A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.
Directed by Costa Botes
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4.3 / 5
Cast
Peter Jackson
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Elijah Wood
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Sean Astin
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Viggo Mortensen
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Ian McKellen
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Andy Serkis
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Dominic Monaghan
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Billy Boyd
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John Noble
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David Wenham
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Miranda Otto
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Bernard Hill
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Crew
Costa Botes
Director
Costa Botes
Producer
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Rishi
10.0★ · 08/31/25
This made me cry uncontrollably at the end. I personally need to thank the person who decided to do an extremely detailed documentary of these movies because this has been amazing to watch.
This made me cry uncontrollably at the end. I personally need to thank the person who decided to do an extremely detailed documentary of these movies because this has been amazing to watch.
Mathias
7.0★ · 01/08/25
Feels like I’m watching The Office. The setting is actually such a brilliant idea for a sit-com. That Kiwi accent tho, literally impossible to not sound fucking hilarious while speaking like that.
Feels like I’m watching The Office. The setting is actually such a brilliant idea for a sit-com. That Kiwi accent tho, literally impossible to not sound fucking hilarious while speaking like that.
Will
8.0★ · 03/05/26
SmillaPRO
10.0★ · 02/03/26
Greifff
4.4★ · 10/12/25
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