Star Wars Movies, Ranked

Carries one of the highest Tomatometer scores of the franchise (around 93%) and is routinely named the greatest Star Wars film in critic polls; it was selected for the U.S. National Film Registry in 2010 as culturally significant.

Won 6 Academy Awards, sits around 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was selected for the National Film Registry in 1989, its first year of eligibility, as culturally significant.

The live-action series that revitalized Star Wars on screen, blending gritty Western storytelling with the cultural phenomenon of Grogu (Baby Yoda). Widely credited with restoring goodwill to the franchise after the sequel trilogy.

A grounded, mature spy thriller that many critics and fans consider the single best piece of Star Wars storytelling of the modern era. Its writing, performances, and thematic depth transcend the franchise entirely.

Certified Fresh at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed roughly $2.07 billion worldwide, the highest of any Star Wars film and among the top-grossing movies ever.

Scores 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed over $1 billion worldwide; widely praised as the strongest of the standalone/Disney-era entries.

Holds an 82% Tomatometer and earned a Special Achievement Academy Award for visual effects, closing the original trilogy that consistently tops fan rankings.

The animated series that redeemed the prequel era, deepening Anakin's arc and introducing Ahsoka Tano. Its final season is considered some of the best Star Wars ever produced across any medium.

The animated follow-up to The Clone Wars that bridged the prequel and original eras, building a beloved crew and delivering standout moments like the Darth Vader confrontations and Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Critically strong at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, but famously divisive with audiences (RT audience score in the low 40s-to-50s%), making it the defining critic-vs-fan split of the franchise.

The best-reviewed prequel at around 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and the only prequel to receive broadly positive critical notices upon release.

The live-action continuation of Rebels storylines, bringing fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano to screen. Rewards longtime animated-series fans but was criticized for slow pacing and reliance on prior knowledge.

Sits at 69% on Rotten Tomatoes and was the franchise's first box-office bomb, grossing under $400 million against a budget reported near $275 million.

One of the lowest-rated live-action entries at around 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics widely panning the wooden Anakin-Padme romance.

Rated around 51% on Rotten Tomatoes and infamous for the Jar Jar Binks backlash, cited for decades as a franchise low point despite its blockbuster gross.

The lowest-rated sequel-trilogy film at around 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics and fans widely criticizing its rushed, retconning finale.

The 2008 theatrical animated film that served as a pilot for the beloved series, but was panned on release for feeling like stitched-together TV episodes with weak standalone pacing.