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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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.

Where to Stream

  • HBO Max

Where to Rent

  • JustWatch TV
  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

Where to Buy

  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube

Would I like this?

Box Office

Budget: $250,000,000
Revenue: $1,021,103,568
ROI: +308.4%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Peter Jackson (Director)
> Andrew Lesnie (Director of Photography)
> Joshua Barraud (Assistant Art Director)
> Joshua Watkins (Additional Second Assistant Director)
> Liz Tan (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Kendall Finlayson (Third Assistant Director)
> Emma Cross (Second Assistant Director)
> Bruno Du Bois (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Hannah McKenzie-Yates (Third Assistant Director)
> Danielle Blake (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Joanne Pearce (Additional Second Assistant Director)
> Bryon Darling (Second Second Assistant Director)
> Michael Smale (Assistant Art Director)
> Erik Winquist (Visual Effects Technical Director)
> Guy Campbell (Second Assistant Director)
> Richard Taylor (Creature Technical Director)
> Andy Serkis (Second Unit Director)
> Carolynne Cunningham (First Assistant Director)
> Simon Bright (Supervising Art Director)
> Christoph Meyer (Creature Technical Director)
> Mark Cameron Williams (Visual Effects Technical Director)

Writers

> Guillermo del Toro (Screenplay)
> Peter Jackson (Screenplay)
> Philippa Boyens (Screenplay)
> J. R. R. Tolkien (Novel)
> Fran Walsh (Screenplay)