tepid Episode 1, this is rapture.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 23, 2025

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Nolan B.

I think that this is one of the worst Star Wars movies. Something I noticed on rewatch was that this movie has no main plot to it. It’s just a few subplots that I don’t care about. The romance is awful and has some of the worst lines of dialogue in Star Wars. There’s a mystery that I don’t care about and am not intrigued by at all. And again with the crazy amount of CGI that doesn’t look good enough for me to get past it. The final battle is just a bunch of random stuff going on to where I don’t know what I’m supposed to be looking at. There should have been some wide shots like the way Zack S. (it wouldn’t let me put his full name) does it with is action where I know what I’m supposed to be looking at. I respect what George Lucas was trying to do but I don’t enjoy it all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Kid R.

Horrible very boring

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom as cenas de ação salvaram o filme.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Santiago O

When I was a kid this used to be one of my favorite movies. Now that I rewatched the whole saga and trying to see it with fresh eyes... I still find this movie worth a watch. Is an intriguing mystery story dwelled with a bad written romance, that in the end pays off. George Lucas is a genius, but needs a script writer.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Audience Member

Star Wars Episode II Attack Of The Clones, was not that bad of a movie, but it's not my favorite in the trilogy. Ewan Mcgregor steal's the show, the same with caliber actors like Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits and Sam L Jackson. Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman they did a decent job. The visual effects are good, the same with the music.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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BRENDEN J

Star Wars Episode 2 Attack Of The Clones was not that bad of a movie but it's not my favorite in the trilogy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Synopsis

Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic.

Director: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum
Screenwriter: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Lucasfilm Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Action Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $310.7M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby EX, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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