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Directed by
George Lucas Written by
George Lucas Cast
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson [more]
Release Date
• USA: May 20, 2005
• UK: 16 May 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 1, 2005
Budget $115,000,000
BoxOffice: $99.9M
Official Website:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images.
Running Time
2 hours, 26 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Studio 20th Century Fox
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode III
• Star Wars: Episode III - Rise of the Empire
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
• Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Reviews |
Long term Star Wars fans can finally relax because Lucas has unexpectedly delivered the film you've been waiting for - Revenge of the Sith is a dark, dramatic, action-packed climax to the trilogy of prequels that's almost good enough to make you forgive The Phantom Menace. Almost. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
... with the prequels finished and the series wrapped, there’s a definite edge missing in these recent films than the galaxy far, far away from 1977. And if one day Mr. Lucas could reissue the original, unaltered versions of the film to the home video medium, then we could return to that history that occurred a long time ago. [read review]
--Jason Whyte (eFilmCritic.com)
In spite of its flaws, Return of the Sith eclipses both Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones on every level: it has decent storyline, dazzling action sequences, fleshed out characters, even pacing, and is far less annoying (just say no to Jar Jar). I predict that it will also hold up better to multiple viewings. Most importantly it provides a seamless segue into The New Hope and ties up the Star Wars mythos in a neat little package. Give yourself a pat George, the third time’s the charm. [read review]
--Greg Ursic (eFilmCritic.com)
Sure, it had great-ish moments, like the Luke/Darth Vader/Emperor finale, but nearly every character was completely wasted and the script was little more than a check-off series of things to wrap up. It's ironic that the first and last chapters in this tale are so uninspired. Moving up the ladder is Phantom, follow by Clones. [read review]
Though flawed, Revenge of the Sith is powerful and flashy and the most enjoyable Star Wars movie of the recent batch. The running time of 2:20 is long, but never tedious, and when Darth Vader slips on the helmet and you hear James Earl Jones’s ominous voice, it’s appropriate and satisfying. [read review]
Episode III is basically at its worst during the scenes between Anakin and Padme. The dialogue is corny, the acting by both Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen is questionable. What saves these moments is the fact that they’re relatively brief, and scattered about the first half of the film. Everything else around them is so good that you quickly forgive and forget. [read review] 
--Michael Sheridan (Tailslate.net)
Visually stunning over-all yet sporadically clever, this last addition to one of the most inspiring Hollywood sagas ever to be absorbed by popular culture is a definite must-see on the big screen for die hard fans and Sci-Fi cinephiles, but you're probably better off simply renting it as a secret guilty pleasure if you actually prefer appropriately lasting substance over a disproportionate wealth of otherwise astounding special effects and digital camera work. [read review]
In the end, its greatest accomplishment may be to nullify the weaknesses of other, lesser installments. The lingering memories of Jar-Jar are forgiven (almost); George Lucas has shown us how to dream of galaxies again...and how fun he can make an afternoon at the movies. [read review]
Lucas partly redeems himself by making sure the movie brims with visual invention: a giant lizard, elaborate cityscapes and swinging lightsabers used in a variety of pivotal fights, most notably the battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin on a volcanic planet with a heaving lava-like surface. [read review] B
I found myself groaning at the clunky expository lines; and I am still almost utterly unimpressed with most of the acting aside from Ewan McGregor. But it is a good film, an exciting one, and just the sort of rousing adventure, complete with a perfect ending, that Lucas needed to deliver to come full circle and to avoid going out like a chump. [read review]
Not since Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back has a motion-picture been this monumental and awe-inspiring. It's impossible not to immediately fall in love with nearly every element of Revenge of the Sith! It's a cinematic masterpiece that willbe forever remembered as one of the best movies ever made. "Classic" isn't kind enough a word for this gem. And all the gushing in the world wouldn't come close to doing it justice. [read review]
Again, not to say that Episode III is perfect, it isn’t. There is a battle scene where three Jedi are killed much too easily and the only reason that this could have happened is that Mr. Lucas needed to speed the scene up for expediency’s sake. [read review] 
--Brian Milinsky (Tailslate.net)
If there's going to be a Wookie battle, why reduce it to just clips? I want to see Wookies charging into fields of battle, ripping arms off and beating droids to death with them. More Wookies would've been nice, however, Krshyyyk looked great. [read review] 9/10
--'Cinema Guru Boy' (JackassCritics.com)
George, we get it. Light sabers are cool. Yoda is cool. Chewbacca is cool. You don’t have to shove it all down our throats. You get points for the quality performance from five-time villain Ian McDiarmid, but that’s being pretty generous. [read review] 
--Todd LaPlace (eFilmCritic.com)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is the closing act that the Star Wars saga, and its fans, deserved. It is as action-packed as one could expect, and I left the theatre invigorated. I was a kid again. Thank you, George Lucas! [read review]
If this had to be the end George Lucas has made it a glorious one. You will walk away knowing that the greatest space story ever told has finally come to an end‚ and that the Director left all the chips on the table when he made it. [read review]
--Sean Chandler (ReviewGuyOnline)
While hardly the masterpiece that anxious fanboys and Lucas' directing peers have rushed to call it, "Revenge of the Sith" recovers much of the joy and the gravity that many critics feared had gone the way of the Ewoks. [read review]
I’m still not totally convinced that this is the result of good filmmaking, so much as it makes viewers nostalgic for the original trilogy. I suppose it doesn’t really matter, since the net effect is the same. [read review]
The last hour of Revenge of the Sith is great. Hayden Christianson is great. Yoda is great. Palpatine is great. Obi-Wan's "you were the chosen one" speech is great. The lightsaber battles are outstanding. [read review] 8.5/10
--Brendan Cullin (EmpireMovies.com)
Sith easily surpasses the other prequels, and if people accept it for what it is will be remembered alongside The Empire Strikes Back as one of the most emotional and exciting fantasy serials ever made. [read review] 
--Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb)
And though it seems clear that younger viewers will have a hard time sitting through some of the more disturbing sequences, Revenge of the Sith is certainly the prequel everybody has been waiting for. [read review]
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was lots of fun, suspense, excitement and yes, even drama. I just wouldn't bring the "younglings" to see it, or at least the final act. [read review]
Perhaps the greatest compliment that I can give Revenge of the Sith is that, as the last piece of the puzzle, it makes the other five episodes look even better than before. [read review] 
--Jack Moore (The Movie Insider)
Revenge of the Sith is reminiscent of both the virtues and the shortcomings of the original films: overtly hammy and po-faced on one hand, deliriously fun on the other. [read review]
Sadly, it seems our stargazer could have used a few fewer yes men and a few more talented collaborators to help polish this piece of the epic into gem unto itself. [read review]
--Leitha Matz (Tailslate.net)
Still, one leaves the theater with a 30-year sense of closure and satisfaction. That’s a pretty good feeling, one you don’t often get at the movies. [read review]
Despite these deep scars, the film is visually gorgeous, a work of art, never dull, and about the biggest thing to happen on screen this year. [read review] 
For all its doom and gloom, Revenge of the Sith turns out to have a happy ending after all, giving Star Wars the send-off it deserves. [read review]
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