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If you are unsure which way to watch them, here are both orders you can do it to help you make up your mind - along with our pick for what we think is the best way to do it.
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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films in release date order
The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released prior to New Line Cinema decided to adapt the earlier novel The Hobbit as a cinematic prequel trilogy also directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
This is the way we got them originally and while we do lean towards watching them in chronological order, this remains an enjoyable way to watch them all and you will be going into it with the three best movies in the franchise first - the slower and slightly more muddled Hobbit trilogy can be more enjoyable with the knowledge of what is to come in Middle-earth.
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