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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

PG ★ 8.4/10 124 min Adventure, Action, Science Fiction United States English
Director: Irvin Kershner
Screenplay by: Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett
Story by: George Lucas
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The Star Wars saga continues.

Description

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

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Top Cast

Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford Han Solo
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher Princess Leia
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams Lando Calrissian
Anthony Daniels
Anthony Daniels C-3PO
David Prowse
David Prowse Darth Vader
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew Chewbacca
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker R2-D2

The Empire Strikes Back Appears on 46 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #344
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #374
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #15
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1563
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #199

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #76
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #38
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #52
Esquire’s 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Esquire #94
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #58
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #07
Rolling Stone - 50 Best Action Movies
Rolling Stone #049
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #37
Rolling Stone - The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies
Rolling Stone #22
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #151
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #21
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #58
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #30
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #437
Vulture The 101 Best Movie Sequels Of All Time
Vulture #15

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #589
Trey Parker And Matt Stones Favorite Movies
Various #06

Fun Lists

American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Villains
American Film Institute #03
The Most Perfect Films On Letterboxd
Letterboxd #398

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100 Most Liked Movies Of All Time
Letterboxd #74
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #10
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #03
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Letterboxd #47
Showdown Back Again
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Showdown The Invisible Hand
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Showdown The Perfect Score
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Showdown Titanic
Letterboxd Showdown #10
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #66

Temporal Era Sets

100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years by Rolling Stone Magazine
FilmSite.org #33

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