Return of the Jedi
Return to a galaxy far far away.
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station.Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
- Director
- Richard Marquand
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $573M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Return of the Jedi actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Return of the Jedi appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #26
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- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #27
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- Action Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #29
Placed at #29 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #59
Placed at #59 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #136
Placed at #136 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound Editing
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Return of the Jedi returned 17.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $32M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $573M
- Release date
- May 25, 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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