Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Never tell him the odds.
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 15 May 2018 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action |
| Director | Ron Howard |
| Starring | Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo and Woody Harrelson |
| Runtime | 135 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 69% · Metacritic 62/100 · IMDb 6.9/10 · TMDB users 6.6/10 |
| Budget | $250 million |
| Box office | $393 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Ron Howard takes the wheel for this 135-minute origin story. It is a film about confidence, specifically the kind that ignores the odds. Alden Ehrenreich plays a young Han Solo, while Joonas Suotamo’s Chewbacca joins him in a partnership. The tone is breezy, treating the criminal underworld as a playground. It asks you to believe in a scoundrel before he becomes a legend. That is a tall order for a character who usually gets the joke before you do.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes lists the approval rating at 69% as of January 2026. Metacritic’s weighted average sits at 62 out of 100, a score that signals generally favorable reviews. The critical consensus calls it a flawed yet fun space adventure. Audiences seemed less concerned with flaws, giving it an A− on CinemaScore.
Critics praised the cast, particularly Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian, while noting the script played it safe. A. O. Scott of The New York Times described it as a "curiously low-stakes blockbuster.
How it did with audiences
It cost $250 million to make and took in $393 million worldwide. That gap, minus the marketing bills, meant the studio lost money. Deadline Hollywood later calculated a net loss of $76.9 million. On TMDB, users rate it 6.6 out of 10. Audiences, it seems, did the math before the accountants finished their coffee.
What came next for the cast
Alden Ehrenreich went from Hail, Caesar! and Blue Jasmine to Cocaine Bear. Joonas Suotamo kept appearing in Star Wars, while Woody Harrelson jumped from The Hunger Games to Triangle of Sadness. Emilia Clarke moved from Game of Thrones to Last Christmas. The credits do not say Solo caused any of these shifts. They just say what followed.
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Sources
- Solo: A Star Wars Story on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q27038847 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Solo: A Star Wars Story” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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