The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · 144 min
Directed by Peter Jackson. Written by Fran Walsh, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom.
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 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.
Critics 59% · audiences 74% · streaming on HBO Max · 1 Oscar nomination