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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring review
The first and best of the trilogy, and the film that proved a sincere fantasy adaptation could be a serious piece of filmmaking rather than a novelty.
★★★★½ 4.9/5
Peter Jackson
Jackson moved from splatter comedy to the largest film production ever attempted, shooting all three Lord of the Rings films simultaneously in New Zealand. His work is defined by an interest in practical effects, miniature work, and the combination of horror-comedy sensibility with sincere epic scale.
Signature and approach
- Practical effects and large-scale miniature work
- Simultaneous multi-film production
- Sincere treatment of fantasy material
- New Zealand landscapes as character
- 1Films reviewed
- 95.0Average score
- 1961Born
- New ZealanderNationality
Films by Peter Jackson in our collection
Ordered by release date. Every entry links to the full review.
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Filmography reviewed
Year, genre, runtime and score for each film.
| Film | Year | Genre | Runtime | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Fantasy | 178 min | 95 |
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