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How to watch Middle-earth in order

Release order

The Lord of the Rings first. It's the reason the rest exists, and it's still the best.

  1. 1
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · IMDb 8.9 · RT 91%
  2. 2
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 95%
  3. 3
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 94%
  4. 4
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 64%
  5. 5
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 74%
  6. 6
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 59%
  7. 7
    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022 · IMDb 6.8
  8. 8
    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 49%An animated film, set about two centuries before The Lord of the Rings.

Story order

From the Second Age to the fall of Sauron.

  1. 1
    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022 · IMDb 6.8Thousands of years earlier, in the Second Age.
  2. 2
    The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 49%
  3. 3
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 64%
  4. 4
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 74%
  5. 5
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 59%
  6. 6
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 · IMDb 8.9 · RT 91%
  7. 7
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 95%
  8. 8
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 94%