The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) movie poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

"One ring to rule them all."
ThumbScore
👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 92%
AdventureFantasyAction

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Director
Runtime
2h 59m
Rated
PG-13
Country
New Zealand, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.4/10 (27,159 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
92

Cast

Elijah Wood as Frodo · 70% avg
Ian McKellen as Gandalf · 72% avg
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn · 74% avg
Sean Astin as Sam · 73% avg
Ian Holm as Bilbo · 76% avg
Liv Tyler as Arwen · 70% avg
Christopher Lee as Saruman · 78% avg
Sean Bean as Boromir · 71% avg

Is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#180 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#27 / 146 · 2001
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 13 · Peter Jackson

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's landmark 1954 novel. The film follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Wood, who inherits the One Ring — an artifact of immense corrupting power created by the Dark Lord Sauron — and must carry it from his peaceful home in the Shire to the fires of Mount Doom where it can be destroyed.

Aided by a fellowship of nine companions including the wizard Gandalf, the ranger Aragorn, and the elf Legolas, Frodo embarks on a perilous journey across Middle-earth. The decision to film the entire trilogy at once was considered an enormous financial gamble by New Line Cinema, which invested approximately $281 million in the project. The Fellowship of the Ring earned $898 million worldwide and received 13 Academy Award nominations, winning four.

The film's success validated the viability of faithful literary adaptations of fantasy material and essentially launched the modern era of epic franchise filmmaking. Howard Shore's magnificent orchestral score became one of the most celebrated film compositions of the 21st century, and the New Zealand filming locations became major international tourist destinations.

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