
The Hobbit
Taste attributes: adventureanimationfamilyfantasytv moviemonster/alien/supernaturalmafia/gangsteranimalsdetectivefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evil
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated family film that is inventive, stylish and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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
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
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











