SummaryA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) team together with the lovable droid duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful princess and... Read More
Directed By:George Lucas
Written By:George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Universal Acclaim
90
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
92% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
4% Negative
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1 Review
100
I loved Star Wars and so will you, unless you're . . . oh well, I hope you're not...Star Wars is a hell of a lot of fun and Lucas makes fun a sparkling pop metaphor for the sheer joy of goodness that could even make friends out of men, mutations and machines.
100
Star Wars is the most entertaining sci-fi movie of the decade.
User score
Universal Acclaim
95% Positive
2849 Ratings
2849 Ratings
3% Mixed
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
1% Negative
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
Feb 24, 2026
10
Star Wars ain't just great cinema. It is essential cinema! One of my favourite films of all time!
Feb 1, 2026
10
Really good movie second Best Star Wars movie started my favorite franchise of all time very fun movie can't wait to see it in theaters can't talk to anybody who says that a new help is boring.
100
A magnificent film. George Lucas set out to make the biggest possible adventure fantasy out of his memories of serials and older action epics, and he succeeded brilliantly.
100
If I were asked to say with certainty which movies will still be widely known a century or two from now, I would list "2001,'' "The Wizard of Oz,'' Keaton and Chaplin, Astaire and Rogers, and probably "Casablanca'' ... and "Star Wars,'' for sure.
90
Star Wars is somewhat grounded by a malfunctioning script and hopelessly infantile dialogue, but from a technical standpoint, it is an absolutely breathtaking achievement.
80
Everyone treats his material with the proper combination of solemnity and good humor that avoids condescension. One of Mr. Lucas's particular achievements is the manner in which he is able to recall the tackiness of the old comic strips and serials he loves without making a movie that is, itself, tacky.
30
Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its highfalutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and dialogue of overwhelming banality, without even a “future” cast to them: Human beings, anthropoids, or robots, you could probably find them all, more or less like that, in downtown Los Angeles today. Certainly the mentality and values of the movie can be duplicated in third-rate non-science of any place or period.
Dec 8, 2025
10
The absolute vision of space saga is and always will bee STAR WARS. I can't count the number of times I have watched or re-watched every version but the original release version is the one that holds a special place in my heart!
Feb 14, 2026
6
A Paradoxical Favorite140605 (3.0)It is simply too tedious to sit through with any real patience, and yet, paradoxically, it is the one I have watched the most alongside the first installment. There is a strange, lingering quality to its boredom that somehow keeps me coming back, making it a staple of my viewing history despite the slow pace. It stands as a testament to those peculiar films that manage to become a frequent habit even when they lack the immediate excitement of a typical blockbuster, eventually carving out their own unique space in one's memory through sheer repetition.
Nov 22, 2025
6
Filmi ilk kez seyredişimde, ilk kez bir Star Wars filmi seyretmiştim. Ve yer yer sıkıldığım anlar olmuştu çünkü film çok eski. Annem doğmadan önce çıkmış bir film en nihayetinde. Fakat ikinciye seyredişimde ilk sefere göre filmi daha çok beğendim. Bu filmden sonra neler olacağını, filmden önce neler olduğunu biliyor olmak filmi seyrederkenki zevkimi arttırdı. Darth Vader, müzikleri, karakterleri ve yer yer aksiyon anları ile benden bu puanı alıyor. Bir LOTR değil bana göre. LOTR onlarca yıl sonrada seyredilecek bir film iken Star Wars’ın 4-5-6 filmleri yaşını fazlasıyla belli ediyor. LOTR ile aralarındaki yıl farkından dolayı bu normal. Anakin üçlemesi bugün dahi izlenir (ki o üçlemeyi daha çok seviyorum) fakat Luke’un üçlemesi günümüzde izlenmesi oldukça zor. Orijinale saygısızlık olmayacak bir yeniden yapım gelsede bayıla bayıla izlesek.. (Çok eski geldiği için bu puanı veriyorum. O dönem izlesem daha yüksek puan verirdim.)
Apr 27, 2025
3
Bilim kurgu filmleri normalden daha hızlı yaşlanıyorlar... Eskimiş geldi ne yazık ki...
May 22, 2023
3
A New hope may have started the franchise, but it is in no way close to the best film in it. Almost insultingly simplistic and very boring in many places, this is clearly from a time where people expected much less from cinema (not surprising, it comes from cinema's worst decade). The acting is pretty awful throughout and the plot is basic. Still, it's a decent chapter in the Saga
Production Company:
- Lucasfilm
- Twentieth Century Fox
Release Date:May 25, 1977
Duration:2 h 1 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:It's Back! The Force will be with you for three weeks only. (1979 Reissue Poster)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 7 Wins & 11 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 15 Wins & 20 Nominations
