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The Force isn't fully with this Lego Star Wars adventure, but its affectionate franchise callbacks and self-aware humor should please fans looking to spend their holidays in a galaxy far, far away... Read critic reviews

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"The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose and the droids for a joyous feast on Life Day. Rey sets off on a new adventure with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious Jedi Temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure through beloved moments in Star Wars cinematic history, coming into contact with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan and other iconic heroes and villains from all nine Skywalker saga films. But will she make it back in time for the Life Day feast and learn the true meaning of holiday spirit?
  • Genre:
    action, adventure, animation, kids and family, sci fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ken Cunningham
  • Writer:
    David Shayne
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Cast & Crew

Kelly Marie Tran
Rose Tico
Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Matt Lanter
Anakin Skywalker
Tom Kane
Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn
James Arnold Taylor
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Dee Bradley Baker
Ken Cunningham
Director
David Shayne
Screenwriter
David Shayne
Executive Producer
James Waugh
Executive Producer
Josh Rimes
Executive Producer
Jason Cosler
Executive Producer
Jacqueline M. Lopez
Executive Producer
Jill Wilfert
Executive Producer
Keith Malone
Executive Producer
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Critic Reviews for LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

All Critics (54) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (15)

  • You're better off watching the 1978 special on YouTube.

    November 30, 2020 | Full Review…

    Brad Newsome

    Sydney Morning Herald

  • The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special may just be a goof, but it hints at the possibility of exploring other underdeveloped aspects of The Rise of Skywalker.

    November 18, 2020 | Full Review…

    Marissa Martinelli

    Slate

  • At the end of the (Life) day, The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special is a fun, self-contained adventure which feels a few bricks short of a full Star Wars load.

    November 17, 2020 | Full Review…

    Will Thorne

    Variety

  • Parents looking to share their "Star Wars" love with their children should add this to the list. It's not essential viewing for anyone else.

    November 17, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Robert Levin

    Newsday

  • Will people remember this, for better or worse, with the vividness they did the 1978 original? Will it become legendary? Maybe not. But sometimes it's more fun not to be a legend.

    November 17, 2020 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

    Christian Blauvelt

    indieWire

  • The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special amps up that cheesiness in the best way possible, taking all the bad with the good, in a charming ode to the 1978 television special.

    November 17, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

    Angelica Cataldo

    AV Club
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Audience Reviews for LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

  • Dec 07, 2020
    Besides the framing device having references to Life Day, tree decorating, and Poe in an ugly sweater, it's not really a "Holiday" special. Really, it's better to think of this more like Lego does their take on the Robot Chicken Star Wars special. The premise involves Rey finding a device allowing her to travel through time, leading her to see famous events all through the Star Wars saga, and then these events are parodied in Lego form. I pretty quickly realized "oh, it's just a glorified sketch show," but as far as sketch shows go it's pretty fun. Nothing in it is spectacular, but I will admit there were a couple jokes that did get genuinely big laughs out of me. However, there were also long stretches that warranted little more than a smile. Still, it is charming enough in those moments even when it's not as funny as it could be. It does start to have a plot near the end when Vader and the Emperor start to mess with time and team up with Kylo Ren ending in a massive battle between characters from all films. While it's pure fanservice, seeing podracing through the Death Star or young Han teaming up with old Han to shoot Greedo is still fun, even in Lego form. It's all extremely creative, it's just a bit too long and not as funny as it could have been or should have been. But hey, on the Venn Diagram of movies that is Lego, Holiday, and Star Wars, it could have been a helluva lot worse.
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