The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
20033h 21mU/A · CBFCPG-13 · MPAA
Directed by Peter Jackson · Starring Elijah Wood & Ian McKellen
94%Rotten Tomatoes9.0IMDb94Metacritic
★ Oscar
Won Best Picture (2004) · Won Best Visual Effects (2004) · Won Best Original Score (2004) · Won Best Original Song (2004) "Into the West"
Aragorn leads the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw the dark lord's gaze from Frodo and Sam, who are climbing Mount Doom with the One Ring.
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— Critical consensus, summarised
Won Best Picture and tied the all-time Oscar record at eleven wins. Critics widely call the trilogy capper one of the greatest films of its century — the lighting of the beacons, the Ride of the Rohirrim, the Mount Doom climax all unforgettable.
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