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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 2h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
2M
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POPULARITY
356
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Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
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While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

  • Director
    • Peter Jackson
  • Writers
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Fran Walsh
    • Philippa Boyens
  • Stars
    • Elijah Wood
    • Ian McKellen
    • Viggo Mortensen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    2M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    356
    57
    • Director
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • J.R.R. Tolkien
      • Fran Walsh
      • Philippa Boyens
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Ian McKellen
      • Viggo Mortensen
    • 2.9KUser reviews
    • 191Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #10
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 132 wins & 139 nominations total

    Videos7

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    The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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    'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Greatest Moments
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    'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Greatest Moments
    Does Andy Serkis Know How Many Times He's Played Gollum?
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    Does Andy Serkis Know How Many Times He's Played Gollum?
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    Top Cast99+

    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Frodo
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • Gandalf
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Aragorn
    Bruce Allpress
    Bruce Allpress
    • Aldor
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Sam
    John Bach
    John Bach
    • Madril
    Sala Baker
    Sala Baker
    • Man Flesh Uruk
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Galadriel
    Orlando Bloom
    Orlando Bloom
    • Legolas
    Billy Boyd
    Billy Boyd
    • Pippin
    Jed Brophy
    Jed Brophy
    • Sharku…
    Sam Comery
    • Eothain
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Wormtongue
    Calum Gittins
    Calum Gittins
    • Haleth
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Theoden
    Bruce Hopkins
    Bruce Hopkins
    • Gamling
    Paris Howe Strewe
    Paris Howe Strewe
    • Theodred
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Saruman
    • Director
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • J.R.R. Tolkien
      • Fran Walsh
      • Philippa Boyens
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      About two hundred to three hundred horses were used in the trilogy. Because most of the scenes involving horses are intense battle scenes, where the horses could likely be harmed, a horse and rider were fitted with the same type of suit that Andy Serkis wore for his role, and were filmed in the studio doing typical "battle" things, like galloping and rearing up, so the footage could be inserted digitally into the battle scenes. In that way, no horses were hurt.
    • Goofs
      Just as Ugluk and the troop of Uruk-Hai stop and Uruk asks, "What is it? What do you smell?" one of the Uruk-Hai fails to notice a bump in the terrain and goes sprawling to the floor.
    • Quotes
      • Frodo: I can't do this, Sam.
      • Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.
      • Frodo: What are we holding onto, Sam?
      • Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for.
    • Crazy credits
      "Cute Rohan Refugee Children . . . . . . . . Billy Jackson and Katie Jackson" (Peter Jackson's son and daughter)
    • Alternate versions
      In the US theatrical and DVD releases (both versions), the New Line Cinema logo at the beginning says "An AOL Time Warner Company" underneath it. For the US Blu Ray release (both versions), the logo has been changed to simply say "A TimeWarner Company" underneath it.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Gollum's Song
      Performed by Emiliana Torrini
      Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
      Music by Howard Shore
      Lyrics by Fran Walsh

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    FAQ13

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • New Line Cinema
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Sindarin
      • Old English
    • Also known as
      • El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres
    • Filming locations
      • Hinuera Valley, Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • WingNut Films
      • The Saul Zaentz Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $94,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $350,104,956
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,007,528
      • Dec 22, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $945,185,917
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 59m(179 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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