The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 · directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min

28,249 feet · Prominence

9th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 9th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw85

$871m worldwide in 2001 — $1.62bn in today's money.

As released$871mIn 2026 money$1.62bnRank47 of 8,589In 20012 of 189

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise95

Critics 92, awards 89. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics92 → 46Awards89 → 44

Oscars4 won Cinematography, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score9 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound

BAFTAs2 won Film, Direction1 nominated Adapted Screenplay

How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy90

Judged directly: Redefined fantasy cinema, massive cultural footprint.

Verdict90 of 100IMDb8.9 from 2.2mWikipedia90k views a monthAge25 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 18 of 3,430 films judged

92Alien (1979)

91Schindler's List (1993)

90E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

90Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

90Jurassic Park (1993)

90Apocalypse Now (1979)

90The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 85 praise 95 legacy 90averages 90, which places it at28,249 ft

How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Cate Blanchett21,822 ft