Knowing the Star Wars movies in order is ideal if you’re a longtime fan or are just getting into the galaxy far away. In this post, we’re going to focus on just films that are already released. We will not include the various animated or live-action television shows or any film currently in production.
We will be looking at the Star Wars movies in order in two ways: release order and chronological order. Let’s begin with the release order and then tackle the chronological order. We will also include the years they came out in.
Release Order
- Star Wars (later Episode IV: A New Hope) – 1977
- The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) – 1980
- Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) – 1983
- The Phantom Menace (Episode I) – 1999
- Attack of the Clones (Episode II) – 2002
- Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) – 2005
- The Clone Wars – 2008
- The Force Awakens (Episode VII) – 2015
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 2016
- The Last Jedi (Episode VIII) – 2017
- Solo: A Star Wars Story – 2018
- The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX) – 2019
Chronological Order
- The Phantom Menace (Episode I) – 1999
- Attack of the Clones (Episode II) – 2002
- The Clone Wars – 2008
- Revenge of the Sith (Episode III) – 2005
- Solo: A Star Wars Story – 2018
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 2016
- A New Hope (Episode IV) – 1977
- The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) – 1980
- Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) – 1983
- The Force Awakens (Episode VII) – 2015
- The Last Jedi (Episode VIII) – 2017
- Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX) – 2019