Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 161 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
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
- gold
- lake
- based on novel or book
- elves
- dwarf
- shapeshifting
- mountain
- giant spider
- melancholy
- sequel
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Ian McKellen
Gandalf the Grey
Martin Freeman
Bilbo Baggins
Richard Armitage
Thorin Oakenshield
Benedict Cumberbatch
Smaug / Sauron
- Orlando Bloom — Legolas
- Evangeline Lilly — Tauriel
- Lee Pace — King Thranduil
- Luke Evans — Bard / Girion
- Stephen Fry — The Master of Laketown
- Ken Stott — Balin
- James Nesbitt — Bofur
- Mikael Persbrandt — Beorn
- Sylvester McCoy — Radagast the Brown
- Aidan Turner — Kili
- Dean O'Gorman — Fili
- Directed
- Peter Jackson
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 14,533 ratings
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Where it starts.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · You’re here
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.
movie · 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The closest of them.
The Return of the King
movie · 1980
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
movie · 2015
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movie · 2013
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
movie · 2011
Thor: The Dark World
movie · 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
movie · 2013
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
movie · 2019