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Elijah Wood has 45 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 5 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The Coldest Game
2019
Drama · Thriller
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included
Over the Garden Wall
2014 · Mini · Voice
Top 1%Hulu · Included
Ready or Not: Here I Come
2026 · Movie · Actor
Top 2%Hulu · Included
The Faculty
1998 · Movie · Actor
Top 15%Paramount+ · Included
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Dir. Peter Jackson · With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
Dir. Peter Jackson · With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Dir. Peter Jackson · With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Dir. Michel Gondry · With Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
Dir. Patrick McHale, Katie Krentz · With Elijah Wood, Collin Dean, Melanie Lynskey
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett · With Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.
Dir. Shane Acker · With Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
Dir. Liev Schreiber · With Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.
Dir. Robert Rodriguez · With Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.
Dir. Lexi Alexander · With Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
Dir. Max Landis · With Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, Hannah Marks
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Dir. Macon Blair · With Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him.
Dir. Adam Zwar, Jason Gann · With Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Dir. Franck Khalfoun · With Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
Dir. Ang Lee · With Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
Dir. Alexandre O. Philippe · With Emilie Germain, Osgood Perkins, Peter Bogdanovich
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
Dir. Osgood Perkins · With Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.
Dir. Steve Miner · With Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Dir. Joseph Ruben · With Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
Dir. Lee Toland Krieger · With Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Dir. Amber Sealey · With Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
Dir. Mimi Leder · With Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood
Teenager Jones 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 between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.
Dir. Jeffrey Porter · With Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
Dir. Jon Avnet · With Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.
Dir. Stephen Sommers · With Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Dir. Tony Bill · With Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara
When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.
Dir. Macon Blair · With Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige
Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public in a long awaited concert in Chicago. Just moments after starting his performance in the packed theater, in front of an expectant audience, Tom finds a threatening message written on the score: 'Play one wrong note and you die'. Without leaving the piano, Tom must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing.
Dir. Eugenio Mira · With Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Tamsin Egerton
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.
Dir. Mike Figgis · With Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf
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