Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Our Review
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Our Review
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is a sci-fi and adventure film from Movies. It runs about 141 minutes. It premiered on December 20, 2019. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10.
What Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is About
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is a sci-fi and adventure film produced for Movies that premiered on December 20, 2019.
It stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 141 minutes and it leans into its sci-fi/adventure roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega lead the cast.
Key roles include Daisy Ridley as Rey; Adam Driver as Kylo Ren; Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron; John Boyega as Finn.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of sci-fi and adventure have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 6.3/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2019 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with sci-fi and adventure viewers.
How Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Compares
If Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker lands for you, the next stops are The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: A New Hope and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), which share its sci-fi/adventure lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its sci-fi/adventure roots, It has held up since 2019 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a safe bet for anyone already inside the sci-fi and adventure lane, the audience score holds around 6.3/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.3/10. Watch it if you want sci-fi/adventure you can settle into.
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