Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-middle-earth"

1. Inkheart (2008)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.

Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory

Votes: 82,474 | Gross: $17.30M

2. An Awfully Big Adventure (1998– )
Episode: J.R.R. Tolkien (1998)

50 min | Documentary

This documentary looks at the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, examining how his childhood influenced his works, and how he felt about his success following publication of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

Director: Julian Birkett | Stars: Juliet Aubrey, Rob Inglis, Christopher Villiers, The Beatles

Votes: 23

3. Making the Movie (2001–2006)
Episode: Making the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (2002)

30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

A behind-the-scenes look through interviews and documentary footage of the making of the first installment of The Lord of Rings, "The Fellowship of the Ring."

Director: Natalia Garcia | Stars: Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Sean Bean

Votes: 221

4. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (2001)

Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, History

A look at the background for Tolkien's mythology, hence the movie's mythology.

Director: Lisa Kors | Stars: Phil Crowley, John Howe, Peter McHugh, Oliver Muirhead

Votes: 648

5. Tremors (2003)
Episode: The Sounds of Silence (2003)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

With Burt out of town, Tyler and a visiting scientist must save Perfection from swarms of flesh-eating insects which produce deafeningly loud sounds, courtesy of MixMaster.

Director: Michael Shapiro | Stars: Victor Browne, Gladise Jiminez, Marcia Strassman, Lela Lee

Votes: 88

6. The Kill Count (2017– )
Episode: The Wolfman (2010) Kill Count (2022)

Unrated | 30 min | Comedy, Horror

The kills of the movie The Wolfman (2010) are broken down and analyzed.

Stars: James A. Janisse, Vic Armstrong, Rick Baker, Steven Begg

Votes: 21

7. Hangin' with Dashie (2011–2021)
Episode: Hangin' With Dashie: Hatsume Fair 2013 (2013)

9 min | Comedy

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Director: Charlie Guzman | Stars: Charlie Guzman, Sport

8. First Viewing (2017– )
Episode: The Black Cauldron (2019)

TV-14 | 12 min | Comedy

Disney's dark fantasy The Black Cauldron didn't win much box office, but maybe it won Doug and Rob over in some areas (though not others).

Directors: Doug Walker, Rob Walker | Stars: Doug Walker, Rob Walker