Comingsoon.net sure loves Star Wars, but it’s worth mentioning that there are plenty of great George Lucas movies that aren’t set in a galaxy far, far away. Check out our selections in the gallery below!
George Lucas is and always will be Star Wars, no matter where the franchise has been in the past and where it will go in the future. The universe he created in the late 70s is undoubtedly his destiny, and it’l be the thing he’s remembered for more than anything else (no matter how happy he is about that—it’s worth mentioning that the creative has always invested in education and resources for those who otherwise might never have had access to such things).
Still, even though he’s the one who started it all with Star Wars, there are quite a few projects with Lucas’s name attached that don’t get nearly enough credit. These five films are the best projects that George Lucas created that have nothing to do with Star Wars.
George Lucas movies
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American Graffiti (1973)
While it might not be his first film, American Graffiti is the movie that opened the doors for Lucas—it’s a loving tribute to the era he loves most, and it’s just as technically impressive as anything else he’s done.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The final adventure for the whip-wielding professor (before Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came around almost 20 years later), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is everything audiences love about its two creatives rolled into one.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Collaborating with longtime friend Steven Spielberg proved to be (mostly) a breeze for Lucas—Indiana Jones is practically as iconic as Star Wars, and Raiders remains one of the best adventure movies of all time.
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THX 1138 (1971)
THX 1138 is the movie that truly showed the planet just how one-of-a-kind Lucas is. It’s a marvel, truly, showing off all kinds of editing tricks and technical wizardry that the filmmaker would go on to be known best for.
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Willow (1988)
Like Raiders and the Last Crusade, Willow is a collaboration between Lucas and a longtime friend. This time, instead of teaming with Spielberg, Lucas worked with Ron Howard to craft a memorable fantasy film.
