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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to Mount Doom in order to destroy it. However, he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir, and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin, and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy), release year 2001, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to Mount Doom in order to destroy it. However, he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir, and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin, and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy), release year 2001, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2001
  • Released 19 Dec 2001
  • Runtime 178 minutes
  • Content rating PG-13
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.8/10 from 2,203,785 votes
  • Metascore 92/100
  • Genres Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
  • Languages English, Sindarin
  • Countries New Zealand, United States

Cast

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom

Direction and writing

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Written by: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens

Awards and recognition

Won 4 Oscars. 126 wins & 127 nominations total

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