He was a prolific director before helmingThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy, sure, but it was bringingJ.

R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy world to life that made him a household name.

But its also a distinctive fantasy world, and the most fantastical setting for any of Jacksons films.

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So,looking at his non-Tolkien/Middle-earth movies is interesting, because many are underrated and worth digging out.

2’The Frighteners' (1996)

Starring: Michael J. Gooey, disgusting, obscene, and hugely entertaining,B-movies simply dont get much betterthan this.

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Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon, standing in heaven and smiling as birds fly around her in The Lovely Bones

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An alien in Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste

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Meet the Feebles - 1989

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Forgotten Silver (1995)

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Juliet and Pauline embracing while sleeping together in Heavenly Creatures

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Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister in The Frighteners

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