10 Best Star Wars Documentaries
1. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
But #1 could only ever be Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy - a mammoth 150-minute doc released in 2004 as part of a new Star Wars trilogy DVD box set.
Despite covering the original three films, Empire of Dreams crams an almost exhausting amount of detail and insight into its runtime, serving as basically the definitive BTS account of the movies.
More than anything else, it confirms the sheer miraculous nature of not only A New Hope but its two direct sequels - the sheer backbreaking amount of work that went into shooting and hammering them into shape.
For anyone who dares to diminish George Lucas' role in making Star Wars what it is, Empire of Dreams is the perfect counter-argument, even while avoiding feeling like a fawning hagiography.
As close to authoritative as Star Wars docs get, Empire of Dreams conveys the uncommon passion which drove the franchise to such stratospheric success.