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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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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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/24/2020

2.0/4.0

Far from awful but woefully disappointing.

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Noah H.

@Noah85 May 7

It’s good but not great. The show is better. It was at least kind of nice to be introduced to Ashoka, I guess.

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Henry M

@Panda12345511 May 6

It’s good I like Star Wars

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Blake- N

@PBSAniDom Apr 23

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) is one of the most forgettable entries in the franchise outside the Fox-era releases. Instead of feeling like a proper theatrical film, it plays more like a stretched-out TV pilot stitched together for the big screen. The pacing is uneven, the stakes feel strangely low, and the story doesn’t carry much weight despite the setting. While Anakin and Obi-Wan have moments of familiar banter, it quickly becomes repetitive, and the overall narrative lacks energy or urgency. Even the introduction of Ahsoka Tano doesn’t land as strongly as it should in this format. Visually it’s serviceable, but not enough to make up for the thin plotting and lack of cinematic impact. By the end, it fades from memory almost immediately after watching. I rate it a 3/10.

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Sebastian T

@Inliogegierr Mar 4

Pretty crap but it produces one of the best characters in Star Wars, ahsoka tano Although she isn’t likeable at first if you watch the series you will love her. Also it opened the doorway to the Clone Wars tv show which is one of the best Star Wars series in my opinion.

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Finn S.

@movieguy67 Mar 1

Not a super interesting plot. Baby Hutt is cute tho

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Emerson H.

@RTreviews7282 Feb 21

A rushed, but entertaining Star Wars adventure.

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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)