Film

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999

Directed by George Lucas

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

Rotten Tomatoes54%Metacritic51

Every saga has a beginning.

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.

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Character

Epic, classical in form, unpretentious and earnest.

  • intimateepic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • earnestironic
  • sparerichly built

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 6The Provocateur: disliked by 66 / 6The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 3The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 93 / 9The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 8The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 38 / 3The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 1The Ironist: disliked by 101 / 10The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 7The Sincere: disliked by 27 / 2The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 5The Archivist: disliked by 45 / 4The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 88The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 5The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 25 / 2loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

140 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Ironists.

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  • “Is it too big for its own story?”

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  • “Is the world more interesting than the story?”

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  • “Are the characters only there to move the plot?”

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