Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

PG

2008

1h 38m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Animation

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As more star systems get swept into the Clone Wars, the valiant Jedi knights struggle to maintain order. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano embark on a mission that brings them face-to-face with Jabba the Hutt. Plotting against them is evil Count Dooku and his agent, Asajj Ventress, who would ensure that the Jedi fail. Meanwhile, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi lead the clone army against the forces of the Dark Side.

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Critics Consensus

Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make The Clone Wars a pale shadow of George Lucas' once great franchise.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

05/01/2018

C-

The movie really is just a series of long emotionless action scenes. That's really all this movie is.

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

01/04/2018

The "Star Wars" franchise has become what the marketing executive always thought: an excuse to steal money from children. The Lucas empire has finally succumbed to the Dark Side.

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

11/16/2015

Despite some absolutely gorgeous animation and adjusting expectations for what Clone Wars is meant to be, the Force is not strong with this one.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 27

1.5/4

George Lucas’ filmic empire managed to survive Jar Jar Binks, a flying R2-D2, and even those insufferable Ewoks. It very nearly did not survive Jabba the Hutt’s belching baby boy.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

05/08/2025

2.5/4

...a hit-and-miss animated endeavor...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

5/10

Not a friendly flick for anyone who hasn't stayed on top of the Bunyanesque, expanded universe timeline.

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Jason R

@RT22851738 4d

The movie should have come out midway through the animation series run, it hurt that it was the start of the series, but the movie did not start as the beginning of the Clone Wars story, it was near the beginning.

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Anna Beatriz O

@RT80211786 6d

It's literally just an extended introductory episode.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12

Lançado nos cinemas como um episódio piloto estendido para a subsequente série televisiva, A Guerra dos Clones falha em capturar a escala épica da saga espacial. O argumento é episódico e superficial, focando-se numa missão de resgate secundária que carece de peso dramático. Embora tenha o mérito histórico de introduzir Ahsoka Tano que se tornaria uma das personagens mais importantes da franquia, a animação digital da época é rígida e o tom excessivamente infantiloide prejudica o resultado final.

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Guilherme M

@GuilhermeRT Jul 6

The plot is of course, really weak, but I enjoyed it. It's like a very big episode of the clone wars series. Also coming from the future to tell rotta is buff now.

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Rodrigo A

@RT66262868 Jun 28

Compared To The Rest Of The Star Wars Franchise This Was Just Horrible, It Had Good Animation Though, But The Plot Was Horrible

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Wilson S.

@Darth_Tomato May 24

A pretty good start to one of the best Star Wars animated series

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Synopsis

As more star systems get swept into the Clone Wars, the valiant Jedi knights struggle to maintain order. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano embark on a mission that brings them face-to-face with Jabba the Hutt. Plotting against them is evil Count Dooku and his agent, Asajj Ventress, who would ensure that the Jedi fail. Meanwhile, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi lead the clone army against the forces of the Dark Side.

Director: Dave Filoni
Producer: Catherine Winder
Screenwriter: Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating: PG (Momentary Smoking|Brief Language|Sci-Fi Action Violence Through)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $456.8K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)