Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Episode IX Parents' Guide
The 4 Things to Know Before Taking Your Kids to See Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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With a running time of two hours and 22 minutes, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be a long movie for younger kids and those with small bladders (ahem, like me) to sit through. If you know that two plus hours is a while for your little one to sit, make sure you're equipped with snacks and quiet things to keep them going (though honestly, there's so much action in this movie, they might stay gripped until the very end with no trouble).
If you or your kids have to go to the bathroom, there's a good time right smack in the middle of the movie: after being aboard Kylo Ren's ship, Rey escapes on the Millennium Falcon. This is your moment! As for what you'll miss? Minor spoiler alert incoming: Rey will seethe with the desire for revenge against Emperor Palpatine for a minute or so, then Kylo Ren will communicate with the emperor, who is hellbent on finding Rey.