The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

PG-13

Released Dec 17, 2014

2 hr. 24 min.

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and prevail -- or all die.

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Critics Consensus

Though somewhat overwhelmed by its own spectacle, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ends Peter Jackson's second Middle-earth trilogy on a reasonably satisfying note.

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Ryland C

So that cliffhanger in the last movie was all leading to a disappointing awful finale. Did we really need so much cringy dialogue in this movie? Did we really need a horrible twist for Thorins character? Did we really need a boring finale to one of the best franchises based off of books ever? NO! Don't watch this one. Just watch LOTR FOTR to The Hobbit DOS. Your not missing much from this one.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Lucky T

Great and epic movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Dineth Hansana K

This is one of the biggest disappointments in history. It just is stupid af.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Harmagedon

i know it's not at the level of the original trilogy but it's my favorite film of middle earth, i know objectively it's not incredible but i like it more than a lot of other film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Forged S

If you showed me this movie and nothing else (in the trilogy) I would have asked one question, why is this movie called, "The Hobbit." It hardly focuses on the titular character, the whole point of this movie's existence. In my opinion, this is simply one more example of bloated, unnessessary storytelling that could've been condensed down. The Fellowship of the Ring novel was 300 pages and got one movie. The Two Towers novel was 300 pages and got one movie. The Return of the King novel was 300 pages and got one movie... The Hobbit was 300 pages and got... (drumroll, please) Three, two-hour commercials for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Okay, rant over. These aren't bad movies, I actually quite enjoy them. I just wish they were allowed to be their own thing, as an expansion of this amazing world. Oh, and not everything needs to be a trilogy. Some stories take two movies to tell, while some take seven. If you choose to expand on a story, always remember whose story it is your telling and serve that purpose.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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richard c

The irony that the plot of this movie has so much to do with greed kills me, just re-watched the trilogy because when it was first released I had disliked it so much it was hard to give it a chance. I gave it two stars because the actors did a phenomenal job and committed to their roles but the cgi is just too much. Most of us loved lord of the rings for all the attention to detail and astonishing costume and make up. Glad you let the money go to your head peter, Tolkien would have been disappointed in you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

While the action scenes are eye-popping, for me the film becomes something special in stiller moments, with the megalomaniac Thorin raving, questioning, justifying, swerving towards evil.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 6, 2015

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

This is comfortably straightforward hokum -- which is to say that Jackson, for all his delusions of grandeur, remains a bit of a hobbit at heart.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 6, 2015

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

With some of the most exciting hand-to-hand combat I've ever seen portrayed onscreen the final film in "The Hobbit" trilogy really delivers the goods.

Dec 19, 2014

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a tighter and more focused movie and runs 20 minutes shorter than either of the first two Hobbit films. More importantly it feels in tune with the previous movies and offers us an exciting and fitting conclusion filled with great action and emotion.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Beyond letting audiences down with the final entry of six, Jackson doesn't meet his own high standards and treatment for the Middle Earth saga up to this point.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 16, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

Williamson Home Page

As an individual film, The Battle of the Five Armies serves its purpose. It's a nice way to close the series out, and man, does it feel great to finally get the full picture.

Feb 11, 2022

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Synopsis

Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a sneak attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves must decide whether to unite and prevail -- or all die.

Director: Peter Jackson
Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich, Alan Horn, Carolyn Blackwood, Ken Kamins
Screenwriter: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: 3Foot7, WingNut Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Fantasy Action|Frightening Images|Intense Fantasy Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $255.1M
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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