The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · TMDB 8.4
Directed by Peter Jackson
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.
Why it matters
Peter Jackson's first Middle-earth film, whose 2002 extended edition DVD set added over thirty minutes of footage and four commentary tracks across two discs. The release became a Christmas event in Britain, with box sets selling out and families setting aside a weekend for the j...
- Runtime
- 179 min
- Released
- 2001-12-18
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.4
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