Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

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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.

Filmmaking

Overall: 74
Screenplay: 70
Acting: 64
Cinematography: 75
Production: 73
Directing: 69
Concept: 74
Story: 71
Dialogue: 59
Characters: 64
Pacing: 68
Musical Score: 90

Attributes

Entertaining: 77
Uniqueness: 73
How Much I Like It: 75
Twists: 40
Artistry: 65
Fun: 80
Cliche: 58
Cheesy: 55
Broad Appeal: 77
Cerebral: 33
Emotional: 58
Discussion Worthy: 65

Genres

Comedy: 43
Drama: 40
Suspense: 28
Action: 70
Mystery: 5
Thriller: 15
Horror: 0
Adventure: 70
Romance: 40
Science Fiction: 81
Fantasy: 65
Animation: 0

Maturity

Family Friendly: 85
Positive Message: 45
Thematically Mature: 80
Intense: 50
Sexuality: 8
Nudity: 0
Violence: 50
Gore: 23
Crude: 5
Profanity: 3
Scary: 10
Substance Use: 0

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Mrmasondude2026-07-08

75 Overall55 Screenplay41 Acting75 Cinematography70 Production90 Concept75 Story35 Dialogue70 Characters100 Musical Score65 Uniqueness80 Entertaining

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LegendMaker2026-02-15

90 Overall90 Screenplay80 Acting100 Cinematography100 Production95 Concept90 Story80 Dialogue60 Characters100 Musical Score100 Uniqueness100 Entertaining

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ajewell22992026-01-11

75 Overall90 Screenplay76 Acting73 Cinematography80 Production95 Concept89 Story65 Dialogue71 Characters95 Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

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Cast and Crew

Cast

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Liam Neeson

Qui-Gon Jinn

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Ewan McGregor

Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Natalie Portman

Padmé Amidala

Jake Lloyd

Anakin Skywalker

Ian McDiarmid

Senator Palpatine

Pernilla August

Shmi Skywalker

Oliver Ford Davies

Governor Sio Bibble

Hugh Quarshie

Captain Panaka

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Ahmed Best

Jar Jar Binks

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO (voice)

Kenny Baker

R2-D2

Frank Oz

Yoda (voice)

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Terence Stamp

Chancellor Valorum

Brian Blessed

Boss Nass (voice)

Andy Secombe

Watto (voice)

Ray Park

Darth Maul

Lewis Macleod

Sebulba (voice)

Warwick Davis

Wald / Pod race spectator / Mos Espa Citizen

Steve Speirs

Captain Tarpals

Silas Carson

Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi-Mundi / Lott Dodd / Republic Cruiser Pilot

Jerome St. John Blake

Mas Amenda / Orn Free Taa / Oppo Rancisis / Rune Haako / Horox Ryyder / Graxol Kelvynn / Mick Reckrap

Alan Ruscoe

Daultay Dofine / Plo Koon / Bib Fortuna

Ralph Brown

Ric Olié

Celia Imrie

Fighter Pilot Bravo 5

Benedict Taylor

Fighter Pilot Bravo 2

Clarence Smith

Fighter Pilot Bravo 3

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Samuel L. Jackson

Mace Windu

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Dominic West

Palace Guard

Karol Cristina da Silva

Rabé

Liz Wilson

Eirtaé

Candice Orwell

Yané

Sofia Coppola

Saché

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Keira Knightley

Sabé

Bronagh Gallagher

Republic Cruiser Captain

John Fensom

TC-14

Greg Proops

Fode (voice)

Scott Capurro

Beed (voice)

Margaret Towner

Jira

Dhruv Chanchani

Kitster

Oliver Walpole

Seek

Megan Udall

Melee

Hassani Shapi

Eeth Koth

Gin Clarke

Adi Gallia

Khan Bonfils

Saesee Tiin

Michelle Taylor

Yarael Poof

Michaela Cottrell

Even Piell

Dipika O'Neill Joti

Depa Billaba

Phil Eason

Yaddle

Mark Coulier

Aks Moe

Lindsay Duncan

TC-14 (voice)

Peter Serafinowicz

Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)

James Taylor

Rune Haako (voice)

Chris Sanders

Daultay Dofine (voice)

Toby Longworth

Senator Lott Dodd / Gragra (voice)

Marc Silk

Aks Moe (voice)

Danny Wagner

Mawhonic

Amanda Lucas

Tey How / Diva Funquita (voice) (as Tyger)

Katie Lucas

Amee

Richard Armitage

Tonra

Sacha Alexander

Graf Zapalo - Advisor to Queen Amidala (uncredited)

Simon Allen

Flag Bearer (uncredited)

Paul Bannon

Pod Racer Mechanic (uncredited)

Don Bies

Pod Race Mechanic (uncredited)

Trisha Biggar

Orn Free Taa's Aide (uncredited)

Michonne Bourriague

Aurra Sing (uncredited)

Douglas Bunn

Naboo Guard (uncredited)

Ben Burtt

Naboo Courier (uncredited)

Doug Chiang

Flag Bearer (uncredited)

Rob Coleman

Pod Race Spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)

Roman Coppola

Senate Guard (uncredited)

