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All 3 of The Lord of The Rings movies ranked from worst to best

ByBryce Olin|
LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 3: Actor Elijah Wood arrives at the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" held on December 3, 2003 at the Village Theater, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 3: Actor Elijah Wood arrives at the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" held on December 3, 2003 at the Village Theater, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JANUARY 22: (FILE PHOTO) (L-R 1st row to 2nd row) Actors Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood and Director Peter Jackson pose for photograph during the Japan Premiere of the film Lord of the Rings January 22, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. “Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King” led the Academy Awards race with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Release Year: 2003
  • Director: Peter Jackson
  • Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean

The Return of the King is the third and final film of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and it’s outstanding. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2004 Oscars. It’s exquisite; there’s not much else I can say.

In the film, Frodo continues his march to Mount Doom, only to be derailed by Shelob, Gollum, and a few orcs. The Battle for Middle Earth takes place at Minas Tirith with Gandalf doing his best to save the city. Thankfully, Aragorn and company arrives to save the day. They also take the battle back to Mordor and make their last stand (and distraction) at the Black Gate.

I really wanted to rank The Fellowship of the Ring above The Return of the King, but it’s just not as good. There are so many epic moments in the third movie:

  • Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom
  • Rohan arriving at Minas Tirith to save the day
  • Aragorn and the gang arriving by boat with an ghost army
  • Éowyn killing the Witch-king of Angmar
  • The whole battle at Minas Tirith
  • Aragorn’s speech at the Black Gate
  • Frodo’s reunion with Sam and the rest of the Fellowship
  • Aragorn’s coronation (“My friends, you bow to no one)

I’m sure I forgot a bunch, but this movie is so good. That’s the ranking of The Lord of the Rings movies. Which one do you think is best?

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