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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

PG-13

Released Dec 13, 2024

2h 10m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Anime

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Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg--a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

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Critics Consensus

This animated deep cut from The Lord of the Rings mythos has plenty of spectacle, but its clichéd characters and uneven animation resemble middle of the road more than they do Middle Earth.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The War of the Rohirrim may be more enjoyable when consumed not as spin-off but rip-off – a fantasy anime epic that just so happens to share some elements (and music cues) with the Tolkien world.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 8, 2025

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

The characters, executed in clean-lined 2D, are lifeless, oddly stiff in their movements.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 23, 2024

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

I found The War of the Rohirrim to feel more like a spiritual sequel to Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 version of The Lord of the Rings than it did Jackson’s Academy Award-winning live-action trilogy.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 21, 2024

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Lindsay Clarke

Exclaim!

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim sounds like movie-themed Mad Libs.

Rated: 6/10

Apr 4, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

The animation looks cheap and pasted-together, with shoddy overdubbed voices and foreground characters looking incongruous with their backgrounds.

Mar 4, 2025

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

The War of the Rohirrim is a mildly-entertaining return to the wonderful world of Middle-earth, featuring an intriguing, lesser-known tale from Tolkien's lore and a gorgeous, anime-inspired animation style that suits the narrative quite well.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 25, 2025

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Tony

animation isn't perfect but the story is fine

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Kidromeo

The animation is so beautiful!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Matt B

The movie was OK but just that. Nothing spectacular tbh

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Joshua

I really enjoyed War of The Rohirrim. The background animation looked as realistic as the backgrounds in LOTR AND THE HOBBIT

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Jeff

Choppy animation, bad pacing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Michael M

The fighting scenes showed the potential this could have been... sadly it is very apparent that they were rushed and pushed this out. several scenes felt unpolished and some even unfinished.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Kenji Kamiyama

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Brian Cox

Helm Hammerhand

Gaia Wise

Héra

Luke Pasqualino

Wulf

Miranda Otto

Éowyn

Lorraine Ashbourne

Voice

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Synopsis

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg--a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Producer: Philippa Boyens, Jason DeMarco, Joseph Chou
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Phoebe Gittins, Arty Papageorgiou
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Middle-earth Enterprises, Sola Digital Arts, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Animation
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Anime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 27, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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