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NOTE: Yes, I know it's not real, but this movie is NOT the part of the Stephenverse.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) is a 2019 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by Colin Trevorrow. Produced by Lucasfilm, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga". The film's ensemble cast includes Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. The Rise of Skywalker follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron as they lead the Resistance's final stand against Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order.

Following initial reports that The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson would write the script for Episode IX, in August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was hired to direct and to write a script with his collaborator Derek Connolly; both ultimately retain story credit with Abrams and Chris Terrio. In September 2017, Trevorrow left the project following creative differences with producer Kathleen Kennedy, and Abrams returned as director. John Williams, the composer for the previous episodic films, returned to compose the score–his final score for the franchise. Principal photography began in August 2018 at Pinewood Studios in England and wrapped in February 2019, with post-production completed in November 2019. With an estimated budget of $435 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.

The Rise of Skywalker premiered in Los Angeles on December 16, 2019, and was released in the United States on December 20. The film received critical acclaim, praised the acting, action sequences, musical score, story, pacing, and visual effects. The film was also well received by the audiences, considered to be an improvement over The Last Jedi, and The Force Awakens, and it was considered to be the best way to end the saga by the fans, and it is also the best-reviewed fanbase score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 95% audience score rating. The film grossed over $2.468 billion worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2019, and turned in an estimated net profit of $300 million. The film received three nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards (Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Editing) as well as three at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards (also Best Special Visual Effects, Best Original Music, and Best Sound).

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Critical response
The film was widely acclaim by critics, audiences, and fans alike. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93% with an average score of 8.5/10, based on 746 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Rise of Skywalker", it has a perfect 94% audience score rating on the same site, with fans considered to be an improvement over the previous two films and it is a redeemable way to end the saga, As of May 2021, the film is the highest-rated audience score live-action film of the Star Wars series. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100 based on 94 critics, indicating "universal acclaim" with an 8.9/10 user score rating on the same site. On IMDB, it has an 8.6/10 rating based on 2,954,756 reviews.

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