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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012

Directed by Peter Jackson · 169 mins · 1,721 views

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Synopsis

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.

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Reviews (126)

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    phoebeee 8 月 22, 2026

    Bilbo was like 💍👀🗡 then gollum was like 🥺🥺🥺 and bilbo was like 😼🏃‍♂️💨 and gollum was like 🤬👹👿 then battle ⚔️🛡🔥 and finally the eagles were like 🦅🦅🦅

    1,793 4
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    barbora 8 月 22, 2026

    i think the problem with this is that it’s not as gay as the lotr films

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    Jay 8 月 22, 2026

    technically a musical if you try hard enough

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    nickusen 8 月 22, 2026

    all of the dwarves singing ‘the misty mountains cold’ while gathered around bag end’s roaring hearth is so moving that it *almost* justifies the whole insane exercise. almost.

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    scream queen 8 月 22, 2026

    no cgi was needed for martin freeman’s height

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    kylie 8 月 22, 2026

    i love those funky little hobbits

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    Josh Lewis 8 月 22, 2026

    You could easily cut like 2 hours off of this.

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    Adam シ 8 月 22, 2026

    bilbo baggins is just like me fr (i don’t like leaving my house)

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    clownhead 8 月 22, 2026

    me: hm this ain’t it galadriel: SERVING me: never mind! it’s good! great even!

    1,442 2
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    tangled up in purple 8 月 22, 2026

    Oh no, Sebastian! 🦔 I now want an entire spin-off based on Radagast’s creatures 🥺

    1,442 4
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    milliegibbo 8 月 22, 2026

    riddle game with Gollum slaps everytime

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    🦧 8 月 22, 2026

    The masculine urge to play a game of riddles with a near-naked homeless man in a cave

    1,693 1
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    Flickets 8 月 22, 2026

    FROM THE SMALLEST BEGINNINGS COME THE GREATEST LEGENDS.

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    ma3touuug 8 月 22, 2026

    Omi modmna b 2flem the hobbit.. yji kol film tfarjna 3lih 3 marat a9al 7aja

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    GabriRaiden 8 月 22, 2026

    Eee mi piace lo hobbit come trilogia non so pk non c’entra il fatto che mi piace tlor.

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    Elías Núñez 8 月 22, 2026

    3 horas de… nada

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    papmiklosa 8 月 22, 2026

    Great start to a triology

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    Michel P 8 月 22, 2026

    Esto debe sentir alguien introvertidx cuando yo llego a su vida y le propongo estar en cualquier lado donde seguramente terminará sobreestimuladx

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    Hendrik Jansen 8 月 22, 2026

    Ein sehr guter Film, der erneut eine Adaption eines Kindheizsklassikers ist. auch wenn es schwer ist aus einer so guten Vorlage einen Schlechten Film zu machen, sind die Visualls durch die Bank weg überzeugend auch die Musik ist fabelhaft

  20. T
    Turki 8 月 22, 2026

    قمة الملل

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    Hope 8 月 22, 2026

    Warner was really fucking greedy splitting up a medium sized book into 3 fucking movies

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    theonedream 8 月 22, 2026

    Des plans magnifiques au sein d’un univers majestueux.

    2
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    AlexisFox 8 月 22, 2026

    Très beau, très bien réalisé, toujours une ambiance et une musique incroyables… mais beaucoup trop étiré. Thorin fait de l’aura farming pendant 3h et on s’attache finalement assez peu aux personnages.

    1
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    Camille Mathieu 8 月 22, 2026

    Excellente BO, paysages magnifiques, les scenes d’action sont bonnes

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    Philip 8 月 22, 2026

    I know it’s too long, it has too much CGI but it’s fun and I always smile with it on

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    Golden_Apple 8 月 22, 2026

    osszes hobbitot 1ben

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    ElouanElouan 8 月 22, 2026

    Toujours jaloux de leurs maison.

