Best Elijah Wood Movies, Ranked
Elijah Wood's best films, ranked by the people who watched them rather than by box office. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King leads at 8.5, with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers close behind. The list runs from 1989 to 2026 and covers the roles actually worth seeking out.
30 titles · average score 7.0 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
★ 8.5 · 27,100 ratingsAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
- 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
★ 8.4 · 28,109 ratingsYoung hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to…
- 3
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
★ 8.4 · 24,363 ratingsFrodo 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…
- 4
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
★ 8.1 · 16,587 ratingsJoel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may…
- 5
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
★ 7.8 · 14,155 ratingsMarty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set…
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across Elijah Wood's screen credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Elijah Wood's best movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), rated 8.5 by 27K viewers — the highest-scoring film they appear in. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers come next.
How many Elijah Wood movies are listed here?
30, spanning 1989 to 2026. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.