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- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler. 92 votes. In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) press on towards Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler. 92 votes. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), is entrusted with an ancient ring.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler. 82 votes. Venturing deeper into the world of Middle-earth, the second installment of the award-winning epic fantasy series delves into the escalating battle between good and evil.
- Dead Alive. Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody. 55 votes. In the visceral horror-comedy Dead Alive, Lionel Cosgrove (Timothy Balme) navigates an absurdly gruesome predicament.
99+ Photos. Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The Return of the King receiving his most ...
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Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)- Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
- Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Cate Blanchett and Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, and Hugo Weaving in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Peter Jackson in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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- 12 The Lovely Bones
- 11 The Frighteners
- 10 Bad Taste
- 9 The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies
- 8 King Kong
- 7 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 6 Heavenly Creatures
- 5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 4 Dead Alive
This fever dream of a film was released in 1989 as a comedy musical. It is written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, and Danny Mulheron. The film stars Danny Mulheron, Donna Akersten, and Stuart Devenie. The film’s subject is a group of animals and insects involved in show business, all of whom are depicted onscreen as puppets. The fi...
The Lovely Bones was Jackson’s last film released before the Hobbit Trilogy. The film tells the story of a young girl who is murdered and while in purgatory must help her family find her killer. The story is based on a novel by Alice Sebold that shares the same name. Starring in the film are Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarando...
This lighthearted fantasy/horror film debuted in 1996 and follows Frank Bannister as he learns to communicate with the dead. He first uses his ability to scam people with an expensive exorcism service, but later is forced to confront a mass murdering ghost who can kill both the living and the dead. The film is written by Jackson and Fran Walsh and ...
This low-budget comedy/sci-fifilm was produced in 1987 and tells the story of a small town invaded by human-eating aliens. The film was shot over the course of four years in Jackson’s hometown using a 16mm Bolex film camera. The gory film has great props and costume design given its budget. The acting may be a little rough, and the shaky handheld c...
This is the last film in The Hobbittrilogy based on the single original novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film concludes the story of Bilbo and the Dwarfs as they defend their riches beneath the Lonley Mountain. The film is cinematic and action-packed, criticisms of this film surround its long battle sequence and length when compared to the source mater...
This blockbuster stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody. The 2005 Jackson film follows a naive filmmaker as they make their way to the mysterious Skull Island in an attempt to document the native population that lives there. The film was nominated for one Oscar in Art Direction and won three for its sound mixing, sound editing, and visual ...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the second installment of The Hobbit trilogy and follows Bilbo and company as they reach the Lonley Mountain and confront the dragon, Smaug, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch. The film received three Oscar nominations for its sound mixing, sound editing, and visual effects.
Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 film that stars Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in their first feature-length film roles. The screenplay is written by Jackson and Fran Walsh and is based on a 1954 New Zealand murder casein which a woman was murdered by her teenage daughter and her friend. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in Best Writing, S...
This is the first film in The Hobbit trilogy and is a solid follow-up to the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, and Richard Armitage, the film follows hobbit Bilbo Baggins and a company of dwarves as they embark on reclaiming the Lonely Mountain. The action-packed adventure was nominated for three Oscars ...
Dead Alive is a 1992 blood-filled comedy horror movie. The film, like many other Jackson projects, has developed a bit of a cult following and is to many an introduction to his distinct campy horror subgenre. This film follows a zombie-like infection of a small town after a woman is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. The effects shown in this film ar...
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58 Metascore. A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug. Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis. Votes: 871,392 | Gross: $303.00M.
Peter Jackson. Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Dec 11, 2014 · He always looked like he was having fun.”. 9. Meet the Feebles (1989) 72%. Having explored the darker side of extraterrestrial life with Bad Taste, Jackson decided to warp another object of childhood fascination — puppets — for his follow-up, 1989’s Meet the Feebles. Dark and vulgar, Feebles was marketed with the tagline “From the ...
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