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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

1977
Family/Kids, Fantasy
TV Movie
1h 30m
A homebody demi-human in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jules Bass
Jules-Bass
Jules Bass
33 total credits
Jules Bass has 33 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a Santa Claus
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, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Arthur-Rankin-Jr
Arthur Rankin Jr.
32 total credits
Arthur Rankin Jr. has 32 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a Santa Claus
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Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien
JRR-Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
10 total credits
J.R.R. Tolkien has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Lord of the Rings
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, Romeo Muller
Romeo-Muller
Romeo Muller
29 total credits
Romeo Muller has 29 credits at Criticker, including: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Return of the King
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Starring:

Orson Bean
Orson-Bean
Orson Bean
28 total credits
Orson Bean has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Being John Malkovich, Anatomy of a Murder, The Equalizer 2, The Hobbit and The Return of the King
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, John Huston
John-Huston
John Huston
107 total credits
John Huston directed some of the most famous movies of the 20th century, including the Humphrey Bogart classics The Maltese Falcon (1941), Key Largo (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and The African Queen (1951). A writer, painter, big-game hunter, actor, director and larger-than-life character off-screen, Huston was the son of actor Walter Huston and grew up around vaudeville until he was a teenager.
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, Cyril Ritchard
Cyril-Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
9 total credits
Cyril Ritchard has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Hobbit, Blackmail, Piccadilly, Peter Pan and The Daydreamer
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, Otto Preminger
Otto-Preminger
Otto Preminger
45 total credits
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 - 23 April 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship...(Wikipedia)
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, Richard Boone
Richard-Boone
Richard Boone
52 total credits
Richard Boone has 52 credits at Criticker, including: The Hobbit, The Shootist, Hombre, The Tall T and The Alamo
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, Hans Conried
Hans-Conried
Hans Conried
71 total credits
Hans Conried has 71 credits at Criticker, including: Peter Pan, The Hobbit, On the Town, Bus Stop and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
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, Brother Theodore
Brother-Theodore
Brother Theodore
9 total credits
Brother Theodore has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Burbs, The Hobbit, The Return of the King, Devil's Express and Apple Pie
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Franchise:

The Lord of the Rings

Genres:

