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Learn about the epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novel. The series follows the quest to destroy the One Ring and consists of three films: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
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There are six total movies set within J.R.R. Tolkein’s Middle-earth: three The Lord of the Rings movies and three The Hobbit movies. There is also the 1997 animated film, The Hobbit, which is separate from the newer films. Warner Bros. recently announced multiple new LotR movies and Rings of Power season 2 is set to release on Amazon Prime later th...
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The only potential confusion in the Lord of the Rings-Hobbit timeline comes from the fact that The Hobbit trilogy is set 60 years before The Lord of the Rings, despite being released a decade later. Chronologically, the story kicks off with 2012’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which sees Martin Freeman take on the role of a younger Bilbo Baggins (played by Ian Holm in the LotR trilogy). Gandalf – one of several characters whose stories run through both trilogies — recruits Bilbo to join...
2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Thorin and Company continue their journey toward The Lonely Mountain, fending off giant spiders and orcs along the way. Orlando Bloom’s Legolas (another LotR staple) joins the fray alongside newcomer Tauriel (played by Ant-Man’s Evangeline Lilly). While the company reaches Esgaroth, a lake-town south of Erebor, Bilbo descends into the mountain, where he encounters Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). Smaug ultimately leaves his lair and departs for Esgaroth, setting up the conclusion of Th...
3. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The conflict with Smaug is resolved and the film’s titular battle ensues involving the armies of men, dwarves, elves, and two tribes of orcs. We’re being extra vague here as The Battle of the Five Armies is ripe with resolution (and therefore spoilers), but prepare for an action-heavy film that ultimately leaves off where The Lord of the Rings trilogy begins: back at the Shire, 60 years later, as Gandalf visits Bilbo on his 111th birthday. Read our The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies re...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)The first season of Rings of Power has come to an end, but our adventures in Middle Earth are far from over. Not only is there a second season of Amazon's Rings of Power, but Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema struck a deal to produce more Lord of the Rings movies. First up is The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim, an animated prequel film relea...
A list of six movies based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen and others. The list shows the movies in the order of the storyline, from The Hobbit to The Return of the King.
A list of three movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novels, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen and others. See ratings, summaries, cast and crew, and user reviews for each movie.
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, set in Middle-earth and published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955. It follows the quest to destroy the One Ring, a powerful artefact of the Dark Lord Sauron, by a fellowship of hobbits, wizards, men, elves and dwarves.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1954
May 30, 2024 · How to watch Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings franchise in release order. Taking eight years to film, Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy began with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, followed by The Two Towers in 2002, and Return of the King in 2003.
Watch the award-winning fantasy epic by Peter Jackson, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels. Follow the quest of a hobbit and his friends to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.