Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

PG-13

Released Dec 18, 2015

2h 16m

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Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.

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Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.

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Melissa Ruggieri

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

It's both nostalgic and fresh, a tender homage to, especially, the initial Star Wars ("Episode IV: A New Hope"), as well as a bridge to help those of us stuck in the splendor of Hoth edge into the future.

Aug 7, 2018

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Star Wars: The Force Awakens gives new life to a franchise of hope, resilience, courage and family that's been missing from theatres for far too long.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 16, 2016

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Star Wars: The Force Awakens honors the series and takes it in exciting new directions. Both The Millennium Falcon and millennials, it would seem, are in good hands.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 10, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

With great pleasure and a nearly pitch perfect blend of innovation and reminiscence, J.J. Abrams promised, and now has delivered, all that anyone could hope for with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

Rated: 5/5

Jul 31, 2025

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

This epic space opera introduces us to such great characters, heroes and villains alike. Daisy Ridley and John Boyega do great as newcomers, and Adam Driver performs splendidly as Kylo Ren.

Rated: 9.2/10

Jul 19, 2025

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Calum Cooper

Movies We Texted About

What it perhaps lacks in narrative originality it makes up for with its fresh characters, fun performances, interesting themes and jaw-dropping action and visuals.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2024

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Mario

The nostalgia of seeing another Star Wars movie on the big screen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Tom

1 of my Favorite All Time Movies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Tom

The least egregious of the Rey/Kylo trilogy. The whole cast is great in their respective rolls. Unfortunately, their efforts were wasted on a half baked script and a truly derivative mind numbing storyline. It plays it safe and tries to be a greatest hits of the original trilogy but unfortunately captures little in the way of mystery, wonder or fun found in those films. FA has some moments of humor and excitement but they are few and far between.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Austin

This was not Star Wars. They started off the sequels completely opposed to continuing George Lucass vision for the sequels yet basically copied A New Hope scene for scene with an added bonus of exceptionally bad and over the top slapstick humor between Finn and Poe.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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The Nerdy Ronin

Disney ruined Star Wars.

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05/14/22

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Brandi

Copied too much from A New Hope. Story is not unique nor original, and relies too much on nostalgia.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/22

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Synopsis

Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.

Director: J.J. Abrams
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Bad Robot, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Action Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $123
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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