The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The journey continues.
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths.Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $926M
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 Two Towers 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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Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 6 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers returned 11.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $79M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $926M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 2002
- 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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