The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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2012 | PG-13 | Adventure Drama | 2hrs, 50m

U.S. Release Date

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey release date was Friday, December 14, 2012. This was a Nationwide in theaters release. 3D/2D; IMAX

On Blu-ray & DVD

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Ian McKellen

Gandalf

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

Andy Serkis

Gollum

Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins

Richard Armitage

Thorin Oakenshield

Aidan Turner

Kili

Rating MPAA

PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images

Storylines 4 more

This prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy follows Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of the "little people,” on the hazardous journey with Gandalf the Grey. Together with 13 fortune-seeking dwarves, Bilbo Baggins will be swept out his door and into a dangerous but grand adventure through the Lonely Mountains, where he must contend against all manner of enemies, from dragons, to giant spiders, hostile elves, ravenous wolves, and – perhaps the most perilous of all – a subterranean creature named Gollum from whom Bilbo wins a magical ring (the ring that rules them all) in a riddling contest!

Trivia & Production Notes

Director Peter Jackson began shooting the two films in New Zealand in 3D in mid-March (05-30-11).

Also Known As

The Hobbit 1

Shooting Locations

Monday, March 21 2011: New Zealand

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie