Overview
A battle for survival unfolds as ancient foes clash in a realm of magic and might.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bombastic
- urgent
- foreboding
- fantasy marathon
- blockbuster night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film commercially impressive and visually expansive but overlong, battle-heavy, and less emotionally or narratively satisfying than the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot rapidly converges on the war involving orcs, dwarves, elves, and people, with the film devoting substantial attention to combat and battlefield scale.
Bilbo recognizes Thorin's descent into madness after the dragon's departure and tries to help him overcome the influence of the treasure.
Lake-town survivors and the dwarf, elf, and human factions prepare for an approaching orc army despite their competing interests.
Bilbo and Thorin's conflict, the Lake-town threat, Gandalf's rescue, and the Necromancer revelation proceed in connected parallel threads.
Films like The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and why
the lord of the rings: the return of the king
Epic Middle-earth fantasy adventure centered on a climactic military confrontation and competing factions.
the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe
Large-scale fantasy warfare, political alliances, and a corrupted ruler facing a decisive battle.
warcraft
Effects-driven fantasy adventure featuring armies, mythical creatures, and a morally tested hero.
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Release Date
- 2014-12-10
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (15800)
Cast
- Ian McKellen
- Martin Freeman
- Richard Armitage
- Orlando Bloom
- Evangeline Lilly
- Luke Evans
- Lee Pace
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Ken Stott
- Aidan Turner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies about?
- As rival peoples gather beneath the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo must confront both an invading army and Thorin’s descent into destructive obsession.
- What is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
- Critics generally found the film commercially impressive and visually expansive but overlong, battle-heavy, and less emotionally or narratively satisfying than the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Which films are like The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
- Films with a similar feel include the lord of the rings: the return of the king, the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, and warcraft.
- How long is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies runs 144 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?
- In United States, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
