The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, a touch of humor.
Epic and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic and wondrous
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score, cinematography, and sound design
Epic and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is epic, pulse-pounding, and tense.
Nostalgic and wondrous
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, wondrous, and hopeful.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout score, cinematography, and sound design
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and sound design stand out.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 24 min
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies runs 2 h 24 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies higher (73) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $250 million to make and earned $956 million worldwide, 3.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand, United States.
+111GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in 125 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 263 storytelling tropes for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, including Plot-Based Voice Cancellation, Legally Dead, Use Your Head.
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