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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 41m
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  • 66

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Peter Jackson

Producer:

Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner, Fran Walsh

Writer:

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Release Date:

Dec 13, 2013

Runtime:

2hr 41m

Synopsis

The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, this film continues the adventures of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

Cast

  • Ian McKellen
  • Martin Freeman
  • Richard Armitage
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Evangeline Lilly
  • Lee Pace
  • Luke Evans
  • Ken Stott
  • James Nesbitt
  • Orlando Bloom

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Metacritic

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Based on 44 Critics
7.8

USER SCORE (1741)

Generally favorable reviews based on 1741 Reviews
55
Dec 13, 2013

This all essentially serves to distract from the fact that all that really happens in the film is that the company manages to eventually reach the mountain.

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Metacritic review by Ian Buckwalter
Ian Buckwalter
NPR
70
Dec 6, 2013

After exhibiting an almost craven fidelity to his source material the first time out, Jackson gets the drama in gear here from the outset with a sense of storytelling that possesses palpable energy and purpose.

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Metacritic review by Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
The Hollywood Reporter
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