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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

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In mythic pre-historic times, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a magic ring from his elderly cousin Bilbo. Wise to the powers that the magic ring holds, the dark Lord Sauron wants it, knowing it will enable him to enslave the people of Middle Earth. In his effort to thwart Sauron, Frodo recruits the fellowship of a wizard, an elf, a dwarf and others, on a mission to destroy the ring by casting... See Full Description
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 58 min.
Release Date: December 19, 2001 Nationwide
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images.
Distributors:
New Line Cinema
U.S. Box Office: $313,837,577
Cast and Credits
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
Directed by: Peter Jackson, Richard F. Taylor, John Mahaffie
Produced by: Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"One of the best - if not THE best - movies of the year." more...
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BBC, Jackie Finlay
"...a powerful, intense and beautifully realised movie that interprets the novel...almost to perfection." more...
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...some may regret that the Hobbits have been pushed out of the foreground and reduced to supporting characters." more...
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Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...everything you might want it to be - and more." more...
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User Reviews Average Grade:  A-   
A new cine-myth is born  by c_colorado (8/11/2003)
39 out of 58 people found this review helpful
Humans cooperate with elves, dwarves, wizards, hobbits and other mythical...Full Review
  A-
Definetly The Movie Of The Year!!!!  by kross_kountry_kid_2003 (7/14/2003)
32 out of 37 people found this review helpful
I loved this film because it felt almost as if you were part of the movie. It...Full Review
  A+
SUMMARY: PETER JACKSON IS A GOD!!  by fiendish_dramaturgy (10/3/2003)
27 out of 30 people found this review helpful
I wasn't going to review this movie. There are hundreds of reviews on it and I...Full Review
  A+
Simply a masterpiece!  by neptunes_nerd2003 (7/11/2003)
25 out of 34 people found this review helpful
Thnx Peter Jackson for giving us one of the best movies ever! The first...Full Review
  A+
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