Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · 3h 21m · Adventure · Fantasy · Action

The eye of the enemy is moving.

IMDb

9.0

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

94

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 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.​

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Viggo Mortensen

Aragorn

Sean Astin

Sam

Andy Serkis

Gollum / Smeagol

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Billy Boyd

Pippin

John Noble

Denethor

David Wenham

Faramir

Miranda Otto

Éowyn

Bernard Hill

Théoden

John Rhys-Davies

Gimli

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

Liv Tyler

Arwen

Cate Blanchett

Galadriel

• Peter JacksonScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Philippa BoyensScreenplay
• Fran WalshScreenplay · Producer
• J. R. R. TolkienNovel
• Barrie M. OsborneProducer
• Michael LynneExecutive Producer
• Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Mark OrdeskyExecutive Producer
• Robert ShayeExecutive Producer

4K TrailerOriginal Theatrical TrailerTrailer20th Anniversary Spot

Release date

December 17, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 21m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$94,000,000

Revenue

$1,118,888,979

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

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