Want to watch 'The Hobbit' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Arthur Rankin, Jr.-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Hobbit' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Hobbit' right now, here are some specifics about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft adventure flick.
Released , 'The Hobbit' stars Orson Bean, John Huston, Hans Conried, Richard Boone The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 335 respected users.
Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't..."
'The Hobbit' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube, HBO HBO Max, HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, and TCM Amazon Channel .
'The Hobbit' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
September 11th, 2001
- Buy The Hobbit DVD
The Lord of the Rings (Animated) Collection
A collection of the animated The Lord of the Rings movies by Rankin/Bass.