
Why? A relatively simple way to watch the Star Wars movies – starting with the one that reached cinemas first and ending with the last one in cinemas. Newcomers get to experience Star Wars the way everyone else did. However, we highly recommend watching the main saga episodes, then coming back for spin-offs later. How to watch the Star Wars movies in order: release orderīest for: GamesRadar+'s recommending viewing experience. Watching the prequels first also dates the later movies, as the CGI can contrast with the practical effects of the original trilogy. The Phantom Menace, which includes a lot of Jar Jar Binks, could put some viewers off watching the rest of the series. Plus, with the spin-offs included, you get that seamless transition from Rogue One into A New Hope, and the Disney Plus series makes a whole lot more sense here.Ĭons: You start with the prequels, which are almost universally seen as the worst Star Wars movies. There are no flashbacks and nothing to confuse the uninitiated.

Pros: Arguably the simplest and most straightforward way to watch the movies.

As a result, the order in which the films were released is not the order in which the events depicted in the galaxy far, far away happen. Why? While the original movie from 1977 was originally titled simply "Star Wars", it was later amended to be known as Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope.
