• Total Gross: $849,997,605
• Distributor: FOX
• Release Date: May 19, 2005
• Genre:Sci-Fi Fantasy
• Running Time: 2 hrs. 26 min.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Production Budget: $113 million

Cast:
Ewan McGregor - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Natalie Portman - Padmé
Hayden Christensen - Anakin Skywalker
Ian McDiarmid - Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Samuel L. Jackson - Mace Windu

2006 Academy Awards® :: 0 Wins out of 1 Nominations
Nominated: Best Achievement in Makeup

Anakin's downfall towards the dark side begins after an opponent of his is killed, which lures him more and more towards the dark side of the Force. Anakin and Obi-Wan spend the first half of the film trying to end the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separtist forces. Acting wise, Heyden Christensen does a much better job this time around portraying the darker Anakin Skywalker as he heads towards his destiny, all of the wooden Anakin from The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones is finally free from his shackles this time around. Ewan McGregor, excellent as always does a great job portraying Obi-Wan Kenobi as a jedi master who knows his pupil is headed for the dark side.

Natalie Portman does a great job portraying Padme Amidala as the tragic wife of Anakin who knows that the Republic and her husband are slowly drifting away from her. Padme's final scene is heartbreaking to say the least and adds some serious emotional impact towards the ending of the film. But, the real scene stealer is Ian McDiarmand who does an excellent job portraying the kindly Supreme Chancellor Palpatine as well as another major character in this film.