The prequel rehabilitation is real
Star Wars rankings are generational archaeology. Empire sits in S on nearly every list ever made and probably always will. The prequels, savaged on release, have been steadily rehabilitated by the generation that grew up on them and by Clone Wars filling in the gaps — Revenge of the Sith now out-ranks several sequel films on most modern lists. The sequel trilogy is the current battleground, and the streaming era added a genuine wildcard in Andor, which a lot of people quietly rank above half the movies. Say whether you're ranking films or the whole canon.