How to Watch Star Wars Movies In Order

Turns out, there is no one way of watching the entire Star Wars movie franchise on Disney+. If you would like to explore this George Lucas’ universe, you need to decide which order you prefer to watch them in. So, 5-Minute Crafts has listed a few spoiler-free ways on how you can explore this galaxy far, far, away.

1. Theatrical release order

The most obvious way is by beginning with the Star Wars movie that was released first. This is how the director, George Lucas intended the audience to watch these films. Your Star Wars movie marathon should look something like this:

1. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
2. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
4. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
5. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
6. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
8. Rogue One (this one is optional)
9. Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
10. Solo (this one is optional too)
11. Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

2. Chronological order

Fun fact: Episodes IV, V, and VI of the Star Wars movie franchise are actually the second phase of the movie marathon, not the first. Meaning these movies were released the earliest, but they don’t narrate the beginning of the story.
Hence, if you’re interested in how everything began in this galaxy far, far, away, you may like watching in chronological order better based on when these movies are supposed to take place.

• This sequence or order is only ideal for fans who wish to see the entire timeline from a different perspective. Not recommended for first-time watchers because you don’t want to miss the fun!

Your movie marathon in chronological order should look something like this:

1. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
2. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
3. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
4. Solo (optional)
5. Rogue One (optional)
6. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
7. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
8. Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
9. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
10. Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
11. Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

3. Machete order

This order was suggested by Star Wars fan, Rod Hilton. The theory is that removing the first episode of Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, from your watchlist, could change the storytelling of the franchise entirely. Here’s how your Machete order marathon should look:

1. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
2. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
4. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
5. Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
6. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
7. Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
8. Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

4. Complete Star Wars saga order

This chronological list contains Star Wars movies, series, and limited specials, starting from the year 1977 to the present, to take in every bit of the movie franchise:

1. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
2. Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
3. LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
4. LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
5. The Clone Wars
6. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7. Solo
8. Star Wars Rebels
9. Rogue One
10. Star Wars: Droids
11. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
12. Star Wars: Holiday Special
13. LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
14. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
15. Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi
16. LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
17. LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
18. Ewoks
19. The Mandalorian
20. Star Wars: Resistance
21. LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
22. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
23. Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
24. Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
25. Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

5. Disney’s narrative timeline

If you’re enthusiastic about watching every movie and show according to the official timeline released by Disney, we’ve got you covered there as well:

1. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
2. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
5. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
6. The Bad Batch (debuting May 4)
7. Solo
8. Star Wars: Rebels
9. Rogue One
10. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
11. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
12. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
13. The Mandalorian
14. The Book of Boba Fett (debuting December 2021)
15. Star Wars: Resistance
16. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
17. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
18. Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

6. Star Wars Vintage collection

Depending on the country where you stream Disney+, you can also stream a lot of old-school Star Wars collections that are not a part of the mainstream timeline. Here are a few you can include in your marathoning:

1. The Star Wars Holiday Special
2. The Story of the Faithful Wookie
3. Caravan of Courage
4. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
5. Ewoks
6. Star Wars: Droids (coming later this year)
7. Star Wars: Clone Wars

Bonus: New releases and yet to be released

Seems like Disney won’t stop coming up with new Star Wars content to keep its fan amused. Here are a few titles that are newly released and a few yet to be released by Disney:

1. Star Wars: A Droid Story: An animated movie that stars R2-D2 and C-3PO.
2. The Acolyte: A story set way before The Phantom Menace.
3. Ahsoka: This story takes place at the same time as The Mandalorian.
4. Andor: A prequel to Rogue One.
5. Lando: A movie about the smuggler who showed up during Solo.
6. Obi-Wan Kenobi: This story is set 10 years after the Revenge of the Sith.
7. The Rangers of the New Republic: One more spinoff of The Mandalorian.
8. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: Will be released on Christmas 2023.
9. Star Wars: Visions: A series of animated shorts, possibly from a different timeline.

May the Force be with you, young Padawans!