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.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Jul 2006
Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 28 Mar 2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in 2001 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,035 reviews, giving The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) an average rating of 89%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 88%.
With a score of 89%, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
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