The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Theatrical - Wide 2014-12-17

Cast Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Orlando Bloom Evangeline Lilly
Directed by Peter Jackson
Written by Guillermo del Toro Philippa Boyens Fran Walsh Peter Jackson

Box Office Gross: $956,019,788

Running Time: 144 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films

Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Following Smaug’s attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor’s mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the... See more Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo’s hands.

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