Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
“Every saga has a beginning.”
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
How Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of Star Wars, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #8 of 9
- Rank in the series by rating
- 16 years
- Wait since the previous film
- 11%
- Share of the series audience
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) ranks 8th of the 9 rated films in the Star Wars series, at 6.6/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.3/10.
It arrived 16 years after Return of the Jedi (1983), the longest wait between any two films in the Star Wars series.
Its 16,191 TMDB ratings are 11% of the 153,755 cast across the series.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Star Wars, comparing all 9 released films in the series. Last recalculated September 2026.
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is film 4 of 9. See the complete watch order.