The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
One ring to rule them all.
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.
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $871M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #6
Placed at #6 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #6
Placed at #6 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #7
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- Adventure Movies Ranked #12
Placed at #12 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
6 wins · 14 nominations
Academy Awards
4 wins · 13 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring returned 9.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $93M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $871M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 59m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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