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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.3 · 10,786 ratings on TMDB
The Saga Concludes.
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
DirectorJ.J. Abrams
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, rebellion, legacy, authority, war.
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