Family/Kids, Fantasy, Animation

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Hobbit

1977
Family/Kids, Fantasy
TV Movie
1h 30m
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Avg Percentile 43.43% from 749 total ratings
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Avg Percentile 43.43% from 749 total ratings
beedubBeeDub
Rated 23 Mar 2023
78
39th
Yeah it's mediocre, but at least it's not mediocre AND nine hours long, like certain other Hobbit adaptations I could name.
Rated 23 Mar 2023
ytadelYtadel
Rated 16 Mar 2019
4
44th
There has to be a middle ground between “8-hour CGI nightmare that is mostly made up action movie bullshit” and “70-minute fast-forward through the book that looks like it was animated with pocket change” that we can aim for with a Hobbit movie.
Rated 16 Mar 2019
vv238vv238
Rated 24 Jul 2019
38
36th
It's an odd combination of faithful to the source material yet cheaply and incompetently made. It is bad, undeniably bad, but it's ineptitude kind of won me over by the end.
Rated 24 Jul 2019
silviosilvio
Rated 13 Aug 2010
100
94th
One of the most attention grabbing, wish-fulfilling, dreamlike and greatly animated films of the west ever done. An awful shine close to the book, too.
Rated 13 Aug 2010
frederFreder
Rated 05 Apr 2008
45
31st
The American accents are the most jarring aspect of this production, and Orson Bean is especially miscast as Bilbo. But the late, great Brother Theodore makes for a smashing Gollum. It's limited animation and the story is necessarily abbreviated, but on the whole it's not bad. I watch it up front of the extended versions of Jackson's RINGS movies, and mostly enjoy the combination. It will do, anyway, until the live action HOBBIT appears in a few years. . .
Rated 05 Apr 2008
actionbergActionberg
Rated 03 Mar 2008
60
28th
The greeeeaaaatest adveeeentuuuure...
Rated 03 Mar 2008
weirdyodaweirdyoda
Rated 24 Feb 2007
76
49th
...fun...sexy time
Rated 24 Feb 2007
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 15 Aug 2020
57
13th
This animated version of The Hobbit may be faithful to the books, but it lacks the cinematic flair to do the classic story justice. The film adapts the many, many songs at the expense of character development and context to the plot. The animation is passable, but not pretty. My biggest complaint was the voice acting which had an undesirable "accented" feel. The film tells a story, but delivers no immersion into Middle-Earth that Jackson's lengthy version does.
Rated 15 Aug 2020
daigoroDaigoro
Rated 17 Apr 2018
6
42nd
Still better than the Peter Jackson movies.
Rated 17 Apr 2018
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 11 Oct 2012
40
20th
How they have managed to make unsympathetic characters out of Bilbo and Gandalf is beyond me. A curiosity indeed.
Rated 11 Oct 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 30 Jan 2011
64
39th
40 for childhood memories. Pretty terribly animated, and the songs are enough to drive you insane.
Rated 30 Jan 2011
veseyVesey
Rated 07 Feb 2008
0
0th
Boring to the point I actually blacked out for about 30 minutes while watching this. I'm being completely serious.
Rated 07 Feb 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 08 Dec 2007
76
64th
I really enjoyed it a lot as a child. It really captured J.R.R. Tolkien's world although it feels a bit too short.
Rated 08 Dec 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 13 Aug 2007
70
63rd
Some of the songs suck, but this is a perfectly acceptable retelling of The Hobbit for a young audience.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
btankwartbtankwart
Rated 09 Aug 2025
50
25th
The simplifications flatten characters and take away the subtlety of the book. Complex personalities loose depth and some important moments are rushed or skipped. The visuals and songs are quite nice, though.
Rated 09 Aug 2025
eatbeanseatbeans
Rated 31 Jan 2025
5
47th
A faithful rendition of a kid's book.
Rated 31 Jan 2025
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 21 Dec 2024
63
58th
okay. Though the progression in some parts was so weird and unclear, if I had not read the book before, I would have not really gotten what was going on
Rated 21 Dec 2024
mrarnmrarn
Rated 09 Jul 2023
40
32nd
While I sincerely appreciate Tolkien's enchanting tale, "The Hobbit," I felt somewhat let down by the film adaptation's portrayal of the story. Perhaps my disappointment stems from my fond memories of the original narrative, which I felt was exceptional.
Rated 09 Jul 2023
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 31 Oct 2022
49
28th
The animation is unique and jarring enough to be memorable, and the voice acting is all fine, but holy shit the music is god-awful.
Rated 31 Oct 2022
nobambanobamba
Rated 14 May 2022
40
30th
Not bad for kids but I prefer the books. There's just not enough wonder. Gandalf bails them out time and time again. Fav scene: Gandalf immediately figuring out that Bilbo has the ring (but then why don't they just fly it to Mount Doom?).
Rated 14 May 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 22 Feb 2021
70
55th
Gollumterrifyinglol+songsfine+somechildish/meh+coolart+trollswerecool
Rated 22 Feb 2021
gwaihir15Gwaihir_15
Rated 07 Nov 2020
70
21st
Well, almost there's nothing appealing if you're not a LOTR fan. But it it is a very faithful work with its lyrical expression style. Oh, and there is this: this movie shows us a story that is told in 9 hours can be told in 70 minutes.
Rated 07 Nov 2020
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 14 Sep 2018
67
35th
Enjoyable to a fault. The Hobbit is perfectly suited for an animated adaptation. Though it suffers from occasional visual issues and a lack of ambition. It's still cute and has some catchy tunes. Though you won't remember them ten minutes later.
Rated 14 Sep 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 19 Jan 2018
90
78th
Lovely animation done by Top craft, who were apparently precursors to Ghibli.
Rated 19 Jan 2018
cherroristcherrorist
Rated 01 Apr 2017
18
10th
As hard as it is to believe, this version is even worse than Peter Jackson's Hobbit. It strays so much from the original, it hurts. I wish someone would do Tolkien's tale justice. And this? My seven year old daughter thought this was boring. Spare yourself some grief and skip this rubbish.
Rated 01 Apr 2017
gaahlGaahl
Rated 12 Jan 2016
50
6th
Weird cartoon adaptation
Rated 12 Jan 2016
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 11 Feb 2015
75
63rd
I will gladly take this any day over Peter Jackson's new eight-and-a-half hour version. It captures the childlike innocence and simplicity of the book very nicely.
