20 Most Rewatchable Movies Of The 2000s

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

The conversation around trilogies in the noughties came down to two big series, and while we will never stop watching the Star Wars prequels, we accept that, for many, once is more than enough. Thus, we turn to their competitor, and Peter Jackson’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the most rewatchable of all three: The Fellowship of the Ring.

In Middle-earth, we join hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he leaves the Shire to take the Dark Lord Sauron’s ring of power to Mordor and destroy it for good. Joined by grey wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), heir to the throne of men Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), and his, umm, gardener Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), Frodo forms the titular Fellowship, and they embark on a treacherous trail that pits them against orcs, uruk-hai, a balrog of Morgoth, and the dark wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee).

Now, we could watch the entire trilogy any day of the week - it has the best acting in any fantasy series, manages to build an entire Middle-earth in just three films, boasts a crazy-talented cast, and indulges in so many spectacular battle scenes - but when pressed to just choose one movie, it’s always going to be Fellowship. It is cosy, familiar, and grounded in a way the other films aren’t, and while it invites further viewing, it is the easiest to just drop in on and leave it at that.