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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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2014 144 min ★ 7.3 (15,745) Released
Action Adventure Fantasy

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Original title
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$250,000,000
Revenue
$956,019,788
Reviews & Ratings 6
Dr Nostromo

Dr Nostromo

May 30, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

83/100 Events have now culminated into a war between dwarves, humans, elves and two armies of orcs. This is such an exciting film that fails miserably in the theatrical version. I believe that much of its negative reaction is simply because of the continuity errors and rushed nature of the theatrical version ...like they're in a hurry to get it over with. Entire action sequences weren't included to satisfy a PG rating and for length. I personally hate the theatrical version but the extended version rocks, even when its silly with its unrealistic action fx! Pure popcorn delight. -- DrNostromo.com

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

May 29, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

After a singularly slow start to the series and despite the fact that I still can’t quite engage with Martin Freeman’s title character, I reckon that this is the best of the trilogy with some superb visual effects underpinned by a solid and characterful story right from the start. With the marauding “Smaug” breathing fire all over the town, it falls to “Bard” (Luke Evans) to try to save the day. Meantime, “Bilbo” (Freeman) is having to contend with the increasingly megalomaniacal dwarf king “Thorin” (Richard Armitage) who is suffering from a golden equivalent of snow-blindness that is testing the loyalties of his friends and allies alike, risking conflict with the now seriously narked Elven army of “Thranduil” (Lee Pace). With battle lines drawn, a siege looks inevitable and with dwarves and elves at loggerheads there could be only one, sinister and malevolent, winner waiting in the wings. This story is now taking us closer to the realms of the LOTR stories and the overlapping storylines help put much more meat on the bones of many of the characters - a benefit of doing the second story before the first, cinematically. There’s still no getting away from the fact the some of the acting talent here is at best a bit lacklustre and at times the likes of Aidan Turner and Messrs. Freeman, Armitage and Evans make even Orli Bloom look like a potential BAFTA winner. Luckily, though, there are the sonorous dulcets of the imposing Sir Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett and Sir Christopher Lee to add some gravitas to the stunning photography and effects that complement well the fire-breathing dragon, the swordplay, the building sense of malevolence and mistrust and, of course, the formidable battle scenes with just about everyone from Middle Earth fighting for survival or domination. It’s probably the only one of the triptych that hits the ground running and effortlessly sustains it’s lengthy duration and if you can settle down to watch it on a big screen that does justice to the imagery and to Howard Shore’s musical imagination then this is well worth it.

r96sk

r96sk

Feb 22, 2021 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

Exactly what it says on the tin - to a fault. Don't get me wrong, I like it. However, towards the end <em>'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'</em> definitely begins to drag quite heavily - the impact of what eventually happens did not, to be honest, hit as strongly as it could've/should've. The pure action is good, but there's not much to remember about everything else. None of the characters, with the exception of Richard Armitage (Thorin) and Luke Evans (Bard) I guess, stand out amidst the wall-to-wall battle. Martin Freeman (Bilb), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) & Co. are are of little importance really, which is a shame. <em>'The Hobbit'</em> series, unfortunately, gets inferior as it goes by. Loved the first film, enjoyed the second but this third installment - while passable - leaves me with a feeling of wanting something else from it. Happy to have watched them though, I'd still recommend them for sure.

Gimly

Gimly

Jan 20, 2019 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

Comparing the _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy and the _Hobbit_ trilogy was already like comparing apples and mediocre oranges, but none so mediocre as _Battle of the Five Armies_. Don't get me wrong, I love a "battle" as much as the next guy, more maybe, I don't even mind a movie that's 95% battle, but in this? It does. Not. Work. _Five Armies_ is a movie that never made it out of pre-viz, let alone to a polished, well-rounded, final cut. I enjoy it to some degree when running through a Middle-Earth marathon as a whole, but only when the group I'm with will let me roll my eyes and complain about it. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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Dark Jedi

