--- --- # Watch All Six _Star Wars_ Films In Just Three Minutes ## Video: Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UyGxWpXw.m3u8) (2:35)  _Published 2015-10-20. Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 1, 2015 10:16 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 1, 2015 10:16 PM UTC As excitement for _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ reaches fever pitch, many intrepid fans are determined to watch all six prequels before the new film hits theaters on December 18\. But who has time to sit through all the movies from _The Phantom Menace_ to the _Return of the Jedi_? Who wants to spend more time with Jar Jar Binks than absolutely necessary? To help maximize fans’ time, YouTube channel[ Eclectic Method](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMGQaKbhEpkFGTk3-TTeNIA) has condensed all the action of the first six _Star Wars_ films into a three-minute video perfect for brushing up on the story that unfolded long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away. Watch as Anakin transforms from adorable upstart to sultry, sulky teen to the Sith lord, Darth Vader. Along the way there is political intrigue, light saber duels, tragic deaths, love stories, droids, clones, Jedis, and enough family drama to stretch out over six, [and maybe seven](http://time.com/4116403/star-wars-force-awakens-fan-theories/), films. Watch now and be ready for when the Force awakens. Watch All Six 'Star Wars' Films In Just Three Minutes ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/"},"headline":"Watch All Six Star Wars Films In Just Three Minutes","datePublished":"2015-12-01T22:16:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:56.092Z","description":"Movies in hyperdrive","url":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Star Wars topic","The Force Awakens"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/","name":"Watch All Six Star Wars Films In Just Three Minutes"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","description":"Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UyGxWpXw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-10-20T02:40:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UyGxWpXw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/","duration":"PT2M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4130918/star-wars-three-minutes-force-awakens/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```