The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

"The journey continues."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.4/10

23,407 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Sound Editing

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Sound

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$79.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$926.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$847.3M

ROI: +1073%

Budget Recovery1173% of budget

$0|Budget: $79.0M|Revenue: $926.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

200.1K

Daily Avg

3.3K

7-Day Trend

-17%

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The Two Towers

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Mount Sunday

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Story Setting

Set In

Middle-earth

Series & Franchise

Part of

Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film seriesThe Lord of the Rings

Timeline

Prequel

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

This Movie

Sequel

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Characters

Haldir

Played by Craig Parker

Éowyn

Played by Miranda Otto

Háma

Éomer

Théoden

Played by Bernard Hill

Denethor

Played by John Noble

Elrond

Played by Hugo Weaving

Boromir

Played by Sean Bean

Treebeard

Legolas

Played by Orlando Bloom

Gríma Wormtongue

Frodo Baggins

Played by Elijah Wood

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Played by Dominic Monaghan

Gandalf

Played by Ian McKellen

Samwise Gamgee

Played by Sean Astin

Saruman

Played by Christopher Lee

Peregrin Took

Played by Billy Boyd

Gimli

Played by John Rhys-Davies

Aragorn

Played by Q171363

Faramir

Played by David Wenham

Arwen

Played by Liv Tyler

Gollum (fantasy)

Played by Andy Serkis

Galadriel

Played by Cate Blanchett

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Andrew Lesnie

Film Editing

Michael J. Horton

Music / Score

Howard Shore

Costume Design

Ngila DicksonRichard Taylor

Production Design

Grant Major

Production Companies

WingNut FilmsNew Line Cinema

Distributors

New Line Cinema

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Available in 133 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Amazon Prime Video, Stan, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	JioHotstar, VI movies and tv	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

Austria12

Belgium12

Brazil12

+20 more countries

Production

Director

Peter Jackson

Writers

Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson

Production Companies

New Line CinemaWingNut FilmsThe Saul Zaentz Company

Cast

Elijah Wood

Frodo

Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Viggo Mortensen

Aragorn

Sean Astin

Sam

Andy Serkis

Gollum

John Rhys-Davies

Gimli / Treebeard (voice)

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Bernard Hill

Théoden

Miranda Otto

Éowyn

Dominic Monaghan

Merry

Billy Boyd

Pippin

Christopher Lee

Saruman

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External Links

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