Fancy watching 'The Return of the King' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Jules Bass-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Return of the King' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Return of the King' right now, here are some specifics about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft animation flick.
Released May 11th, 1980, 'The Return of the King' stars Orson Bean, Roddy McDowall, John Huston, Theodore Gottlieb The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 203 experienced users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle."
'The Return of the King' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Max Amazon Channel, and Max .
'The Return of the King' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
September 11th, 2001
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The Lord of the Rings (Animated) Collection
A collection of the animated The Lord of the Rings movies by Rankin/Bass.
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