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Released December 14th, 2012, 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 74 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 18,858 respected users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Plex, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Youtube TV, and Amazon Prime Video .
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The Hobbit Collection
The Hobbit collection is a three-part epic fantasy-adventure film directed and produced by Peter Jackson and based on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel of the same name. The trilogy of films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before "The Lord of the Rings", and will act as a prequel to Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.