The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 161 min ★ 7.6 Fantasy, Adventure, Action

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

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Cast

Ian McKellen

Gandalf the Grey

Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins

Richard Armitage

Thorin Oakenshield

Benedict Cumberbatch

Smaug / Sauron

Orlando Bloom

Legolas

Evangeline Lilly

Tauriel

Lee Pace

King Thranduil

Luke Evans

Bard / Girion

Stephen Fry

The Master of Laketown

Ken Stott

Balin

Details

Director

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Fran Walsh

Tagline

"Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$250,000,000

Revenue

$958,400,000

Production

New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WingNut Films

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

February 9, 2014

★ 7/10

The second part amends the fiasco of the first one. Spectacular and, again, with several moments of the already classic "platform-like" fights on the run from these series of movies that could be enhanced if some sense would be given to them. Still, the staging of every location and, remarkably, Smaug, is worth seeing.

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Dark Jedi

April 19, 2014

★ 7/10

7 out of 10 stars would normally be considered quite okay and I guess you could say that this movie is quite okay. However, it has a reputation to live up to. As a movie in the Tolkien universe and with LOTR and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey this movie have a lot to live up to and, as far as I am concerned, it does not. As an action/adventure/fantasy movie it is a quite okay movie. It has a...

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Tom Goetz

January 15, 2018

★ 4/10

Jackson turned a great story into just another Prates of the Caribbean. Jumping, sliding, gags, etc. All the thinking parts are gone.

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Gimly

January 20, 2019

★ 6/10

I'm happy to be back in this world, but _Empire_ this ain't. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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r96sk

February 21, 2021

★ 8/10

Still very good, but I found <em>'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'</em> to be a step below the preceding 2012 release. The conclusion is what affects it the most, in my opinion. It isn't anything bad, but it goes on for too long - yet the ending itself comes out of nowhere a little. It's iffily crafted, with the entertainment value not enough to cover it up. Again, nothing anywhere near ter...