Peter Jackson's film trilogy

Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings turned a book long considered unfilmable into one of cinema's defining fantasy achievements. Shot back to back in New Zealand and released across three consecutive Decembers from 2001 to 2003, the trilogy follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the fellowship sworn to destroy the One Ring before its maker can reclaim it.

What holds the films together is scale married to patience. The Fellowship of the Ring builds the world slowly, The Two Towers splinters the quest into parallel paths, and The Return of the King pays off the war with its massed battles and the long, quiet walk to Mount Doom. The consistent 8-plus ratings here reflect how rarely the trilogy drops a step.

This particular page is the film trilogy alone, the cleanest entry point into the wider Middle-earth property and still the version most viewers picture first.

The Peter Jackson's film trilogy franchise spans 3 movies in the CrossBinge catalog.

Part of The Lord of the Rings.