Last Updated on 1 July 2025

The following list is a snapshot of society’s current opinions of the 17 best Peter Jackson movies of all time.

I found 27 different ranked lists online of “best movies directed by Peter Jackson” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 27 lists that were averaged.

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  4. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  5. Dead Alive (Braindead) (1992)
  6. King Kong (2005)
  7. The Frighteners (1996)
  8. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
  9. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
  10. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
  11. Bad Taste (1987)
  12. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
  13. The Lovely Bones (2009)
  14. Meet the Feebles (1989)
  15. Forgotten Silver (1995)
  16. The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert (2022)
  17. The Valley (1976)

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