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    senor_taco 8 月 22, 2026

    The amount of nostalgia I have for this movie is palpable

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    madimargo 8 月 22, 2026

    i see fire 🔥

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    kmyll 8 月 22, 2026

    um clássico muito tops, mas teve vezes durante o filme q foi uma vibe meio “homens, músculos e bla”

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    Davellus 8 月 21, 2026

    A decent start, but it was clear from the very beginning that this book was never meant to be a trilogy.

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    FinneganUnawake 8 月 21, 2026

    Naked dwarves

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    MehdiS06 8 月 21, 2026

    bon début de trilogie

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    Elena🩷 8 月 21, 2026

    Spesso le storie solo sui viaggi mi annoiano (e non è paragonabile al mitico 1º film di LOTR), però Bilbo è troppo carino e relatable. Ormai così asociale che reagirei uguale pure se uno stregone mi trascinasse fuori per un’avventura. Man you’re cool… I’m not😔 Alla frase di Gandalf sul coraggio che spesso si trova nelle piccole cose però ho sorriso, #hopecore amo❤️‍🩹

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    ᥉𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖾 8 月 21, 2026

    gays fantasia

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    00hana 8 月 21, 2026

    so confused but i had a great time

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    PedroH01 8 月 21, 2026

    Goty. A primeira coisa que fiz depois de terminar o livro foi assistir o filme pra ver se era isso tudo mesmo. E era mesmo.

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    jackgifford18 8 月 21, 2026

    Out of the three hobbit films, this one is by far the best. It captures all of the magic of the original LOTR trilogy, alongside introducing its own identity and ideas. The score is amazing, visually it still holds up.

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    Shiggy99 8 月 21, 2026

    A very good film, but a bit Slow

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    Michelle 8 月 21, 2026

    I know I’m not the only one to say this, and I know this is nothing new, but I really wanted to see what GDT would have done with this. This just felt too much like “LOTR but with endless filler and make it the Hobbit” rather than its own thing. It’s a real shame, because I think two films for the Hobbit feels right, and it could have worked. But instead we just get watered down LOTR with way too much CGI and not enough heart.

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    occi 8 月 21, 2026

    Que filme lindo mds, o bilbo em francês é muito bom (recomendo, apesar de ser meio difícil de sincronizar as legendas), não sei como existem pessoas que dão poucas estrelas pra essa obra, esse filme envelheceu como vinho. Apesar de ser longo, os personagens são muito cativantes e existe momentos que você pensa que deveria existir um 38 nesse mundo pq pqp cada situação que esses anão e esse Hobbit se meteram.

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    juliana 8 月 21, 2026

    não tem mulheres na terra média?

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    alchemisthero 8 月 21, 2026

    When you’re 45 minutes into the movie and you’re not even out of the first chapter of the book, you know something went wrong.

  44. S
    sophi 8 月 21, 2026

    waos aparicion especial del anillo mierde

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    hitsukitty 8 月 21, 2026

    i saw some homosexual undertones and that was pretty cool

    1
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    thematildap 8 月 21, 2026

    Finally getting my friends to watch this series I can’t wait to say The Thing once we get to lotr

    1
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    JiBayo 8 月 21, 2026

    Experiencia promedio de un botellón con 17 años.

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    ziggy 8 月 21, 2026

    rewatched, this time I watched it with riri!!! I love this movie sm its such a comfort movie for me 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

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    Joshua 8 月 21, 2026

    Masterpiece J.R.R. Tolkien seriously walked so these directors could fly!

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    mah_starnino 8 月 21, 2026

    eu amo mto esse universo

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    asacschroeder 8 月 21, 2026

    Damn near immaculate battles and CGI. Fun and charming story, only complaint is the gollum scene towards the end really drags on. Can’t stand looking at that ugly fucker

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    TrestenMcArthur 8 月 21, 2026

    8.6/10

  53. S
    spikenail 8 月 21, 2026

    Todo el tiempo me acordaba de los vídeos de Rafa polinesio jugando Minecraft con su mod de el señor de los anillos

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    Kaitlin 8 月 21, 2026

    way too long and no women

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    Gustavo Bento 8 月 21, 2026

    Legal

  56. S
    Stephen Downey 8 月 21, 2026

    Realistically who wouldn’t wanna play riddles with a near naked creature while your friends are all getting kidnapped by goblins.

