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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999 · Movie · 136 min
C

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65/100

Averaged across 12 ratings · 4M votes

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33–83 out of 100

Split

Lowest is Criticker on 33, highest is Douban on 83. Critics average 52, everyone else 67.

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Two Jedi Knights are sent to negotiate a peaceful end to a planetary blockade. They rescue the planet's queen and escape to Coruscant, discovering a young slave boy on Tatooine who is unusually strong with the Force. They must fight to liberate the queen's homeworld while a sinister Sith Lord emerges from the shadows.

Details

Director
George Lucas
Released
19 May 1999
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
136 min
Rated
PG
Budget
$115.0M
Box office
$1.0B
Awards
0 wins, 11 nominations

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Awards & nominations

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0 wins from 11 nominations across 2 ceremonies

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