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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

1977 · Movie · 121 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.6/10as of 2021-07-07
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer94%as of 2026-01-16
  • Rotten Tomatoes average9.1/10as of 2025-04-22
  • Metacritic90/100as of 2026-01-16

What it is

Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, it is the first film in the Star Wars franchise and the fourth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga".

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At a glance

Genres
Science fiction / Action / Adventure / Drama
Original language
English

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