Movies by Elijah Wood
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Beloved hobbit Bilbo Baggins is back in a visually spectacular tale inspired by The Lord of the Rings and likewise directed by Peter Jackson. Joining the effort to free the Kingdom of Erebor,…
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Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina …
Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger
High school sweethearts Celeste and Jesse married young, and though they're still close friends, they've decided to divorce. Back on the singles scene, the two struggle to keep…
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Revenge for Jolly! (2012)
Cast: Brian Petsos, Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Chadd Harbold
When Harry comes home from a night of drinking and discovers that his beloved dog Jolly has been killed, he vows to exact revenge. He and his cousin Cecil gather up arms and embark on a…
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Maniac (2012)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Sammi Rotibi …
Directed by: Franck Khalfoun
In this high-gloss update of a 1980 slasher flick, Elijah Wood stars as Frank, a mannequin store owner who develops an unsatiable lust for blood when he becomes obsessed with a young artist…
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Happy Feet Two (2011)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: George Miller
Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin who can't carry a tune, returns in this sequel to the hit animated musical. This time around, Mumble has a son. But unlike his toe-tapping father, young…
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The Romantics (2010)
Cast: Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin …
Directed by: Galt Niederhoffer
Sexcapades and lots of laughter ensue when a group of college friends reunite for the wedding of Lila (Anna Paquin) and Tom (Josh Duhamel) -- and an old rivalry resurges between Lila and her…
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Wilfred: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann …
This quirky FX comedy centers on the budding friendship between Ryan and his next-door neighbor's dog, Wilfred. But to Ryan, this man's best friend looks an awful lot like a grown…
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Wilfred (2010)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann …
Adapted from the Australian TV series, this unconventional comedy follows the surreal experiences of Ryan, a deeply depressed man who becomes convinced that his neighbor's dog Wilfred is…
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9 (2009)
Cast: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Shane Acker
In a postapocalyptic world, a small community of rag-doll robots hides in fear from dangerous machines out to exterminate them. But when a brave newcomer named 9 joins the group, he inspires…
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The Heart is a Drum Machine (2009)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Schwartzman, Wayne Coyne …
Directed by: Christopher Pomerenke
This ambitious documentary from director Christopher Pomerenke features interviews with accomplished musicians, actors and other notables who offer insightful reflections on a single,…
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Day Zero (2008)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal …
Directed by: Bryan Gunnar Cole
In his feature film debut, director Bryan Gunnar Cole imagines an otherworldly America in the not-too-distant future where the draft has been reinstated to fight the global war on terror and…
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The Oxford Murders (2008)
Cast: Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling …
Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
After Oxford logic professor Arthur Seldom and his new graduate student Martin discover a dead woman, they get involved in trying to solve a string of homicides in which the killer marked…
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Operation Filmmaker (2007)
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Dwayne Johnson, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Nina Davenport
After hearing about the struggles of Iraqi film student Muthana Mohmed, American actor Liev Schreiber invites him to come to the Czech Republic and work on Schreiber's directorial debut,…
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Happy Feet (2006)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman …
Directed by: George Miller
While his penguin friends use their singing skills to attract mates, young Mumble's caterwauling sends potential sweethearts waddling in the opposite direction. Yet Mumble is blessed…
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Bobby (2006)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Emilio Estevez
The lives of 22 strangers intersect at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel on June 6, 1968, a day that culminated in the assassination of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Vignettes from the hotel…
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Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Gérard Depardieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal …
Directed by: Frederic Auburtin, Alfonso Cuarón, Emmanuel Benbihy …
Paris comes to life in this whimsical patchwork of 18 five-minute shorts united by a common theme -- love in the City of Lights -- and helmed by an international cast of filmmakers, including…
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Sin City (2005)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
In this series of interwoven stories adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels, an ex-con avenges a hooker's death, a detective gets mixed up with dangerous vixens, and a rogue cop…
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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hütz, Boris Leskin …
Directed by: Liev Schreiber
A young American Jewish man begins an exhausting quest -- aided by a naïve Ukranian translator -- to find the righteous gentile woman who saved his grandfather when his small Ukranian…
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Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani …
Directed by: Lexi Alexander
Drawn into a bogus drug scandal by his wealthy roommate, a high-achieving Harvard newspaper editor is kicked out of school just a few months shy of getting his degree and flies to London to…
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson …
Directed by: Carlene Cordova
Penned more than 50 years ago by Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien, the &NFi;Lord of the Rings&NFi_; books spawned a brave new world populated by hobbits, sorcerers, elves and orcs, striking a…
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I'm Still Here (2005)
Cast: Zach Braff, Ryan Gosling, Kate Hudson …
Directed by: Lauren Lazin
This moving documentary honors young people who suffered the horrors of the holocaust, blending archival film footage and photos with firsthand accounts from the diaries of young Jews to…
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Sin City: Recut (2005)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Fans can revel in this unrated, recut, extended release of the graphic novel-based film noir that tells the interlacing stories of an ex-con avenging a murder, a detective caught up with…
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
