The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

PG-13

2001

2h 58m

Fantasy

Adventure

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The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ring-bearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

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Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jan 16, 2026

4/5

The Fellowship of the Ring is extraordinary but the weakest in the JRR Tolkien trilogy.

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Andrew O'Hagan

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 13, 2026

Peter Jackson's movie is a piece of wonderment beyond anything crafted for the cinema in a long time. On all fronts it is the movie of the year, and, really, people who don't like this movie in some fundamental way just don't like the movies.

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Thomas Sutcliffe

Independent (UK)

Jan 13, 2026

Even at three hours long, the first instalment of Peter Jackson's trilogy is going to demand considerably less of your life than the original... And, as a sequence of images, The Fellowship of the Ring is undeniably dazzling.

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Sheraz Farooqi

CinemaDebate

Apr 2, 2026

5/5

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring is a perfect film. 25 years later, the soul of this film remains vigorous through it’s incredible directing, acting, score, production design and attention to detail.

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

Jan 13, 2026

B+

Jackson's film rarely moves us beyond enthusiastic technical admiration and into emotional or spiritual surrender. When the sagging anti-climax arrives, a feeling lingers that parts two and three could be canceled and wouldn't be missed.

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Chris Garcia

Austin American-Statesman

Jan 13, 2026

3/4

A near-paragon of how fantasy books should be plucked from the page and draped across the screen. Jackson and a fully engaged cast conjure a robustly imagined universe of enveloping enchantment that looks, sounds and moves just right.

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matthew

Aug 2, 2026

Greatest movie of all time

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johnny

Jul 24, 2026

One of the best of all time

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Mike

May 24, 2026

After 25 years, still perfection.

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Megan

May 14, 2026

Absolutely phenomenal

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Cole

Apr 4, 2026

The greatest fantasy movie that has ever been made, period.

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Jared

Mar 31, 2026

Peter Jackson’s visionary treat adapts the hallowed works of Tolkien in breath-taking realism capturing all the hope, peril, monsters & magic of Middle Earth.

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Synopsis

The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ring-bearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

Director: Peter Jackson
Producer: Fran Walsh, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders
Screenwriter: Philippa Boyens, J.R.R. Tolkien
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Saul Zaentz Company, WingNut Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Scary Images|Epic Battle Sequences)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2001, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $315.5M
Runtime: 2h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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