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    TylerHenke 8 月 21, 2026

    Got home from school today and decided to watch a throwback. Unpopular opinion, but I really enjoyed The Hobbit movies. I haven’t seen this one since I was a kid, but the best way to describe it is it feels like you’re constantly on a theme park rollercoaster. You get fun nods to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, cool new added lore inspired by the book, and a mix of thrilling action and heartfelt moments with an epic score…

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    soffi 8 月 21, 2026

    ai gente esse filme é tão fofinho, o bilbo é um querido mds amo ele

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    Keziah 8 月 21, 2026

    Goblins were sick

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    Konem 8 月 21, 2026

    The effects are either aging like milk or like wine but other than that I still love those movies!

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    OliOdyssey 8 月 21, 2026

    la peli mejoró un 100% cuando apareció gollum

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    WanTamariz 8 月 21, 2026

    Até que é bonzinho, não lembrava q era um filme legal

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    Conny 8 月 21, 2026

    L’urgio di dover essere maschi luridi e puzzoni

  64. C
    Carina 8 月 21, 2026

    Now that I’m an adult, Bilbo is my absolute spirit animal oml

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    vristale 8 月 21, 2026

    бля да

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    brobrandon24 8 月 21, 2026

    I fuckin love these goddamn movies.

  67. K
    kenwald 8 月 21, 2026

    almost three hour long movie and there’s only one woman with a speaking role she has three scenes

  68. S
    staleube 8 月 21, 2026

    waow

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    Nihaal 8 月 21, 2026

    First watch and i thought it was good.Martin Freeman as bilbo is good and i love the story of how he got the ring and the settings are so beautiful in this as well

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    Carolina Estrela 8 月 21, 2026

    O Paraíso deve ser parecido com o Condado.

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    johnjohn⭐️ 8 月 21, 2026

    O filme tinha TUDO pra ser incrível, mas ele demora MUITO pra acontecer, e devagar demais, se n fosse isso seria incrível

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    Felipe Omartins 8 月 21, 2026

    Uma jornada inesperada

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    lobo 8 月 21, 2026

    Prince/King Knight x Regular Dude

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    Jacoc 8 月 21, 2026

    Unreal bit of filmary, hope they make friends with smaug in next one 👍

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    cam 8 月 21, 2026

    yeahhhh what abt it i had a thought about bofur

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    jensanz 8 月 21, 2026

    Tremenda obra de arte

  77. J
    JBfilmGURU 8 月 21, 2026

    the fact this is the best of the 3 is tragic

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    Jellie 8 月 21, 2026

    kili has the biggest parasites

    1
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    alex 8 月 21, 2026

    “The world Is not in your books and maps. It’s out there.” fokin shit si quema cuh

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    Ello 8 月 21, 2026

    Ragadast: “Li depisto io!” Gandalf: “Ma quelli sono Mannari di Gundabad! Ti raggiungeranno!” Ragadast: “E questi sono Conigli di Rhosgobel… vorrei che ci provassero!”

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    ágatha 8 月 21, 2026

    te amo bilbo

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    Michael Sambrook 8 月 21, 2026

    Michaels favourite part was “Gollum”

  83. A
    alen 8 月 21, 2026

    bilbo carreando desde el inicio

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    Adam Standing 8 月 21, 2026

    Ngl I kinda expected this journey

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    Marcelo Luna 8 月 21, 2026

    Far over the misty mountains cold

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    b_hitzman 8 月 21, 2026

    Don’t you just hate it when you go on a little adventure and your mountain starts beefing with another mountain?

    2
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    v 8 月 21, 2026

    first introduction to middle earth. this was a fun movie, a little long and i think i would struggle in one sitting but solid i didn’t know gandalf had motion like that, you’re telling me they’re gonna make 87 year old ian mckellen do allat again in the next one?

    3
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    jls70 8 月 21, 2026

    Great to see Poldark in something else. Who’s going to restock Bilbo’s pantry?