After learning that his ex-girlfriend had an experimental medical procedure to purge all memories of him, a man decides to do the same with her. But during the operation, he realizes he…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other members of the…
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In the continuing adventures of two spy siblings, Carmen gets caught in a virtual reality game designed by the kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker, and it's up to Juni to save her by…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition (2003)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
In the Oscar-winning final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
The second installment of director Peter Jackson's trilogy finds Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli (John…
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Glenn Chaika
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this…
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Ash Wednesday (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Edward Burns, Malachy McCourt …
Directed by: Edward Burns
Exactly 3 years after Sean Sullivan's arm was found in the river, convincing everyone around him that he'd been murdered, his brother Frank gets wind of rumors that Sean's…
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All I Want (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore …
Directed by: Jeffrey Porter
Teenager Jones (Elijah Wood) has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Extended Edition (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
This second entry in director Peter Jackson's epic trilogy follows hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) on their trek toward the frightful land of Mordor, while vile sorcerer…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson has created a world that surpasses the expectations of J.R.R. Tolkien purists as Frodo Baggins…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition (2001)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson follows Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he embarks on his epic quest. The movie -- which nabbed 13…
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Chain of Fools (2000)
Cast: Steve Zahn, Salma Hayek, Jeff Goldblum …
Directed by: Traktor
Kresk (Steve Zahn), a hapless barber, runs afoul of the law after unwittingly accepting some stolen ancient coins. Enter Kolko (Salma Hayek), a private detective who's hot on…
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Black and White (1999)
Cast: Scott Caan, Robert Downey Jr., Stacy Edwards …
Directed by: James Toback
This semi-improvised ensemble drama unfolds on the streets of New York City, where a documentary filmmaker (Brooke Shields) and her husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of privileged…
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The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
Cast: Janet Paparazzo, Elijah Wood, Janeane Garofalo …
Directed by: Martin Duffy
While residing in a hospital for terminally ill youth, adolescent amnesiac Barney Snow (Elijah Wood) tries to decipher the few foggy memories he still possesses, bonds with several other…
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Deep Impact (1998)
Cast: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Mimi Leder
A 7-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. To save the world, the U.S. president appoints a steely veteran astronaut to lead a joint…
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The Faculty (1998)
Cast: Jordanna Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Many teens think their teachers hail from another planet -- but what if it's true? Herrington High students notice that faculty members aren't quite themselves, and discover an…
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The Ice Storm (1997)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver …
Directed by: Ang Lee
Prep-schooler Paul Hood (Tobey Maguire) returns home for Thanksgiving weekend and finds his family about to implode. While his father (Kevin Kline) tries to douse his sorrows with booze and…
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Oliver Twist (1997)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara …
Directed by: Tony Bill
Lavish production values inform this TV adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel about life on the mean streets of 19th-century London. Young orphan Oliver (Alex Trench) joins a…
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Flipper (1996)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks …
Directed by: Alan Shapiro
Fourteen-year-old Sandy (Elijah Wood) is less than excited to find out he'll be spending an entire summer on an island off the coast of Florida with his Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan), a…
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The War (1994)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Vietnam War vet Stephen Simmons (Kevin Costner) deals with an entirely different set of conflicts at home in 1970 Mississippi as he copes with post-traumatic stress disorder and employment…
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North (1994)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Fed up with his seemingly neglectful parents, child prodigy North sets off across the globe to find a new and improved mom and dad. But the lad's crazy adventures with potential…
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The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane …
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Follow a mischievous youngster, Huck (Elijah Wood), and a runaway slave, Jim (Courtney B. Vance), on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the…
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The Good Son (1993)
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson …
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Tragedy has hit the Evans family, and Henry might not be as innocent as he seems -- but no one will believe Mark and what he thinks of his cousin. Before long, a confrontation with Henry has…
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Forever Young (1992)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Steve Miner
In 1939, the love of Daniel's (Mel Gibson) life, Helen (Isabel Glasser), falls comatose after an accident. Grief-stricken, he agrees to be frozen alive in scientist Harry's (George…
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Radio Flyer (1992)
Cast: Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Mike (Elijah Wood) and Bobby (Joseph Mazzello) are brothers who endure a horrific life of abuse at the hands of their stepfather. In an effort to save his younger brother from further…
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Paradise (1991)
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood …
Directed by: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Willard (Elijah Wood), a 10-year-old who is dealing with his parents' break-up, comes to spend the summer with Lily and Ben Reed (Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson), whose own…
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Avalon (1990)
Cast: Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon, Lou Jacobi …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Based on director Barry Levinson's memories of life with his immigrant grandparents, this nostalgic story (which represents the final installment in Levinson's "Baltimore Trilogy")…
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Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Marty (Michael J. Fox) and Doc (Christopher Lloyd) are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the…