The Best Movies and TV Shows Like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

One year after the defeat of the Resistance at Crait, Emperor Palpatine broadcasts a message across the galaxy, revealing his survival on the hidden Sith world of Exegol. Kylo Ren, fueled by rage and desperation, tracks the Emperor’s signal, discovering a massive fleet of planet-killing Star Destroyers. Palpatine promises Ren command of this fleet if he eliminates Rey, who is currently undergoing rigorous Jedi training under General Leia Organa.Rey, struggling with the burden of her lineage and the dark visions of her future, discovers that she is the granddaughter of Palpatine, a revelation that threatens to consume her with fear. Despite this, she remains committed to the light, determined to destroy the Sith once and for all. Simultaneously, Rey and Ren engage in a series of intense, telepathic skirmishes across the galaxy, their destinies inextricably linked by the Force. Their conflict reaches a breaking point on the ruins of the second Death Star, where Ren learns of his mother’s passing. Touched by Leia’s final act of compassion, Ren abandons the dark side, reclaiming his identity as Ben Solo.As the Resistance launches a desperate, last-ditch assault on Exegol, Rey arrives to confront her grandfather. Palpatine attempts to goad her into killing him, intending to possess her body and restore the Sith empire. Ben Solo joins Rey, but they are quickly overwhelmed by the Emperor’s immense power. In a climactic moment of sacrifice, Ben is cast into a chasm, and Rey, drawing upon the strength of all past Jedi, confronts the Emperor. She successfully deflects his lightning, obliterating him and destroying the Sith fleet in the process.The effort proves fatal for Rey, but Ben climbs from the abyss and uses his remaining life force to resurrect her, sharing a final, poignant embrace before fading into the Force. With the First Order dismantled and the Sith legacy shattered, the galaxy celebrates its newfound freedom. Rey travels to Tatooine, burying the Skywalker lightsabers at the homestead where it all began. As she gazes at the twin suns, she adopts the name Rey Skywalker, finally finding the sense of belonging and peace she has sought her entire life.