According to IMDb, "The Fellowship of the Ring" is 178 minutes (2 hours and 58 minutes) long, the runtime for "The Two Towers" is 179 minutes (2 hours and 59 minutes), and "The Return of the King" clocks in at a robust 201 minutes (3 hours and 21 minutes).

The Fellowship of the Ring is the film that started it all. Released in 2001, the film sees the formation of a fellowship to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom and keep Dark Lord Sauron from reclaiming it. This film boasts a runtime of 2 hours and 58 minutes.