10 Best Star Wars Documentaries

10. A Disturbance in the Force

There will surely never be a more infamous piece of Star Wars media than The Star Wars Holiday Special, the seasonal variety show aired in 1978 which was so poorly received by, well, everyone, that George Lucas and Disney have refused to ever officially release it.

The Holiday Special has since become a beguiling piece of cult esoterica in its own right, living on through bootleg distribution online and spawning its own inexplicable fandom in the process.

And A Disturbance in the Force perfectly runs down the development, troubled production, and unexpected legacy of this hallowed dud. 

Melding archive footage and new talking heads interviews with a bevy of nerd culture mainstays - such as Kevin Smith, Seth Green, and Paul Scheer - this is an insightful doc which nimbly toes the line between laughing at the Holiday Special and showing genuine affection for its mere barmy existence.