The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy

The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy consists of three live action films, directed by Peter Jackson.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in December 2001 (and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001).
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was released in December 2002
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in December 2003.

The movies mainly follow the storyline of the books (see Lord of the Rings), although there are a few major diversions. See the independant movie pages for more info.