Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Theatrical - Wide 2015-12-18

Cast Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Adam Driver Carrie Fisher
Directed by J.J. Abrams

Box Office Gross: $2,068,223,624

Running Time: 136 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot

Genres: Action Adventure

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8/10

Synopsis

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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