The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition)

2011 • 263 minutes
4.8
4.71K reviews
94%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

In the conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, as armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied only by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
Rating
PG-13

Ratings and reviews

4.8
4.71K reviews
Matthew Birdzell
March 14, 2015
This is my all time favorite movie. Number 1 on my list. No other film I have ever seen has the same impact on me than this one has. Peter Jackson made the greatest fantasy epic of all time. The stories, characters , spectacular (the best) visual effects, climactic ending, and the biggest and best battles ever put on the big screen make The Return of the King my absolute favorite. I don't know if I will ever see a film as good as this one for the rest of my life... Possibly.
2 people found this review helpful
Andrew James
November 19, 2015
I must to go with everyone else on here that this movie is one of the best movies from the Lord of the Rings but I am waiting for that one douchebag to write on here saw dude it sucked cuz there's always that one person on the Internet that the movie does not live up to their expectations like how conceited do you have to be I bet if you where to bring this movie back 50 years ago people's heads would explode because of the CGI graphics and everything I must say we have come a long way from making movies
2 people found this review helpful
A Google user
January 20, 2018
Excellent movie & trilogy! A must read. Lol, I meant: a must see! Being a Tolkien reader and MiddleEarth fanatic since childhood, I was very skeptical that any film version could do the story justice. I was very pleasantly mistaken. Peter Jackson, though he took a few liberties in his telling, did a good enough job on the whole to make up for them. Top marks all around!!!