#43. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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– Director: George Lucas

– Stacker score: 79.9

– Metascore: 68

– IMDb user rating: 7.5

– Runtime: 140 minutes

Though the trilogy of films that served as prequels to “Star Wars: Episode IV” generated ire from fans and critics alike, there’s a lot to enjoy in “Revenge of the Sith,” in which Anakin Skywalker must choose between the light side of the Jedi and the dark power of the Sith. Though the romance between Hayden Christensen’s Anakin and Natalie Portman’s Padmé is… unconvincing, the twists and turns are exciting enough to watch that they’ve now been immortalized as viral memes.