Star Wars: Every Movie & TV Show Ranked Worst To Best

It all started here, with an orphan farmer called Luke Skywalker who escaped from his mundane existence, and - along with a princess, an infamous smuggler, a wookiee, two droids, and a weathered Jedi Master - became the face of a war without end.

Undeniably one of cinema's most important cultural landmarks, A New Hope gave birth to the modern blockbuster, and set in motion the lives of a group of fantastical characters who continue to shape pop culture (and the entire Star Wars franchise) to this day.

There are aspects of the space opera that haven't aged well, from the special effects to the lacklustre lightsabre duels, but watching it some forty-five years later, it's impossible not to be gripped by George Lucas' vision and the innovation taking place on-screen.

From here, the Star Wars saga would go to bigger and better places, but it would never be this important and unique ever again.