As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Ebert & Roeper (629) on 15 Dec 2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in 2003 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,099 reviews, giving The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) an average rating of 88%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 96%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 88%.
With a score of 88%, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 59%.
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