The Hobbit
Film197777 min

The Hobbit

Taste attributes: adventureanimationfamilyfantasytv moviemonster/alien/supernaturalmafia/gangsteranimalsdetectivefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA fantastical animated family film that is inventive, stylish and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 191 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Arthur Rankin, Jr.
  • Jules Bass

Cast

  • Orson Bean
  • Richard Boone
  • Hans Conried
  • John Huston
  • Otto Preminger

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1977
Runtime
77 min
Status
Released
Studio
Rankin/Bass Productions
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