Where to Watch The Hobbit (1977) Online

Looking to watch 'The Hobbit' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Jules Bass-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - 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 finer points about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft adventure flick.

Released November 27th, 1977, '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 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 318 respected users.

Interested in knowing 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, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Max .