Sean Cronin

Coruscant Senate Guard (uncredited)

Zsuzsanna Cseh

Pod Race Spectator (uncredited)

Matt Daniel-Baker

Naboo Foot Soldier (uncredited)

Russell Darling

Naboo Royal Security Guard (uncredited)

Philip Delancy

Naboo Starship Pilot (uncredited)

Sebastian Dewing

Senate Guard (uncredited)

Andrew Doucette

Pod Race Spectator (uncredited)

C. Michael Easton

Pod Race Spectator (uncredited)

Andrew Elias

Naboo Royal Guard (uncredited)

Catherine Ernster

Naboo Civilian (uncredited)

Salo Gardner

(uncredited)

Andrew Gersh

Pod Race Spectator (uncredited)

Patrice Girod

Naboo Citizen (uncredited)

Ned Gorman

Naboo Citizen (uncredited)

Joss Gower

Naboo Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

Raymond Griffiths

GONK Droid (uncredited)

Nathan Hamill

Pod Race Spectator / Naboo Palace Guard (uncredited)

Tim Harrington

Naboo Security Guard (uncredited)

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Sally Hawkins

Bystander (uncredited)

Jack Hayes

Pod Race Spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)

Nifa Hindes

Ann Gella (uncredited)

Nishan Hindes

Tann Gella (uncredited)

Frank Huseyin

Jenn Smeel (uncredited)

Alexi Kaye Campbell

Naboo Guard (uncredited)

David Knight

Aqualish Alian (uncredited)

John Knoll

Lt. Rya Kirsch - Bravo 4 / Flag Bearer (uncredited)

Kamay Lau

Sei Taria - Senators Aide (uncredited)

Andrew Lawden

Naboo Foot Soldier (uncredited)

John M. Levin

Naboo Fighter Pilot / Naboo Citizen / Senator (uncredited)

Dan Madsen

Kaadu Handler (uncredited)

Iain McCaig

Orn Free Taa's Aide (uncredited)

Rick McCallum

Naboo Courier (uncredited)

João Costa Menezes

Naboo Fighter Pilot (uncredited)

Taylor Murphy

Battle Droid (uncredited)

Lorne Peterson

Mos Espa Citizen (uncredited)

Andrew Raven

Naboo Soldier (uncredited)

Robby the Robot

Robot In Wald's Parts (uncredited)

Steve Sansweet

Naboo Courier (uncredited)

Mike Savva

Naboo Royal Guard (uncredited)

Chris Scarabosio

Neumodian Senator (voice) (uncredited)

Jeff Shay

Pod race spectator (uncredited)

Christian Simpson

Lt. Gavyn Sykes - Bravo 6 (uncredited)

Paul Martin Smith

Naboo Courier (uncredited)

Scott Squires

Naboo Speeder Driver (uncredited)

Tom Sylla

Battle Droid (voice) (uncredited)

Bill Tlusty

Chokk, Jabba's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Matthew Wood

Bib Fortuna / Ody Mandrell (voice) (uncredited)

Jeff Olson

Pod Race Spectator in Jabba's Private Box (uncredited)

Michael Dondero

Battle Droid / Protocol Droid (voice) (uncredited)

