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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.
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With Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas brings his second Star Wars trilogy to a suitably thrilling and often poignant -- if still a bit uneven -- conclusion.

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Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting Is it a great Star Wars movie? It’s certainly the greatest prequel. Rated: 4.5/5 May 2, 2025 Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture The saddest and sincerest of all the Star Wars epics, the mad work of a man desperately trying to understand his own creation. Apr 28, 2025 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) I don't think George Lucas is a great director. I think he's a poor script writer, although he's a good plotter. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Charlotte Simmons The Treatment (Substack) In this regard, what I find so fascinating about Revenge of the Sith is that it offers us a meditation on how these authoritarian regimes well and truly begin — not politically, but on a human level. Jul 23, 2025 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight ...this film finds its footing, giving the audience what it desires, a picture full of winks and nods and which effectively ties in all the elements of the first Star Wars trilogy without finding a way to exist on its own. Rated: 3/4 Jul 6, 2025 Full Review Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro ...[Revenge of the Sith is] a film that holds up for the way it correctly handles both the visual epicness and its ideas about betrayal and the triumph...[Full review in Spanish] May 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anthony No comment just straight masterpiece Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Stephen A I wish that the newer Star Wars movies were this good. None of them can compare. 10/10 wouldn't ever go to Mustafar ever again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Edward T The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Robert E I don't care. Still my favorite Stars Wars movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Alex G The best Star Wars movie hands down!!! I wish it was longer. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Alex G Retook second place off the best starwars films Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.
Director
George Lucas
Producer
George Lucas, Rick McCallum
Screenwriter
George Lucas
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating
PG-13 (Some Intense Images|Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2005, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2025
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.5M
Runtime
2h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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