The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 144 min · ★ 7.3 · 59% critics
After a dragon’s assault leaves a lakeside town in ruins, rival groups gather around a mountain kingdom and its vast treasure. As darker forces approach, old grudges must give way to uneasy alliances and a desperate fight for the future.
Based on The Hobbit
Also known as The Hobbit III：The Battle of the Five Armies · The Hobbit 3: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (15,385 votes)
- Box office
- $956,019,788
- Budget
- $250,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grand Middle-earth finale with big battles and ties to The Lord of the Rings; Not for you if you prefer smaller, tighter adventures.
Pros: epic battle spectacle; emotional character moments; rich fantasy atmosphere | Cons: overlong final stretch; thin standalone story; heavy digital effects
Themes
- gold
- corruption
- based on novel or book
- elves
- dwarf
- mine
- mountain
- sequel
- troll
- dragon
- battle
- unlikely friendship
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Fantasy Film · 2015
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ian McKellen
as Gandalf the Grey
Martin Freeman
as Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage
as Thorin Oakenshield
Orlando Bloom
as Legolas
Evangeline Lilly
as Tauriel
Luke Evans
as Bard
Lee Pace
as King Thranduil
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Smaug / Sauron (voice)
Ken Stott
as Balin
Aidan Turner
as Kili
Directed by Peter Jackson