The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 179 min ★ 8.4 Adventure, Fantasy, Action

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.

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Cast

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Viggo Mortensen

Aragorn

Sean Astin

Sam

Ian Holm

Bilbo

Liv Tyler

Arwen

Christopher Lee

Saruman

Sean Bean

Boromir

Billy Boyd

Pippin

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Details

Director

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Philippa Boyens

Tagline

"One ring to rule them all."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$93,000,000

Revenue

$871,368,364

Production

New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Reviews

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NeoBrowser

July 20, 2013

★ 10/10

Brooking no argument, history should quickly regard Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship Of The Ring as the first instalment of the best fantasy epic in motion picture history. This statement is worthy of investigation for several reasons. Fellowship is indeed merely an opening salvo, and even after three hours in the dark you will likely exit the cinema ravenous with anticipation for the further two...

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gdeveloper

November 1, 2017

★ 10/10

An epic movie if I ever saw one. Captivating and just plain fun to watch. This movie is, indeed, art.

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Wuchak

March 10, 2018

★ 7/10

Tolkien’s adventure/fantasy LOOKS and SOUNDS fabulous, but is not without flaws. RELEASED 2001 and directed by Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” adapts the first part of JRR Tolkien’s popular fantasy trilogy about adventures on Middle-Earth. The story starts in the homeland of the Hobbits (innocent, diminutive humanoids) where Frodo (Elijah Wood) is instructed b...

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LadyGreenEyes

December 16, 2018

★ 8/10

Overall, I give this four stars. Not five, because some of the changes really bug me, as a long-time Tolkien fan, but a solid four. The casting, to start, was brilliant. Sean Astin was the absolute perfect choice for Sam, and did a remarkable job bringing that character to life for us. He really WAS Sam, in this role, in a very deep way. I always liked his acting, but here, he showed how ...

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JPV852

September 13, 2020

★ 9/10

Lost count how many times I've seen the "The Fellowship of the Ring" but still fantastic after all these years, epic on every level and just all around entertaining, the 3.5 running time just flies by. Will be watching "The Two Towers" either tonight or tomorrow followed by "The Return of the King". **4.75/5**