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The Lord of the Rings: The Re…

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Plot

Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

Cast

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Elijah Wood

as Frodo Baggins

Sean Astin as Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Sean Astin

as Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee

Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White
Ian McKellen

as Gandalf the White

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
Viggo Mortensen

as Aragorn

Andy Serkis as Gollum / Smeagol
Andy Serkis

as Gollum / Smeagol

John Rhys-Davies as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)
John Rhys-Davies

as Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Billy Boyd as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Billy Boyd

as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took

Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Dominic Monaghan

as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck

Orlando Bloom as Legolas
Orlando Bloom

as Legolas

Bernard Hill as King Théoden
Bernard Hill

as King Théoden

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 1, 2003

Production Companies

  • New Line Cinema

  • WingNut Films

  • The Saul Zaentz Company

Production Countries

  • New Zealand

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $94,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $1,118,888,979.00

Runtime

  • 3.35 hrs

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Reviews

And so all good things come to an end. For three years in a row, Peter Jackson has banished our winter blues with the individual instalments of his Tolkien trilogy, effectively shifting the focus of our cinematic excitement from the summer months to the end of the year. But now that his epic has been unveiled in its entirety, what will be the lasting effects of his achievement? Well, grand-sca…

Too much CGI, redundancy, clichés and drawn out “looks of love” for my tastes. RELEASED 2003 and directed by Peter Jackson, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” adapts the third part of JRR Tolkien’s popular fantasy trilogy about adventures on Middle-Earth: Frodo (Elijah Wood), Sam (Sean Astin) and Gollum (Andy Serkis) continue to try to make their way to Mount Doom to destroy the O…

Great finale to a great trilogy. The action and battle sequences were amazing and even though I've seen this a few times over the years, still thrilling to the end. I didn't even mind the multiple endings as I had in the past, nice each character got their due. **4.75/5**

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