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Philippa Boyens

Highest Rated: 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Lowest Rated: 25% Mortal Engines (2018)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: New Zealand

New Zealand native Philippa Boyens was a playwright prior to becoming an Oscar-winning screenwriter. Boyens, Fran Walsh, and famed director Peter Jackson teamed up to write the highly successful screenplays for the epic "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. Boyens and her team remained faithful to J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novels while still making the films appealing to a contemporary audience. She worked with Jackson and Walsh again, co-writing the films "King Kong," starring Naomi Watts and Adrien Brody, and "The Lovely Bones," with Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci. Boyens, Jackson, and Walsh added "Pan's Labyrinth" director Guillermo del Toro to their team for "The Hobbit Part 1" and "The Hobbit Part 2." Boyens has also co-produced the film "District 9" along with "King Kong" and "The Lovely Bones."

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Highest rated movies

95% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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94% 86% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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92% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Watchlist
84% 50% King Kong
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74% 85% The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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64% 83% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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59% 74% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Watchlist 46% 83% The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Watchlist 31% 52% The Lovely Bones Watchlist
25% 48% Mortal Engines
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Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2026
46% 83% The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Producer - 2024
25% 48% Mortal Engines Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$15.9M 2018
59% 74% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Screenwriter $255.1M 2014
74% 85% The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Screenwriter $258.4M 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet DVS Hobbit, The: The Desolation of Smaug (HD) Writer - 2013
64% 83% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Screenwriter $303.0M 2012
31% 52% The Lovely Bones Screenwriter $44.0M 2009
84% 50% King Kong Screenwriter $218.1M 2005
94% 86% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Writer $377.8M 2003
95% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Writer $342.6M 2002
92% 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Writer $315.5M 2001