The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

20142014
PG-13PG-13
2h 24m

Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.

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Adventure Fantasy

Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Director
- Peter Jackson
Writers
- Fran Walsh(screenplay)
- Philippa Boyens(screenplay)
- Peter Jackson(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 55 nominations total

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Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

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Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Conan Stevens in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Richard Armitage in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Ian McKellen and Lee Pace in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Evangeline Lilly and Peggy Nesbitt in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Stephen Fry in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

After the Dragon leaves the Lonely Mountain, the people of Lake-town see a threat coming. Orcs, dwarves, elves and people prepare for war. Bilbo sees Thorin going mad and tries to help. Meanwhile, Gandalf is rescued from the Necromancer's prison and his rescuers realize who the Necromancer is.

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Taglines
- The Defining Chapter
Genres
- Adventure
- Fantasy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images
Parents guide

Trivia
This is the last movie featuring legendary screen actor Sir Christopher Lee (Saruman the White) to be completed and released before his passing on June 7, 2015 at age ninety-three. Lee was one of a handful of cast members to star in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

Goofs
Thorin and Dwalin fight off "no more than a hundred" goblin mercenaries at Ravenhill while Fili and Kili search for Azog. When we go back to Thorin and Dwalin, there are no signs of the dead goblins.

Quotes
[From trailer]
Bilbo Baggins: One day I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad, those who survived... and those that did not.

Crazy credits
The closing credits are accompanied by sketches of people/locations from across the Hobbit trilogy.

Alternate versions
2015 Extended Edition Blu-ray contains twenty minutes additional footage, including more graphic violence, increasing the run-time to 164 minutes. Due to the extra amount of violence, this version has been rated R by the MPAA.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 5 November 2014 (2014)

Soundtracks
The Last Goodbye
Written by Billy Boyd, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh
Performed by Billy Boyd

Top review

9/10

The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies: Despite being the most poorly received it stands as my favorite

I was distinctly underwhelmed by the first two Hobbit movies, I thought they were good but just that "Good". They live in the shadow of the Lord Of The Rings movies and simply paled in comparison and so going into The Battle Of The Five Armies I expected more of the same.

According to both IMDb and the profit margin this was the most poorly received of the franchise, clearly people did not like the film by comparison. But as usual, I have to be different.

I consider this to not only be the best of the Hobbit franchise but also hot on the heels in quality as the LOTR trilogy.

The story culminates beautifully and if you can get past the many changes that were made you'll see the finale of a wondrous tale and a battle on screen that blew me away.

Once again the fantastic cast, stunning score, mind blowing effects and sheer beauty envelope you into the world of Middle Earth and I was gripped.

Yes its not flawless, but it is pretty damn close.

The Good:

Amazing opening

Action scenes are brutal

James Nesbitt

Evangeline Lilly

The Bad:

Still a lot of changes

Fili's death was poorly done

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Budget
- $250,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $255,119,788
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $54,724,334
- Dec 21, 2014
Gross worldwide
- $962,182,865

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Runtime
2 hours 24 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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