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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean
Votes: 2,009,851 | Gross: $315.54M
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,981,843 | Gross: $377.85M
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis
Votes: 873,891 | Gross: $303.00M
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
PG-13 | 179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,786,255 | Gross: $342.55M
5. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 447,376 | Gross: $218.08M
6. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 717,487 | Gross: $115.65M
7. Mortal Engines (2018)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
Director: Christian Rivers | Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae
Votes: 141,068 | Gross: $15.95M
8. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,511 | Gross: $3.33M
9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
PG-13 | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott
Votes: 706,070 | Gross: $258.37M
10. Hostel (2005)
R | 94 min | Horror
Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova
Votes: 191,157 | Gross: $47.33M
11. The Lovely Bones (2009)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 180,064 | Gross: $43.82M
12. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 572,575 | Gross: $255.12M
13. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,452 | Gross: $3.05M
14. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,424 | Gross: $77.59M
15. Braindead (1992)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
Votes: 103,398 | Gross: $0.24M
16. The Frighteners (1996)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin
Votes: 95,622 | Gross: $16.76M
17. The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
In January 1969, The Beatles set out to write and record new songs for their first live show in more than two years, culminating in an impromptu concert atop their Savile Row studio.
Votes: 28,189
18. Bad Taste (1987)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett
Votes: 49,150
19. Meet the Feebles (1989)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Multiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Danny Mulheron, Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow
Votes: 22,216
20. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Stars: Ray Bradbury, Michael Copeman, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 1,716
21. Krampus (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman
Votes: 84,134 | Gross: $42.59M
22. West of Memphis (2012)
R | 147 min | Documentary, Crime
An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden
Votes: 10,963 | Gross: $0.31M
23. Coming Home in the Dark (2021)
TV-MA | 93 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.
Director: James Ashcroft | Stars: Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson, Miriama McDowell, Matthias Luafutu
Votes: 7,655
24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended Edition Scenes (2002 Video)
PG-13 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Extended scenes from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Peter Corrigan, Lori Dungey, Norman Forsey, Thomas McGinty
Votes: 1,100
25. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Extended Edition Scenes (2015 Video)
R | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Extended scenes from 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Martin Freeman, William Kircher, Ian McKellen
Votes: 842
26. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition Scenes (2014 Video)
PG-13 | 25 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Extended scenes from 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Richard Armitage, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Stephen Hunter
Votes: 582
27. Forgotten Silver (1995 TV Movie)
53 min | Comedy
The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Directors: Costa Botes, Peter Jackson | Stars: Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Thomas, Costa Botes, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 6,320 | Gross: $0.03M
28. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Special Extended Edition Scenes (2004 Video)
PG-13 | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Extended scenes from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Phil Grieve, Lawrence Makoare, Bruce Spence, Elijah Wood
Votes: 832
29. When Strangers Appear (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A man enters a roadside diner run by a young woman and claims he is being chased by murderers.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Josh Lucas, Barry Watson, Kevin Anderson
Votes: 3,224
30. Heaven (1998)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
Robert's wife is divorcing him for gambling etc. A strip club owner offers him work redesigning his club. Robert befriends a dancer there, who has premonitions.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Martin Donovan, Daniel Edwards, Richard Schiff, Joanna Going
Votes: 891 | Gross: $0.00M
31. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Special Extended Edition Scenes (2003 Video)
PG-13 | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Extended scenes from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Billy Boyd, Timothy Lee, Phillip Spencer-Harris, Elijah Wood
Votes: 795
32. Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997)
87 min | Drama, Comedy
Liz has missed an appointment to have an abortion. She has to keep her child, and neither her boyfriend Geoff nor child's father Neil are too happy about it. She cannot decide which partner... See full summary »
Director: Harry Sinclair | Stars: Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes, Willa O'Neill
Votes: 395
33. The Price of Milk (2000)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Lucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.
