Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand, United States
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
- based on novel or book
- elves
- dwarf
- magic
- horseback riding
- sword
- burglar
- legend
- riddle
- mountain
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Martin Freeman
Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen
Gandalf the Grey
Richard Armitage
Thorin Oakenshield
James Nesbitt
Bofur
- Ken Stott — Balin
- Sylvester McCoy — Radagast the Brown
- Barry Humphries — The Great Goblin
- Dean O'Gorman — Fili
- Aidan Turner — Kili
- Graham McTavish — Dwalin
- Adam Brown — Ori
- Peter Hambleton — Gloin / William Troll
- John Callen — Oin
- Mark Hadlow — Dori / Bert Troll
- Jed Brophy — Nori
- Directed
- Peter Jackson
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 20,020 ratings
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
2012 · You’re hereThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Where it starts.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
