How To Watch Star Wars Movies in Order

Do you want to be the part of Star Wars world? Finding out the right order to watch Star Wars movies is not very simple. There are various ways to join this marathon so selecting just one is nearly a difficult task. Apart from that, it is a fact that the movies and series popularly are not yet launched in chronological order, that makes it difficult for Star Wars lovers to figure out what to watch first. However, there is a news of launch of The Mandalorian season 3, it is the best time to approach the galaxy far, distantly.

We have good news for you! There are all the possible ways to watch the Star Wars in chronological and release order mentioned below. Make your watch history interesting, though, there are multiple orders to watch the star wars. It will let you watch your favorite movies as per your choice. Animated shows are not included in this watch list. There is a guideline named as The Clone Wars in order to watch the complete star wars content. You should also know about the multiple timelines such as The Mandalorian timeline, Andor timeline and the timeline, as well.

How To Watch Star Wars Movies In Chronological Order

It was pretty easy to know the Star Wars order prior, until 1999, every movie fits into a galaxy far, distant bandwagon they launched in the cinemas.

Things got more perplexed when the prequel trichotomy arrived, making it difficult to go into the past to explain the story of Anakin Skywalker prior he became the Dark Side and turned into the Darth Vader. The initially released Star Wars movie, is the fourth in sky walker saga. This term is used to explain the episodes I-IX, in that Anakin Skywalker and his offspring have a huge impact on the fate galaxy. In meantime, the fourth movie is releasing in (The Phantom Menace) is the first in the chronology, if standalone Solo: A Star Wars Story and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is included in the sequence , A New Hope is the sixth one in sequence. It is like dusting crops to figure out the right of the Star Wars.

Every star wars movie released till date in mentioned in the list below, every episode of the Skywalker Saga and Solo: A Star Wars Story and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

A New Hope is considered as the main point given in the timeline, that explains that how the timeline is seen genuinely in the fiction world.

There are mostly Star Wars action movies included in the list, this is the reason of not finding the 2008 Clone Wars, but it released in cinemas.

If you are interested to watch Star Wars launch order with the approved TV series that includes The Mandalorian Season 3, coming in March 2023. There is an exclusive Star Wars order list is mentioned below. All the movies are easily available on Disney plus.

The list of Star Wars movies in canonical order is listed below:

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (set 32 years before A New Hope)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (22 years before A New Hope)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (19 years A New Hope)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (about ten years prior to A New Hope)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (ends moments prior to A New Hope begins)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (three years later A New Hope)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (four years after the release of A New Hope)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (34 years after the release of A New Hope)
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (34 years after the release of A New Hope, in the immediate aftermath of The Force Awakens)
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (35 years after launch of A New Hope)

Star Wars Movies In Release Order

It is not necessary to watch all the Star Wars movies in release order to follow the right way get into the bandwagon, though, if you want to watch the authentic trichotomy, the big discloses, you have an idea about what we are talking about such as Luke, will work perfect if you are unaware of the events of the prequel trichotomy.

This list would be useful in wither way as you get your own chronological sequence of Star Wars, you should know the release order of star wars movies, returning back to memorable 45 years to A New Hope in 1977.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

The Machete Order

The Machete Order is a manifest watching order established by Rod Hilton in 2011. In this way you can watch the star wars movies without The Phantom Menace, particularly, and turns the storyline completely. It completely concentrates on Luke Skywalker’s story, having the concept that it conserves The Empire Strikes Back’s big Darth Vader-shaped twist. If you miss the first episode, it is not as bad as you think. The Machete Order begins with A New Hope, goes on to the Empire Strikes Back, then the two starting prequels are considered as the throwback of the Anakin’s story, prior to coming back to the final war in come back of the Jedi. It is definitely the gained taste as compared to other Star Wars lists available, but it is worth taking a glance.

Episode IV: A New Hope
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

If you want to continue The Machete Order from there, watch the sequel saga, as well:

Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars Movies On Disney Plus

Every movie of Star Wars is available on Disney Plus to watch that involves The Rise of Skywalker and Solo. Currently available Star Wars Movies on Disney Plus only in US and UK are as follows:

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

The Best Star Wars Movies, As Per The IMDB Rating

Would you like to see the ranking of the Star Wars movies/ There are ranking scores mentioned below as per the IMDB users. It is not possible to consider it as the genuine reviews, but then again these are the public votes anyways. Definitely, there is a no movies better than stating the word ‘Younglings’ (aka Revenge of the Sith) than The Last Jedi.