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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
2015 · Directed by J.J. Abrams · 136 min · Adventure · Action · Science Fiction · Screenplay in the scene database · 14 frames
Tagline
Every generation has a story.
Plot
Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, the First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to destroy the New Republic. General Leia Organa leads The Resistance against the First Order, while also searching for her lost twin brother Luke Skywalker.
On the desert planet Jakku, Resistance pilot Poe Dameron receives a map to Luke's location before being captured by First Order stormtroopers commanded by Kylo Ren. His droid, BB-8, escapes with the map and encounters Rey, a solitary scavenger. Ren tortures Poe using the Force and learns of BB-8. A disillusioned stormtrooper called FN-2187 rescues Poe and the two escape in a stolen TIE fighter. Upon learning that FN-2187 has no other name, Poe names him "Finn". As they head to Jakku to retrieve BB-8, the First Order shoots them down, and they crash-land. Finn survives and assumes Poe was killed after finding his jacket in the wreck. Finn encounters Rey and BB-8, and the First Order tries to destroy the three of them with an aerial bombardment. The trio steals the Millennium Falcon and escapes Jakku.
The Falcon is boarded and reclaimed by Han Solo and Chewbacca. Gangs seeking to settle debts with Han attack, but Han, Chewbacca, Finn, Rey and BB-8 escape in the Falcon. At the First Order's Starkiller Base—a planet converted into a superweapon—Supreme Leader Snoke approves General Hux's weapon for use on the New Republic. Snoke questions Ren's ability to deal with emotions surrounding his father, Han Solo, whom Ren states means nothing to him.
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Crew
- Written by: Michael Arndt, Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams
- Cinematography: Dan Mindel
- Edited by: Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey
- Music: John Williams
- Production design: Rick Carter, Darren Gilford
- Produced by: Bryan Burk, J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy
Cast
- Daisy Ridley as Rey
- John Boyega as Finn
- Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron
- Adam Driver as Kylo Ren
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata
- Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke
- Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot
- Budget: $245,000,000
- Box office: $2,068,223,624
- Themes: android, spacecraft, sequel, space opera, tuwaderalit
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