    1
  89. V
    vale 8 月 21, 2026

    this clicked with me way more loved getting more of the world and the gollum scenes were great

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    ✰ Katpat ✰ 8 月 21, 2026

    I LOVE the music that plays when the ring appears

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    Toby Sambrook 8 月 21, 2026

    Toby’s favourite parts were “The dragon and Gandalf”

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    Hannah 8 月 21, 2026

    I desperately need to know where the elves get their clothes and what conditioner they use on their hair because it is always perfect.

    2
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    João 8 月 21, 2026

    Os 40 minutos finais são espetaculares, mas infelizmente ainda existem 2 horas anteriores a isso. Os personagens são chatos, o “Vilão” é chato e sem carisma, até o Bilbo muitas das vezes é insustentável, chega a cansar toda a “Jornada Inesperada” antes de chegar nos território dos elfos, pq parece que é somente lá que a história realmente começa

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    val 8 月 21, 2026

    omega (bilbo) defiende a su alfa (thorin) y se gana su respeto el amor que le tengo a gollum es inexplicable

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    Kaivenom 8 月 21, 2026

    Starting a new trilogy off strong is a bit of work for anyone else, but Peter Jackson knows how to kick things off right. The cgi use is a bit rough every now and then in terms of acting, but nothing looks too out of place thankfully, the dinner scenes in bag end are genuinely the best part of the Film.

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    Dheim5 8 月 21, 2026

    The biggest complaint I’ve heard about this trilogy is that it shouldn’t have been stretched out across 3 movies, and boy do I agree It took 40 minutes just for them to leave The Shire, definitely was feeling the length at various times Still really good, but doesn’t touch LOTR so far Excited to see Smaug !

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    Rita 8 月 21, 2026

    Madre mia versión extendida muy buenas 3h si señor puto gandalf y su refuerzo intermitente

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    bgdlastreet 8 月 21, 2026

    Down down down in GOBLINTOOOOOOOOOWN

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    quinnolbrot 8 月 21, 2026

    I’ll never really understand the decision to adapt the Hobbit into a trilogy of three hour movies.

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    ScenesWithSean 8 月 21, 2026

    All time classic. Amazing series. love watching in the chronological order. Must watch series.

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    papilloncafard 8 月 21, 2026

    Le seigneur des anneaux sans le seigneur des anneaux. En plus c’est que les nains aux pieds poilus c’est chiant.

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    WillArmstrong21 8 月 21, 2026

    Should have been one movie as part 2 realy ruins all the good things from part 1. Martin Freeman is really good in this one.

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    maxadey 8 月 21, 2026

    …

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    Grayson 8 月 21, 2026

    I am gonna rate these as if they weren’t adaptations of The Hobbit, just movies that take place in Middle Earth It’s good! Gets bogged down a tiny bit during the Goblin scenes, but the action is great. Gandalf is always aura farming to the max Radagast the Brown?? More like RadaGAS the Green 🌬️

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    RedLight7 8 月 21, 2026

    *extended cut Didn’t know Guillermo Del Toro co-wrote this but a pleasant surprise. It’s essentially LOTR’s less successful, but funnier younger brother who occasionally comes up with good ideas.

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    alymhanlon 8 月 20, 2026

    why some dwarfs aura farming but others look like gnomes?

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    Mark Hanson 8 月 20, 2026

    I rewatched the movie and I wish I could say it was as good as younger me remembered. It’s certainly not a bad film, but compared to Lord of the Rings, it truly pales in comparison. I love the Misty Mountains song though.

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    Tom 8 月 20, 2026

    Yeah I’d be pissed , those birds could’ve well dropped them a bit closer to where they needed to go

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    heardandwatched 8 月 20, 2026

    Everything that the lord of the rings didnt have when it comes to horrible toxic masculinity in a man supposed to be the future king, this film has it and it is annoying. Also wtf is that cgi. I remember this was fire in theaters back then but this is exactly why practical effects are forever, because it is merely qe years later and this looks ridiculous while most things in lots still look amazing.

