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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 179 min New Zealand, United States of America PG-13 12+
★9.3
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Director: Peter Jackson
🎭 Based on
«The Fellowship of the Ring»
byJ. R. R. Tolkien
Trailers
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Description
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.
Budget:
$93M
US Gross:
$325.87M
Worldwide:
$871.37M
Starring
Elijah Wood
Actor
Ian McKellen
Actor
Orlando Bloom
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2002
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2002
— David Lean Award for Direction
BAFTA 2002
— Audience Award
BAFTA 2002
— David Lean Award for Direction
BAFTA 2002
— Audience Award
BAFTA 2002
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Original Song
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Costume Design
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2002
— Best Picture
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2002
— Breakthrough of the Year
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002
— Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2002
— Best Action Scene
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2002
— Best Film Editing
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2002
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2002
— Best Sound
Golden Globe 2002
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2003
— Best Special DVD Edition
BAFTA 2002
— Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
BAFTA 2002
— Best Cinematography
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2002
— Best Fight
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2002
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2002
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2002
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Globe 2002
— Best Original Song
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Original Score
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Visual Effects
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Director
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2002
— Best Sound
Golden Globe 2002
— Best Picture (Drama)
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Fantasy Film
Saturn Awards 2002
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2002
— Cinescape Genre Face of the Future – Best Actor
BAFTA 2002
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2002
— Best Production Design
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002
— Best Cast Ensemble
Key opinion
The Fellowship of the Ring is widely regarded as a landmark achievement in fantasy cinema, praised for its immersive world-building, meticulous production values, and emotional resonance. While some critics point to minor pacing issues or deviations from the source material, the consensus positions it as a definitive and masterful adaptation of Tolkien's work.
| Production | Howard Shore’s score and the meticulous production design, including costumes and New Zealand landscapes, create an unparalleled sense of immersion. | |
| Acting | The expansive ensemble cast, led by Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, delivers deeply committed performances that successfully embody their literary counterparts. | |
| Screenplay | Jackson’s screenplay successfully distills a dense literary epic into a cohesive narrative, effectively using structural changes like the Arwen-Aragorn romance to enhance cinematic flow. | |
| Theme | The film balances massive scale with character-driven moments, successfully capturing the thematic depth of Tolkien’s original mythos. | |
| Pacing | The three-hour runtime is a point of contention; many find the pacing brisk and engaging, while others argue it occasionally suffers from loose structure and narrative detours. | |
| Adaptation | While the film is celebrated as a faithful adaptation, some purists remain divided on the necessity of specific narrative cuts and the softening of certain character portrayals compared to the source text. |