Film

Return of the Jedi 1983

Directed by Richard Marquand

  • Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
  • 132 min
  • PG

Rotten Tomatoes83%Metacritic58

Return to a galaxy far far away.

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

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Epic, classical in form, resolved and earnest.

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  • classical in formformally daring
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • earnestironic
  • unpretentiousprestige

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