Directed by Peter Jackson Written by Fran Walsh   Philippa Boyens   Peter Jackson   Guillermo del Toro   J.R.R. Tolkien   Cast Ian McKellen ... Gandalf Martin Freeman ... Bilbo Richard Armitage ... Thorin Ken Stott ... Balin Graham McTavish ... Dwalin William Kircher ... Bifur / Tom Troll James Nesbitt ... Bofur Stephen Hunter ... Bombur Dean O'Gorman ... Fili Aidan Turner ... Kili John Callen ... Oin Peter Hambleton ... Gloin / William Troll Jed Brophy ... Nori Mark Hadlow ... Dori / Bert Troll Adam Brown ... Ori Ian Holm ... Old Bilbo Elijah Wood ... Frodo Hugo Weaving ... Elrond Cate Blanchett ... Galadriel Christopher Lee ... Saruman Andy Serkis ... Gollum Sylvester McCoy ... Radagast Barry Humphries ... Great Goblin Jeffrey Thomas ... Thror Michael Mizrahi ... Thrain (as Mike Mizrahi) Lee Pace ... Thranduil Manu Bennett ... Azog Conan Stevens ... Bolg John Rawls ... Yazneg Stephen Ure ... Fimbul / Grinnah Timothy Bartlett ... Master Worrywort Bret McKenzie ... Lindir Kiran Shah ... Goblin Scribe Benedict Cumberbatch ... Necromancer Glenn Boswell ... Dwarf Miner Thomas Robins ... Young Thrain Ruby Acevedo ... Cute Young Hobbit Katie Jackson ... Cute Young Hobbit Isaac Miller ... Cute Young Hobbit Ella Olssen ... Cute Young Hobbit Louis Ashbourne Serkis ... Cute Young Hobbit (as Louis Serkis) Ruby Ashbourne Serkis ... Cute Young Hobbit (as Ruby Serkis) Sonny Ashbourne Serkis ... Cute Young Hobbit (as Sonny Serkis) Uncredited Cast Frazer Anderson ... Moria Orc Mark Atkin ... Dwarf Captain Erin Banks ... Lobelia Sackville Baggins Danielle Blake ... Hobbit Jarred Blakiston ... Musical Elf Shane Boulton ... Goblin / Rivendell Court Elf Jessica Buckham ... Dale Child Rosalie Button ... Dale Citizen Melanie Carrington ... Musical Elf Brendan Casey ... King Thranduil's Lieutenant Renee Cataldo ... Goblin Joan Dawe ... Hobbit Bruno Du Bois ... Hobbit Andrew Simon ... Elven Rider Sonia Forbes-Adam ... Belladonna Took Ben Fransham ... Goblin Jed Gard'ner ... Orc Stephen Gledhill ... Old Gammidge Tim Gordon ... Old Hobbit Stephen Grey ... Orc George Harach ... Goblin Jamie Harrison ... Moria Orc Zo Hartley ... Goblin Luke Hawker ... Goblin Carl Hayes ... Orc Dan Hennah ... Old Took Allan Henry ... Goblin Christian Hipolito ... Hunter Orc Brian Hotter ... Otho Sackville Baggins Peter Jackson ... Running Dwarf in Erebor Cameron Jones ... Thranduil's Lieutenant Robert Kazinsky ... Fili Jono Kenyon ... Goblin Paul Kingdom ... Dwarf Civilian Dean Knowsley ... Elven Guard John Landreth ... Erebor Dwarf Guard Lilli Latham ... Rivendell Elf Tim McLachlan ... Goblin Nathan Meister ... Goblin Joseph Mika-Hunt ... Hunter Orc Ravi Narayan ... Goblin / Moria Dwarf Soldier Mary Nesbitt ... Dale Girl Peggy Nesbitt ... Dale Girl Terry Notary ... Great Goblin / Yazneg Lucy O'Connor ... Goblin Clare Olssen ... Hobbit Mother Jabez Olssen ... Running Dwarf in Erebor Shane Rangi ... Goblin / Hunter Orc Thomas Rimmer ... Goblin Miranda Rivers ... Hobbit Mother Tania Rodger ... Hobbit Mother Gabriela Roque López ... Moria Orc Brett Sheerin ... Dwarf Warrior James R.W. Smith ... Hero Goblin Merv Smith ... Tosser Grubb Dave Stringer ... Dwarf Craftsman / Dwarf Elder James Trevena ... Goblin Mark Trotter ... Goblin Eric Vespe ... Fredegar Chubb Simon Vincent ... Goblin James Waterhouse-Brown ... Orc Hayden J. Weal ... Dwarf Gem Holder James Wells ... Dwarfsmith Richard Whiteside ... Erebor Dwarf Guard Produced by Peter Jackson   Zane Weiner   Philippa Boyens   Carolynne Cunningham   Matthew Dravitzki   Toby Emmerich   Alan F. Horn   Fran Walsh   Eileen Moran   Carolyn Blackwood   Ken Kamins   Amanda Walker   Original Music by Howard Shore

Additional Info Premiere: November 28, 2012 Theatrical Release: December 14, 2012 DVD Release: March 19, 2013 Blu-ray Release: March 19, 2013 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents and copyright holder) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) New Line Cinema (presents) WingNut Films Distributors Warner Bros.   (2012) (USA) (theatrical) Fathom Events   (2015) (USA) (theatrical) (Extended Edition) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) TNT   (2016) (USA) (TV) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy) Warner Home Video   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector's Edition Box Set) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #119 / 20,905 Site Ranking #115 A Clockwork Orange (1971) #116 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) #117 Spider-Man (2002) #118 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) #119 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) #120 Iron Man 2 (2010) #121 300 (2007) #122 The Big Bang Theory: Holiday Collection (2022) #123 The Big Bang Theory: Holiday Episodes (2014)