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    Luca 8 月 20, 2026

    Pro: – Comprendi le origini di tutto e il masterplan di Gandalf – Temi musicali e leitmotiv Contro: – Musical – Troppo troppo lungo. Ce, ogni cosa troppo lunga – Troppi Deus ex da parte di Gandalf

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    valenlinda 8 月 19, 2026

    Não me canso do quão bonita é a paisagem desses filmes

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    Jason Castrillón 8 月 19, 2026

    no sé si serviría pa parchar con enanos tienen actitudes muy pesadas

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    aeris 8 月 18, 2026

    someone make a radagast spin off i’d be all over it

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    karalino 8 月 15, 2026

    ez jopofa volt egy balatoni megapaprikas keszites melle!

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    timkiess12 8 月 15, 2026

    As I’m reading through the book, I’m rewatching the movies to see the differences. In the book Thorin is not such an antagonist and no mention of the arkenstone. Bilbo names Sting and eventually tells the dwarves of the ring.

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    realnealsmith 8 月 15, 2026

    The magic of the LOTR trilogy is there, but its buried somewhere under corporate greed, bloated pacing, and sub-par CG. It’s still an enjoyable, even above average film. There are wonderful landscapes, a great score, and plenty of entertaining adventures to be had in Middle Earth. But the film fails to even approach the heights of Jackson’s first three forays into Tolkien’s world, and it reeks of boardroom money grabbing in a way that would only get worse as the years go on.

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    ✨Lily✨ 8 月 12, 2026

    that’s what bilbo baggins hates is stuck in my head

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    ashley 8 月 8, 2026

    damn imagine random ass people showing up and eating all your pantry food in 1 sitting …

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    Lizzie Bellaby 8 月 7, 2026

    “I’m going on an adventure” baby I’m gonna hold your hand when I tell you this

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    Joe 7 月 24, 2026

    Siento que es la que más se alarga, pero se respira Señor de los Anillos en todo momento.

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    Lina Rudolph 7 月 15, 2026

    the love I have for the hobbit

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    7Berkant 6 月 5, 2026

    Benim için beklenmedik bir yolculuktu güzeldi

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    Berkant7 6 月 5, 2026

    It was an unexpected journey for me

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    Panzer 1 月 3, 2026

    É o único filme bom dessa trilogia

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    laskrPLNGIKBNRN 8 月 7, 2017

    i prefer Lord of the rings, but this was really really cool, about a person after LOTR

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    Peter Fernold 12 月 12, 2012

    Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film’s deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty.

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M Martin Freeman Bilbo Baggins
I Ian McKellen Gandalf the Grey
R Richard Armitage Thorin Oakenshield
J James Nesbitt Bofur
K Ken Stott Balin
S Sylvester McCoy Radagast the Brown
B Barry Humphries The Great Goblin
D Dean O'Gorman Fili
A Aidan Turner Kili
G Graham McTavish Dwalin
A Adam Brown Ori
P Peter Hambleton Gloin / William Troll
J John Callen Oin
M Mark Hadlow Dori / Bert Troll
J Jed Brophy Nori
W William Kircher Bifur / Tom Troll
S Stephen Hunter Bombur
A Andy Serkis Gollum
C Cate Blanchett Galadriel
L Lee Pace King Thranduil
Director Peter Jackson
Writer Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Producer Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Zane Weiner, Philippa Boyens, Eileen Moran, Matt Dravitzki, Amanda Walker
Executive Producer Toby Emmerich, Alan Horn, Ken Kamins, Carolyn Blackwood
Editor Jabez Olssen
Original Music Howard Shore, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sound Pete Smith, John Simpson, Matthew Lambourn, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Chris Ward, Brent Burge, Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham, Justin Webster, David Farmer, Dave Whitehead, Tony Johnson, Jason Canovas
Special Effects Warwick Yin, Mike McDonald, Cameron Hall, Jonathan Roy Grindlay, Oliver Gee
Synopsis
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.
Director
Peter Jackson
Writer
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Studio
New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films
Country
New Zealand, USA
Language
English
Year
2012
Runtime
169 mins

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