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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

Hope has yet to abandon these lands.

Release:2024
Runtime:2h 14m
Country:Japan
Director:Kenji Kamiyama
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureAnimation
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookPrequelTreacheryFantasy WorldAnimeHigh FantasywarHorsemen
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 38K votes
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic54%
TMDb6.544/10· 856 votes

With 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.

Cast of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

  • Brian Cox

    Brian Cox

    as Helm Hammerhand (voice)

  • Gaia Wise

    Gaia Wise

    as Héra (voice)

  • Luke Pasqualino

    Luke Pasqualino

    as Wulf (voice)

  • Laurence Ubong Williams

    Laurence Ubong Williams

    as Fréaláf (voice)

  • Lorraine Ashbourne

    Lorraine Ashbourne

    as Olwyn (voice)

  • Miranda Otto

    Miranda Otto

    as Éowyn (voice)

  • Shaun Dooley

    Shaun Dooley

    as Freca (voice)

  • Benjamin Wainwright

    Benjamin Wainwright

    as Haleth (voice)

  • Yazdan Qafouri

    Yazdan Qafouri

    as Háma (voice)

  • Michael Wildman

    Michael Wildman

    as General Targg (voice)

  • Janine Duvitski

    Janine Duvitski

    as Old Pennicruik (voice)

  • Bilal Hasna

    Bilal Hasna

    as Lief (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim facts

Budget
$30M
Box office
$20.7M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Anime aesthetic brings fresh visual interpretation to Tolkien
  • •Epic battle choreography conveys scale and tactical complexity
  • •Source material deepens mythology with compelling character backstory

What the audience disliked

  • •Animation quality fluctuates between frames inconsistently throughout
  • •Plot feels incomplete as it relies on external lore knowledge

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