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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Directed by	J. J. Abrams
Produced by	Kathleen Kennedy J. J. Abrams Bryan Burk
Written by	Lawrence Kasdan J. J. Abrams Michael Arndt
Based on	Characters by George Lucas
Starring	Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong'o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Max von Sydow
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Dan Mindel
Edited by	Mary Jo Markey Maryann Brandon
Production companies	Lucasfilm Ltd. Bad Robot Productions
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14) (Los Angeles) December 18, 2015 (2015-12-18) (United States)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$306 million (gross) $245 million (net)
Box office	$2.068 billion

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. The direct sequel to 1983's Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Abrams' production company Bad Robot Productions and distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, The Force Awakens marks a break in creative control from the original series as the first Star Wars film not produced by franchise creator George Lucas. Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, it follows Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance, led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor organization to the Galactic Empire.