Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (film)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (often abbreviated KOTOR II or KotOR 2) is a 2004 computer-animated epic space opera film set in the during the Old Republic era, and it is sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003). Based on the by, it is directed by  and , the screenplay was written by , , and Chris Avellone, produced by , Lucasfilm Feature Animation and , and animated by Lucasfilm Animation Japan and. The film stars the voices of, , , , , , , , and. The story starts five years after the events of the first film and follows the story of The Exile, a Jedi Knight who was exiled from the Jedi Order. During this time, the Jedi Order has been almost completely wiped out by the Sith.

The film debuted at the on December 6, 2004, and two days later, it was released in the United States by  (though 20th Century Fox did not handle the Japanese home video distribution rights to the film). The critical reception upon its release was generally positive from critics and audiences who praise was given to its animation, voice acting, action sequences, story, characters, and writing that has been cited as Star Wars fans, which were noted to be more grey than the original Knights of the Old Republic. However, the film received criticism for being too similar to its predecessor in terms of filmographies and graphic systems, as well as being launched in an incomplete state. It earned $632 million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2004. It won two for  and  with two additional nominations for  and, as well as winning the. It was the first entirely animated film to win the prestigious. An planned sequel was cancelled after LucasArts hit a difficult period in the company's history, producing the video game with a massively multiplayer online role-play,  in 2011.