The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
“One ring to rule them all.”
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
How The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of The Lord of the Rings, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #2 of 3
- Rank in the series by rating
- The first film
- Where it sits in the series
- 35%
- Share of the series audience
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ranks 2nd of the 3 rated films in The Lord of the Rings series, at 8.4/10 on TMDB against a series average of 8.4/10.
It is the film that started the series, 2 years before the most recent entry, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
Its 28,345 TMDB ratings are 35% of the 80,255 cast across the series, more than any other film in it.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for The Lord of the Rings, comparing all 3 released films in the series. Last recalculated September 2026.
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