Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Movie, 2008, Fall of the Jedi, Set in 22 BBY
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is #7 of 20 in release order and #3 of 20 in chronological order in the Star Wars.
The story
As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano plunge into a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars recap
Early in the Clone Wars, Anakin is assigned a teenage apprentice he never asked for, Ahsoka Tano, during the battle of Christophsis, where the two of them sneak past the droid lines to bring down a shield generator. The Republic needs the Hutts' trade routes to move its armies, but Jabba the Hutt's infant son Rotta has been kidnapped. Anakin and Ahsoka recover him from a monastery on Teth, where Count Dooku's assassin Asajj Ventress has set a trap to make the Jedi look like the kidnappers. Rotta falls sick, R2-D2 is nearly stolen, and while Obi-Wan duels Ventress, Anakin and Ahsoka run for Tatooine. On Coruscant, Padme goes to Ziro's palace and finds that Jabba's uncle Ziro is working with Dooku to have Jabba's son killed and take over the Hutt clans.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ending explained
Anakin fights off Dooku in the Tatooine desert while Ahsoka carries Rotta to Jabba's palace and fends off his droids. Padme exposes Ziro's plot to Jabba, who has Ziro arrested and agrees to let the Republic use his space lanes. Anakin accepts Ahsoka as his apprentice. The film leads into the animated series of the same name, which runs to the end of the war.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is streaming on Disney+ in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, before Star Wars Rebels.
- Chronological order: after Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, before Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
What to watch before Star Wars: The Clone Wars
In release order, the essentials before Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) are Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Cast
- Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
- Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano (voice)
- James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi / 4A-7 / Medical Droid (voice)
- David Acord as Rotta the Huttlet (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex / Commander Cody / Commander Fox / Clone Troopers (voice)
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku (voice)
- Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress / Tee-C-Seventy (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Jabba the Hutt (voice)
- Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala (voice)
- Ian Abercrombie as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
- Corey Burton as Ziro the Hutt / General Loathsom / Kronos-327 (voice)
- Tom Kane as Narrator / Yoda / Admiral Yularen (voice)
Directed by Dave Filoni.