Jan 6, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

The Lord of The Rings are still occupying the three top places of my top ten movies list. Needless to say I am a fan of Tolkien and his Middle Earth fantasy story. I never felt that The Hobbit series could match the original trilogy but then much of the story in The Hobbit is not really Tolkien’s but produced by Hollywood scriptwriters to embellish the story enough to fill three movies. It is not a bad attempt by any means (for being a Hollywood one) but it does not really reach the heights of The Lord of The Rings. Still, I quite liked these movies. They are good adventure, fantasy, special effects movies. Thus it saddened me when I went to IMDb and the first things I saw was a bunch of people shouting crap and giving it one star reviews. That is just so much rubbish. This is the third movie and it is not vastly different from the others. If you disliked the first ones so much why go and see this one? Also, the harping about not following the book. At this point that is a nonsense argument. It was fairly obvious that it was not going to follow the book in detail when it was announced that there were going to be three movies and if you did not get it then then you should have gotten it from the other two movies. One star ratings looks more like trolling to me. Anyway, back to the movie itself. I definitely liked this movie better than the second one. It was on par with the first one for me. There was less silly stuff, less stuff that just felt like fillers and the special effects were generally good. The story and the implementation is, as I wrote, less filled with fillers as the last movie. At least from my point of view. Still though, the story is not at all up to the standard of the original Tolkien works. It shows that it is a Hollywood product that favors effects and quantity before depth and quality. The battle at the end was epic but at the same time somewhat nonsensical in how people ran back and forth clobbering people and beasts right left and center. I did quite like the ramming troll though. I have to say that I did not like that weasel Alfrid. Sure he was meant to be disliked but he got tiresome rather quickly. He could have been left out after being pushed into the water as far as I am concerned. After that I just got annoyed every time he appeared and I got especially annoyed by the fact that everyone, even Gandalf, seemed to trust him to actually do what he was told. I was hoping all the way to the finishing scenes that he would meet a gruesome end. On the whole I definitely liked this movie. It had a “Tolkienesque” athmosphere, decent acting, decent story and loads and loads of special effects. Even though it does not reach the heights of The Lord of The Rings it is definitely great entertainment for the fantasy, not to mention special effects, lovers.

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Andres Gomez

Feb 6, 2015 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

As there was not much more to be told from the end of the previous movie, just assist to more than 2h of continuous battle. Quite pointless, but you may enjoy the action if that is what you were looking for ...

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Cast 58
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Gandalf the Grey

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins

Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Thorin Oakenshield

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Evangeline Lilly

Evangeline Lilly

Tauriel

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Bard

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

King Thranduil

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Smaug / Sauron (voice)

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Balin

Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

Kili

Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman

Fili

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Dain Ironfoot

Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

Dwalin

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Bofur

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Master of Laketown

Ryan Gage

Ryan Gage

Alfrid

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Galadriel

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Old Bilbo Baggins

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Saruman the White

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Beorn

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Radagast the Brown

Peter Hambleton

Peter Hambleton

Gloin

John Callen

John Callen

Oin

Mark Hadlow

Mark Hadlow

Dori

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

Nori

William Kircher

William Kircher

Bifur

Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter

Bombur

Adam Brown

Adam Brown

Ori

John Bell

John Bell

Bain

Manu Bennett

Manu Bennett

Azog the Defiler

John Tui

John Tui

Bolg

Peggy Nesbitt

Peggy Nesbitt

Sigrid

Mary Nesbitt

Mary Nesbitt

Tilda

Kelly Kilgour

Kelly Kilgour

Soury

Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson

Braga

Sarah Peirse

Sarah Peirse

Hilda Bianca

Nick Blake

Nick Blake

Percy

Simon London

Simon London

Feren

Conan Stevens

Conan Stevens

Keeper of the Dungeons

Allan Smith

Allan Smith

Ragash

Miranda Harcourt

Miranda Harcourt

Olga

Thomasin McKenzie

Thomasin McKenzie

Astrid

Erin Banks

Erin Banks

Lobelia Sackville Baggins

Timothy Bartlett

Timothy Bartlett

Master Worrywort

Mervyn Smith

Mervyn Smith

Tosser Grubb

Dee Bradley Baker

Dee Bradley Baker

Creature Voices (voice)

Olof Johnsson

Olof Johnsson

Creature Voices (voice)

Jon Olson

Jon Olson

Creature Voices (voice)

Otep Shamaya

Otep Shamaya

Creature Voices (voice)

Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson

Creature Voices (voice)

Stephen Gledhill

Stephen Gledhill

Old Gammidge (uncredited)

Billy Jackson

Billy Jackson

Laketown Refugee (uncredited)

Katie Jackson

Katie Jackson

Girl in Laketown (uncredited)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)

Terry Notary

Terry Notary

Laketown Refugee (uncredited)

Vanessa Cater

Vanessa Cater

Laketown Refugee (uncredited)

Jacob Tomuri

Jacob Tomuri

Somber villager (uncredited)

Crew 66
Alan Lee

Alan Lee

Conceptual Design

John Howe

John Howe

Conceptual Design

Dan Hennah

Dan Hennah

Production Design

Daniel Falconer

Daniel Falconer

Sculptor

Ra Vincent

Ra Vincent

Set Decoration

Andrew Lesnie

Andrew Lesnie

Director of Photography

Natalie Crane

Natalie Crane

Costume Assistant

Bob Buck

Bob Buck

Costume Design

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

Costume Design

Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Hair Designer

Flora Moody

Flora Moody

Makeup & Hair

Barbara Broucke

Barbara Broucke

Makeup Artist

Rick Findlater

Rick Findlater

Makeup Department Head

Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Makeup Designer

Daniel Macarin

Daniel Macarin

CG Supervisor

Luke Millar

Luke Millar

CG Supervisor

Jeff Capogreco

Jeff Capogreco

Sequence Supervisor

Kevin Andrew Smith

Kevin Andrew Smith

Sequence Supervisor

Ingrid Kleinig

Ingrid Kleinig

Stunt Double

Tim Wong

Tim Wong

Stunt Double

Ashlee Fidow

Ashlee Fidow

Stunts

Ben Smith-Petersen

Ben Smith-Petersen

Stunts

Genevieve Aitken

Genevieve Aitken

Stunts

Jacob Tomuri

Jacob Tomuri

Stunts

Kim Fardy

Kim Fardy

Stunts

Mark Trotter

Mark Trotter

Stunts

Min Windle

Min Windle

Stunts

Peter Dillon

Peter Dillon

Stunts

Vanessa Cater

Vanessa Cater

Stunts

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Director

Carolynne Cunningham

Carolynne Cunningham

First Assistant Director

Carolina Jiménez

Carolina Jiménez

Layout

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Second Unit Director

Jabez Olssen

Jabez Olssen

Editor

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Casting

Liz Mullane

Liz Mullane

Casting

Victoria Burrows

Victoria Burrows

Casting

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Co-Producer

Alan Horn

Alan Horn

Executive Producer

Ken Kamins

Ken Kamins

Executive Producer

Toby Emmerich

Toby Emmerich

Executive Producer

Jared Connon

Jared Connon

Location Manager

Carolynne Cunningham

Carolynne Cunningham

Producer

Fran Walsh

Fran Walsh

Producer

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Producer

Stephen Gallagher

Stephen Gallagher

Music Editor

Howard Shore

Howard Shore

Original Music Composer

David Farmer

David Farmer

Sound Designer

Christopher Boyes

Christopher Boyes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Semanick

Michael Semanick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Willsher

Mark Willsher

Supervising Music Editor

David Clayton

David Clayton

Animation Supervisor

Michael Cozens

Michael Cozens

Animation Supervisor

Alexander Nowotny

Alexander Nowotny

Effects Supervisor

Joe Letteri

Joe Letteri

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Jason Lei Howden

Jason Lei Howden

VFX Artist

Christian Rivers

Christian Rivers

Visual Effects Designer

Kevin Sherwood

Kevin Sherwood

Visual Effects Producer

Eric Saindon

Eric Saindon

Visual Effects Supervisor

Matt Aitken

Matt Aitken

Visual Effects Supervisor

R. Christopher White

R. Christopher White

Visual Effects Supervisor

J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

Novel

Fran Walsh

Fran Walsh

Screenplay

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Screenplay

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Philippa Boyens

Philippa Boyens

Screenplay

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Dec 4, 2014

New York City, New York

Premiere

Dec 17, 2014

PG-13 Theatrical

Nov 17, 2015

Extended Edition

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