Director: Harry Sinclair | Stars: Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Willa O'Neill, Michael Lawrence
Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.11M
34. Lego the Lord of the Rings (2012 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Frodo Baggins, a hobbit from the Shire, must destroy the all powerful ring in the fires of mount doom before Suaron can lay hold upon it and gain control over all of Middle-Earth.
Directors: Jon Burton, James McLoughlin, Dan McCreadie | Stars: Sean Astin, John Bach, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 1,561
35. Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987–1989)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The continuing adventures of the magic scarecrow, only this time he's in New Zealand.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Bruce Phillips, Jonathan Marks, Olivia Ihimaera-Smiler
Votes: 110
36. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Extended Edition Scenes (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Extended scenes from 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Jarred Blakiston, Brendan Casey, Ben Fransham, George Harach
Votes: 340
37. Lego the Hobbit (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Relive the adventures of the first two hobbit movies in Lego style.
Director: James McLoughlin | Stars: Christopher Lee, Brad Adamson, Richard Armitage, Sarah Beck Mather
Votes: 1,172
38. The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002 Video)
Documentary
Documentary of the making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic work of fantasy.
Director: Costa Botes | Stars: Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 684
39. Jack Brown Genius (1996)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Hiles | Stars: Timothy Balme, Nicola Murphy, Marton Csokas, Stuart Devenie
Votes: 269
40. Temeraire
Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Announced
During the re-imagined Napoleonic Wars, British naval Capt. Will Laurence discovers an unhatched dragon egg on the French war vessel he captures. When the egg hatches, he gives up his career to care for and command the dragon.
41. 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003 TV Special)
130 min | News
12th MTV Movie Awards on May 31st, 2003, hosted by Sean William Scott and Justin Timberlake and featuring performances by t.A.T.u., 50 Cent, and Pink. The show includes a parody of "The Matrix Reloaded (2003)" with Wanda Sykes and Will Ferrell.
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Joel Gallen | Stars: Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, Samaire Armstrong
Votes: 680
42. Crossing the Line (I) (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama, War
Two young soldiers prepare for battle during World War I.
Directors: Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Kyle Ashley, Rocky Curby, Calum Gittins, Tom Hobbs
Votes: 238
43. King Kong - FAN FILM (2016)
140 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of the classic story of King Kong, the story is updated to the present day as a stern filmmaker hires a oil research vessel commanded by a heroic captain to venture towards ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Buchanan | Stars: Brett Charles, Jake Robertson, Sylvana Boonstra, Joshua Botelho
Votes: 25
44. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004 TV Special)
225 min | Music
In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Lost in Translation (2003), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Mystic River (2003), and Seabiscuit (2003).
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Troy Miller | Stars: Billy Crystal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Liam Aiken, Denys Arcand
Votes: 1,391
45. There's a Hole in My Bucket
Documentary | Post-production
Royd Tolkien's brother, Mike, was diagnosed with ALS. Royd nursed him through his final years of life to find that Mike had left him his bucket list to fulfill on his behalf - but he won't know what he's facing until the tasks are revealed.
Director: Robert Cavanah | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Cavanah, James Fisher, Shane Rangi
46. Shark in the Park (1989–1991)
Drama
Drama portraying the personal and professional lives of a group of Wellington police officers.
Stars: Jeffrey Thomas, William Kircher, John Wraight, Joanna Briant
Votes: 33
47. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A chronicle of the impact early movie special effects had on star creators of future sci-fi films.
Director: Paul Davids | Stars: Peter Jackson, Ray Harryhausen, Leonard Maltin, Forrest J. Ackerman
Votes: 486
48. Reunited Apart (2020– )
Talk-Show
Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations.
Stars: Josh Gad, Elisabeth Shue, Sean Astin, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 105
49. The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004 TV Special)
News
Golden Globe Award - American award awarded by the Hollywood association of the foreign press from 1944 for works in movies and television's pictures.
Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: Brooke Adams, Lauren Ambrose, Jennifer Aniston, Reiko Aylesworth
Votes: 360
50. Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006 Video)
187 min | Documentary
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Pellerin | Stars: Peter Jackson, Christian Rivers, Matt Aitken, Gray Horsfield
Votes: 70