Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

PG-13

2015

2h 18m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

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Fantasy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

Aug 7, 2018

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.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 16, 2016

3.5/4

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.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Jun 10, 2016

3.5/4

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.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

B+

J.J. Abrams' employment of nostalgia, character camaraderie and practical effects in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' helps right the ship wronged by George Lucas' prequels.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Jul 28, 2026

[JJ] Abrams is clearly devoted to recapturing not just the mythology and style of Lucas’ original trilogy but the innocence and energy and fun.

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

Jul 4, 2026

4/5

The Force Awakens isn’t as good as any of the original trilogy, but it’s better than all of the prequels, and really, it does everything it needs to do in order to leave the future of the series looking bright.

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Mario

Feb 19, 2025

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

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Tom

Jan 13, 2025

1 of my Favorite All Time Movies!

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Tom

Dec 28, 2024

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.

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Austin

Nov 16, 2024

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.

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The Nerdy Ronin

May 14, 2022

Disney ruined Star Wars.

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Brandi

Apr 16, 2022

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

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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 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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