They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

Dead Alive (1992)

Summary: A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.

Release Date: February 12, 1993

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Stephen Sinclair

, Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: R

Production: Filmax, WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon/NFU, NN Film P

Distributor: Trimark Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Trimark Home Video, Vidmark Entertainment

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 242,623

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: December 18, 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 2 h 59 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 345,518,923

International: $ 592,691,420

The Last Samurai (2003)

Summary: In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Release Date: December 05, 2003

Genres: Action, Drama

Director: Edward Zwick

Writers: John Logan

, Edward Zwick

, Marshall Herskovitz

Runtime: 2 h 34 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., The Bedford Falls Company, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Distributor: HBO Max, Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, New Zealand, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 140,000,000

Domestic: $ 111,127,263

International: $ 343,500,000

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Summary: Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Release Date: December 17, 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 3 h 21 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, MGM Worldwide Television, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 381,878,219

International: $ 756,148,872

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Summary: A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 303,030,651

International: $ 714,076,499

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

Summary: A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Release Date: December 19, 2001

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

Runtime: 2 h 58 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company, Marzano Films

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, The WB Television Network, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 93,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,372,078

International: $ 568,823,044

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Summary: The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 13, 2013

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Embracer Group, HBO Max, HBO Zone, KVH Media Group, New Line Home Video, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), TNT

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 225,000,000

Domestic: $ 258,387,334

International: $ 700,691,761

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Summary: Bilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Release Date: December 17, 2014

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG

Production: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), WingNut Films, 3Foot7

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, KVH Media Group

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 255,138,261

International: $ 707,115,685

Tickled (2016)

Summary: Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction.

Release Date: June 24, 2016

Genres: Crime, Documentary, Mystery

Directors: David Farrier

, Dylan Reeve

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: A Ticklish Tale, Fumes Production, Horseshoe Films

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO)

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Domestic: $ 613,956

International: $ 176,563

Guns Akimbo (2019)

Summary: A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.

Release Date: March 03, 2020

Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller

Director: Jason Howden

Writer: Jason Howden

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Altitude Film Entertainment, Four Knights Film, Hyperion Media Group, Occupant Entertainment, Pump Metal Films, The Electric Shadow Company, Particular Crowd

Distributor: Saban Films, Lionsgate

Countries: Germany, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)

Summary: Hercules is half-man, half-god and a hero of fantastic strength. After his malevolent stepmother, Hera, kills his wife and children, he wanders about Earth with mortal best friend Iolaus, fighting evil and trying to overcome his l...

Release Date: January 16, 1995

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Runtime: 0 h 44 min

MPAA: TV-G

Production: Universal Television, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Country: United States

Language: English