Larry Ward

Jabba the Hunt (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

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George Lucas

Director

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George Lucas

Screenplay

David Tattersall

Director of Photography

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John Williams

Original Music Composer

Ben Burtt

Editor

Paul Martin Smith

Editor

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George Lucas

Executive Producer

Rick McCallum

Producer

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Robin Gurland

Casting

Gavin Bocquet

Production Design

Ben Burtt

Sound Designer

Peter Hutchinson

Special Effects Supervisor

Dennis Muren

Visual Effects Supervisor

John Knoll

Visual Effects Supervisor

Scott Squires

Visual Effects Supervisor

Trisha Biggar

Costume Design

Peter Walpole

Set Decoration

Ben Burtt

Supervising Sound Editor

Gary Rydstrom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Giles Nuttgens

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Roger Christian

Second Unit Director

Nick Gillard

Stunt Coordinator

Nick Gillard

Unit Manager

Peter Russell

Art Direction

Peter Russell

Supervising Art Director

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Jana Vance

Foley Artist

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Fred Hole

Art Direction

Rob Inch

Stunts

Rob Inch

Stunt Double

Jim Passon

Color Timer

Teresa Eckton

Sound Effects Editor

David S. Dranitzke

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alexandra Altrocchi

Visual Effects Coordinator

John King

Art Direction

Bernard Bellew

Second Assistant Director

Phil Harvey

Art Direction

Rod McLean

Art Direction

Conrad Pope

Orchestrator

Christopher Granier-Deferre

Second Second Assistant Director

Meg Speirs

Makeup Artist

Jo Burn

Production Manager

V. Scott Balcerek

Visual Effects Editor

Kenneth Wannberg

Music Editor

Matthew Wood

Supervising Sound Editor

Matthew Wood

ADR Recordist

Giles Keyte

Still Photographer

Shawn Murphy

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Neufeld

Orchestrator

Tony Sereno

Sound Mix Technician

Tom Bellfort

Supervising Sound Editor

Ed Natividad

Concept Artist

Amanda Bernstein

Assistant Set Decoration

Jay Shuster

Concept Artist

Ann Maskrey

Assistant Costume Designer

Graham Riddell

Special Effects Technician

Richard Sharkey

Location Manager

Abdelaziz Ben Mlouka

Production Supervisor

Paul Higgins

Assistant Director

Guido Cerasuolo

Production Supervisor

Christopher Newman

First Assistant Director

George Walker

Second Assistant Director

Trevor Coop

Camera Operator

Michael Mooney

Costume Assistant

Kent Sparling

Sound Mix Technician

Morag Ross

Makeup Artist

Ty Teiger

Property Master

Tory Belleci

Modeling

Jayne-Ann Tenggren

Script Supervisor

Lisa Vick

Script Supervisor

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Dialogue Editor

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

ADR Editor

Peter Heslop

Production Manager

Eddie Knight

Gaffer

Graham Hall

Focus Puller

Ray De-Haan

Stunts

Ned Gorman

Visual Effects Producer

John Midgley

Sound Recordist

Chris Scarabosio

Sound Effects Editor

Ginger Theisen

Visual Effects Producer

Robin Saxen

Visual Effects Coordinator

Adam Dale

Aerial Camera

James Gemmill

Scenic Artist

Sue Love

Key Hairdresser

Andreas Petrides

Stunt Double

Jeremy Johns

Unit Manager

Marian Wilde

Foley Editor

David Brown

Production Supervisor

Hermione Ninnim

Production Coordinator

Heather Smith

Visual Effects Producer

George White

Electrician

Jeff Olson

Visual Effects Producer

Lori Arnold

Visual Effects Coordinator

Rob Coleman

Animation Director

Judith Weaver

Visual Effects Producer

Chuck Duke

Animation

Melissa Lackersteen

Makeup Artist

Shawn Kelly

Animation

Sarah Love

Hairdresser

Sharon Long

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jan Archibald

Hairdresser

Joss Gower

Stunts

Greg Hyman

Visual Effects Editor

David M. Gray

Visual Effects Coordinator

Susan Greenhow

Visual Effects Coordinator

Sara Bolder

Dialogue Editor

Sara Bolder

ADR Editor

Peter Myslowski

Key Grip

Marc Gabbana

Concept Artist

Marc Gabbana

Storyboard Artist

Benton Jew

Storyboard Artist

John Bartle

Visual Effects Editor

Steve Slanec

Assistant Sound Editor

Bruce Lacey

Foley Editor

Gary Colkett

Electrician

Ben Howarth

Third Assistant Director

June Prinz

Boom Operator

Jeremy Pelzer

Unit Manager

Jurgen Scharpf

Sound Mix Technician

Luke O'Byrne

Visual Effects Coordinator

Keith Sewell

Steadicam Operator

Philippa Day

Unit Manager

Nick Heckstall-Smith

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Iain McCaig

Concept Artist

David Tanaka

Visual Effects Editor

Frank 'Pepe' Merel

Foley Recordist

Enrico Ballarin

Unit Manager

Matthew Goodman

Post Production Supervisor

Kenn Moynihan

Projection

Stephen Hutchinson

Special Effects Technician

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Jessica Bellfort

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Vernon Connolly

Electrician

Craig Burns

Sound Assistant

Michael Blanchard

Post Production Supervisor

David Turchi

First Assistant Director

Anthony Brookman

Wardrobe Master

Jamie Forester

Post Production Supervisor

Kevin Sellers

Assistant Sound Editor

Stewart Monteith

Best Boy Electric

Dario Cioni

Second Assistant Director

Kurt Kaufman

Concept Artist

Jim Barr

Prop Maker

Neil Murphy

Wardrobe Assistant

Shaun Evans

Clapper Loader

Mark 'Rocky' Evans

Rigging Gaffer

Brian Blues

Supervising Carpenter

Warren Fu

Concept Artist

Helen Mattocks

Wardrobe Assistant

Marypat Plottner

First Assistant Editor

Moez Kamoun

First Assistant Director

Rajeshree Patel

Assistant Accountant

Kathryn Farrar

Production Controller

Morgan Johnson

Stunts

Darlene Forrester

Hairdresser

Adam Lee

Electrician

Mark Thomas

Electrician

Monique Gougeon

Visual Effects Coordinator

Aura Gilge

Assistant Editor

Jason Coop

Clapper Loader

Michele Tandy

Production Accountant

Dominic Preece

Stunts

David Valentin

Visual Effects Coordinator

Amanda K. Montgomery

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jason Phelps

Standby Carpenter

Janet Nielsen

Third Assistant Director

Sagar Bhanushali

Post Production Assistant

Robert Jordan

Location Manager

Lou Durkin

Wardrobe Master

Debra K. Chinn

Post Production Assistant

Mimoun Mahbouli

Unit Manager

Andrea Boni

Third Assistant Director

Taylor Murphy

Stunts

London Symphony Orchestra

Musician

Christopher Minos

Animation

Daryl Tucker

VFX Artist

Penny Runge

Visual Effects Coordinator

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