The Best Peter Jackson Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1965 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) with $1.14B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Peter Jackson Box Office Hits
Peter Jackson's films have made $6.62B worldwide in total. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the biggest hit at $1.14B, ahead of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) ($1.02B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Action $1.14B $382M dom. - 2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 · Adventure $1.02B $303M dom. - 3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 · Adventure $962M $255M dom. - 4
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure $959M $258M dom. - 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 · Action $939M $346M dom. - 6
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · Action $888M $319M dom. - 7
King Kong 2005 · Adventure $557M $218M dom. - 8
The Lovely Bones 2009 · Drama $93.6M $44.1M dom. - 9
The Frighteners 1996 · Fantasy $29.4M $16.8M dom. - 10
They Shall Not Grow Old 2018 · History $21.7M $18M dom.
The Best Peter Jackson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Peter Jackson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Adventure leads with 5 films, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) is the pick of them.
- Adventure 5 films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 · Director
- Action 3 films The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Director
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Music 2 films The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 90 - Drama 2 films The Lovely Bones 2009 · Director
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Documentary 1 film The Beatles: Get Back 2021 · Director - History 1 film They Shall Not Grow Old 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 87
- Fantasy 1 film The Frighteners 1996 · Director
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Biography 1 film Heavenly Creatures 1994 · Director -
Thriller 1 film Dead Alive 1993 · Director
The Best Peter Jackson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Peter Jackson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Peter Jackson Movies
Peter Jackson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) leads with 28 wins from 40 nominations.
- Awards: 28 wins The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · 40 nominations
- Awards: 12 wins The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · 37 nominations
- Awards: 6 wins The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 · 26 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins King Kong 2005 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Lovely Bones 2009 · 15 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Heavenly Creatures 1994 · 3 nominations
The Latest Peter Jackson Movies
The most recent films Peter Jackson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert 2022 · Director
- The Beatles: Get Back 2021 · Director
- They Shall Not Grow Old 2018 · Director
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014 · Director
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Director
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 · Director
- The Lovely Bones 2009 · Director
- King Kong 2005 · Director
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Director
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The Long and Short of It 2003 · Bus Driver - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 · Director
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · Director
The Best Peter Jackson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Peter Jackson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Peter Jackson movie?
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022) is the best-rated Peter Jackson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) (87). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Peter Jackson movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) made the most at the box office, with $1.14B worldwide, followed by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) with $1.02B. Together, Peter Jackson's films with box office figures have made $6.62B.
Which Peter Jackson movie won the most awards?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the most decorated Peter Jackson film, with 28 wins from 40 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Peter Jackson adventure movie?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) is the best-rated of Peter Jackson's adventure films. In other genres: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (action), The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (music) and The Lovely Bones (drama).
What is the newest Peter Jackson movie?
The newest film on Peter Jackson's filmography is The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024), with Peter Jackson as Self.
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