Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Jedi mentor and apprentice confront war, crime, and dark-side agents in a stylized animated chapter of the galactic conflict.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- heroic
- adventurous
- bombastic
- family movie night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the mechanical animation and weak script a disappointing, franchise-dependent substitute for the live-action Star Wars films.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines Jedi quests, clone armies, droid forces, and battles across the galaxy in a serialized space-fantasy mode.
Anakin Skywalker and his newly assigned Padawan Ahsoka Tano must cooperate while facing a dangerous mission.
The central Anakin and Ahsoka mission is presented alongside Obi-Wan and Yoda leading clone forces on the front lines.
The film is a 3D animated production whose mechanical visual style was a recurring focus of critical discussion.
Films like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and why
star wars: episode ii – attack of the clones
shared animated space opera adventure, heroic warriors, and large-scale interplanetary conflict
star wars: rebels – the siege of lothal
shared animated science fiction adventure, franchise mythology, and ensemble heroics
treasure planet
shared family-oriented animated action, space battles, and comic droid characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Dave Filoni
- Release Date
- 2008-08-05
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (2286)
Cast
- Matt Lanter
- Ashley Eckstein
- James Arnold Taylor
- David Acord
- Dee Bradley Baker
- Christopher Lee
- Nika Futterman
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Catherine Taber
- Ian Abercrombie
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Star Wars: The Clone Wars about?
- Jedi mentor and apprentice confront war, crime, and dark-side agents in a stylized animated chapter of the galactic conflict.
- What is Star Wars: The Clone Wars like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Star Wars: The Clone Wars as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Star Wars: The Clone Wars violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as mild.
- What did critics think of Star Wars: The Clone Wars?
- Critics broadly found the mechanical animation and weak script a disappointing, franchise-dependent substitute for the live-action Star Wars films.
- Which films are like Star Wars: The Clone Wars?
- Films with a similar feel include star wars: episode ii – attack of the clones, star wars: rebels – the siege of lothal, and treasure planet.
- How long is Star Wars: The Clone Wars?
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars?
- In United States, Star Wars: The Clone Wars streams on Disney Plus.
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