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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.
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When the King decides to decline an offer for a strategic betrothal for his daughter "Héra", a duel ensues that sees the would-be suitor "Wulf" swear vengeance on the house of "Helm Hammerhand" and the kingdom of "Rohan" before he flees to the mountains. Before too long, he has made his presence felt amongst the usually warring hill tribes and is soon a force to be reckoned with by the King. With his capital being attacked, "Helm" must lead from the front - but can he trust all of his nobles? It turns out that his daughter and this rebel were childhood friends but it's not just him she doesn't want to marry, she has far more independent designs for her life that don't include marriage at all, and these are actively encouraged by her handmaiden - herself a woman to be reckoned with. With duplicity and tragedy all around her, she must lead her people to the safety of the "Hornberg" to avoid the harshness of both her enemy and the brutal winter, but can they survive the ordeal that awaits them. This is a perfectly watchable animated fantasy adventure with the odd snippet of Howard Shore's original "Lord of the Rings - Two Towers" (2002) score to pep it up, but the standard of the animation is really quite underwhelming. It's all very two-dimensional and it seemed to me that virtually no effort has been made to synchronise the lips and the voices. The story is adequate enough, but stretched really quite thinly as it tops the two hour mark without anywhere near enough going on. There's isn't so much a war as a siege, and after about half an hour it felt more like this was an introduction to a character who is going to - whether JRR Tolkien likes it or not - deliver some more Middle Earth adventures for sequels galore. It really underplays the characterful mythology of the topic and takes a very disappointingly "Janet and John" approach to the mysteries and evils of that realm which was so well captured twenty-odd years ago by Peter Jackson.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) is a adventure, action, animation film directed by Kenji Kamiyama, starring Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino. The film runs 134 minutes, carries a PG-13 classification, holds a 6.5/10 audience score across 952 votes. Viewers can check regional availability across Netflix, Google Play, Max, Apple TV, and more, alongside its official trailer on MovieFlix.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is listed across Netflix, Google Play, Max, Apple TV, Claro video, Prime Video, and 34 additional services depending on your country. Use the regional availability selector on this MovieFlix page to compare streaming, rental, and purchase options in your territory, or watch the official trailer above.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim has a runtime of 2h 14m (134 minutes) and is rated PG-13. Classification standards can vary by country and release format.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim was directed by Kenji Kamiyama. Key cast members include Brian Cox (Helm Hammerhand (voice)), Gaia Wise (Héra (voice)), Luke Pasqualino (Wulf (voice)), Laurence Ubong Williams (Fréaláf (voice)), Lorraine Ashbourne (Olwyn (voice)).
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim was released on December 5, 2024. Production countries include United States of America, Japan, New Zealand, with spoken dialogue in English.
