Original: The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three live action fantasy epic films : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ) , The Two Towers ( 2002 ) and The Return of the King ( 2003 ) ( often abbreviated to LotR for the trilogy , and FotR , TTT , and RotK for the individual films ) .
Simplified: The Lord of the Rings is a set of three fantasy movies : The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ) , The Two Towers ( 2002 ) and The Return of the King ( 2003 ) .