Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie, 2016, Age of Rebellion, Set in 0 BBY
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is #10 of 20 in release order and #9 of 20 in chronological order in the Star Wars.
The story
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story recap
Imperial weapons director Orson Krennic forces the scientist Galen Erso to complete the Death Star, killing his wife and leaving his young daughter Jyn to be raised by the extremist Saw Gerrera. Years later, the Rebel Alliance frees Jyn from a labor camp because an Imperial pilot, Bodhi Rook, has defected with a message from Galen. Rebel intelligence officer Cassian Andor and his droid K-2SO take her to Jedha, where Saw shows her Galen's message: he built a flaw into the Death Star that can destroy it, and the plans are on Scarif. The Death Star destroys Jedha City. The group, joined by Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus, fails to save Galen on Eadu, where Krennic has his engineers shot and a rebel air strike kills Galen in Jyn's arms. The Alliance council will not act, so Jyn leads a volunteer team to Scarif.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ending explained
On Scarif, Jyn and Cassian steal the plans and transmit them to the rebel fleet above, while K-2SO, Chirrut, Baze and Bodhi die holding off the Imperial garrison. Tarkin fires the Death Star on the base, killing Krennic, Jyn and Cassian. Darth Vader cuts through the rebel crew trying to escape with the plans, but they reach the Tantive IV, and Princess Leia flies off with them, leading straight into A New Hope.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is streaming on Disney+ and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star Wars: The Force Awakens, before Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Chronological order: after Andor, before Star Wars: A New Hope.
What to watch before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In release order, 9 Star Wars essentials come before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), from Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) to Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
Cast
- Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso
- Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
- Alan Tudyk as K-2SO
- Donnie Yen as Chirrut Imwe
- Jiang Wen as Baze Malbus
- Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic
- Guy Henry as Governor Tarkin
- Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera
- Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook
- Mads Mikkelsen as Galen Erso
- Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa
- Alistair Petrie as General Draven
Directed by Gareth Edwards.