Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, the First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to destroy the New Republic. General Leia Organa leads The Resistance against the First Order, while also searching for her lost twin brother Luke Skywalker.

On the desert planet Jakku, Resistance pilot Poe Dameron receives a map to Luke's location before being captured by First Order stormtroopers commanded by Kylo Ren. His droid, BB-8, escapes with the map and encounters Rey, a solitary scavenger. Ren tortures Poe using the Force and learns of BB-8. A disillusioned stormtrooper called FN-2187 rescues Poe and the two escape in a stolen TIE fighter. Upon learning that FN-2187 has no other name, Poe names him "Finn". As they head to Jakku to retrieve BB-8, the First Order shoots them down, and they crash-land. Finn survives and assumes Poe was killed after finding his jacket in the wreck. Finn encounters Rey and BB-8, and the First Order tries to destroy the three of them with an aerial bombardment. The trio steals the Millennium Falcon and escapes Jakku.

The Falcon is boarded and reclaimed by Han Solo and Chewbacca. Gangs seeking to settle debts with Han attack, but Han, Chewbacca, Finn, Rey and BB-8 escape in the Falcon. At the First Order's Starkiller Base—a planet converted into a superweapon—Supreme Leader Snoke approves General Hux's weapon for use on the New Republic. Snoke questions Ren's ability to deal with emotions surrounding his father, Han Solo, whom Ren states means nothing to him.

Aboard the Falcon, Han determines that BB-8's map is incomplete. He explains that Luke attempted to rebuild the Jedi Order but exiled himself when an apprentice turned to the dark side of the Force and slaughtered the other apprentices. The crew travels to the planet Takodana and meets with Maz Kanata, who offers to help deliver BB-8 to the Resistance. The Force draws Rey to a secluded vault, where she finds Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber. She experiences disturbing visions, including a childhood memory of being abandoned on Jakku. Maz encourages her to take the lightsaber, but she flees into the woods. Maz gives Finn the lightsaber for safekeeping.

Starkiller Base destroys the Hosnian star system, including the New Republic capital Hosnian Prime, leaving the Resistance without support. The First Order attacks Takodana in search of BB-8. Han, Chewbacca, and Finn are saved by Resistance X-wing fighters led by Poe, who survived the crash. Leia arrives at Takodana and reunites with Han; it is revealed that she is Ren's mother. Meanwhile, Ren captures Rey, realizing she had seen the map. He takes her to Starkiller Base, where she resists his attempts to read her mind. Discovering she can use the Force, Rey escapes using a Jedi mind trick on a stormtrooper guard.

As Starkiller Base prepares to fire again, the Resistance plans to destroy it by attacking its thermal oscillator. Han, Chewbacca, and Finn infiltrate the base, find Rey and plant explosives. Han confronts Ren, calling him by his birth name, Ben Solo, and implores him to abandon the dark side. Ren seems to consider this, but ultimately kills Han. A devastated Chewbacca shoots Ren, injuring him, and sets off the explosives, allowing Poe to attack and destroy the oscillator.

Ren pursues Rey and Finn into the woods and incapacitates Rey. Finn uses the lightsaber to duel Ren but is quickly defeated. Rey awakens, takes the lightsaber, and defeats Ren in a duel. Chewbacca saves Rey and the injured Finn and they escape aboard the Falcon. As the Resistance forces flee, Starkiller Base explodes. R2-D2 reveals the rest of the map, which points to the planet Ahch-To. Leaving Finn to recover from his wounds, Rey, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 travel to Ahch-To on the Falcon. Rey finds Luke atop a cliff and presents him with the lightsaber.