Rated 11 Feb 2015
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 31 Dec 2013
58
28th
Em honra de Orson Bean (1928 - 2020) que foi o nosso primeiro Bilbo Baggins (ou Bolseiro). Ainda tá pra nascer realmente uma boa adaptação d'O Hobbit, mas o Peter Jackson poderia ter umas aulas de concisão com esse aqui. John Huston é Gandalf e Otto Preminger é Thranduil. O suficiente! Mas o Góllum parece um sapo superdesenvolvido e o Smaug do Peter Jackson é infinitamente superior. WEBRip ETRG.
Rated 31 Dec 2013
troothTrooth
Rated 12 Nov 2013
69
50th
It was a pretty faithful adaptation of the book, with a few odd choices in direction. I respect the effort they took to adapt so many of the songs, but there are moments when Glen Yarbrough's singing is a little jarring. And the design of some of the creatures, especially Gollum, is nothing if not creative. And I have to say this movie's goblin king is a lot more intimidating than the ballsack-bearded one from Peter Jackson's movie.
Rated 12 Nov 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 02 Jun 2013
80
77th
Come on, the soundtrack alone makes it worth it.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 15 Jan 2013
80
72nd
This was one of my favorites as a child, and quite faithful to the book insofar as a child's cartoon could be.
Rated 15 Jan 2013
x_humanx-human
Rated 10 Jan 2013
77
53rd
More of a bus tour of Middle Earth than a real expedition; however they do hit on most every point of interest. None of the characters are very sympathetic either with the 13 dwarfs looking so old and decrepit that Disney's 7 dwarfs could kick their asses. Still it does the jobs for kids and many of the suspenseful scenes scared the hell out of me as a child. Recommended as a baby sitter for your next of kin; after you've already read to them the book of course.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
stewballStewball
Rated 16 Dec 2012
50
14th
Weak, unimaginative, cliched, and dare I say, boring. The Golem was the best part and I could barely understand it some of the time.
Rated 16 Dec 2012
tathieltathiel
Rated 18 Nov 2012
64
19th
Alright for kids.
Rated 18 Nov 2012
baggerBagger
Rated 28 Sep 2012
68
42nd
A passable adaptation. I liked the musicality of it, which I don't think could have been succesfully pulled off in anything other than an animated adaptation. I didn't like the design of Smaug though.
Rated 28 Sep 2012
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 12 Nov 2010
100
97th
one of the best animated films with some of the best animated film music ever.
Rated 12 Nov 2010
janusjanus
Rated 16 Sep 2010
60
32nd
The attempts at making it kid-friendly are overzealous and unnecessary, to the point where even my 7-year-old sheltered self felt condescended to by its studious avoidance of onscreen violence. The design is dated but charming and the animation technique is good, or at least good enough. Voice acting gets the job done but again seems a little cutesy. A considerable and not entirely unsuccessful effort but not remotely definitive.
Rated 16 Sep 2010
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 14 May 2010
45
18th
What can you really expect from a animated TV movie from 1977? The animation for the time wasn't too bad, but they made the plot so simplistic compared to the book it's almost laughable. It's only an hour and 17 minutes and since they try to at least mention roughly 75% of the book almost everything is one-dimensional or glossed over. The one exception is the scene between Bilbo and Gollum which I thought was very well done.
Rated 14 May 2010
caocaocaocao
Rated 01 May 2010
70
55th
I was very fond of the greatest adventure as a child. I think that if I saw this tomorrow as a child I would feel the same way. John Huston's voice was Gandalf to me for a long time.
Rated 01 May 2010
martrynmartryn
Rated 26 Jul 2009
64
34th
This little animated film will always have a special place in my heart. The ridiculous soundtrack... so hilarious.
Rated 26 Jul 2009
jacobkoshjacobkosh
Rated 15 Jul 2009
75
31st
A great novel handled reasonably well, but with some truly bizarre animation decisions. The hobbit looks like a creepy old man rather than a loveable midget.
Rated 15 Jul 2009
jswinderjswinder
Rated 28 Jan 2009
84
77th
The scene with Gollum is unforgettable and hilarious. Could have been longer, and the music is very dated but understandably so. If you liked this, check out Bass and Rankin's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows... very, very good animation that is rarely considered. It's not even on DVD, but is by far the best animated edition of the classic tale.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
garlonussGarlonuss
Rated 15 Oct 2008
88
86th
Fun and well-told, this is a great introduction for young kids to the works of J.R.R. Tolkein.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
davageydavagey
Rated 31 Jul 2008
54
35th
Not to keen on the music but fine all the same.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
60
39th
decent animated flick
Rated 16 Sep 2007
lapierre520lapierre520
Rated 29 Aug 2007
80
49th
I love it! Great adaptation.
Rated 29 Aug 2007
ayavaronAyavaron
Rated 13 Aug 2007
40
26th
The animation was kind of cheesy and so was the music, but I am a fan of kitsch and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the pacing feels rushed in comparison to the book and it doesn't work quite as well as a movie.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 13 Aug 2007
70
26th
Decent, but nothing special.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 13 Aug 2007
88
94th
I watched this movie until the tape broke as a kid; the only movie to have that distinction.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
feedmylegfeedmyleg
Rated 13 Aug 2007
70
14th
Wonderful little animated film based off of the book of the same name.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
tma1tma1
Rated 13 Aug 2007
60
41st
Seemed to cover everything. Animation was ok.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
blacklotusBlacklotus
Rated 13 Aug 2007
65
29th
funny in a horribly corny way
Rated 13 Aug 2007
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 13 Aug 2007
33
18th
Feels as if much effort has been wasted here to achieve certain elements that were expected to somehow impress, but which fall flat and fail to make an impact. For example, the songs and the images which accompany them. That stuff is totally inappropriate for a telling of Tolkien.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
daniellanDaniellaN
Rated 13 Aug 2007
62
17th
An interesting movie to watch after seeing LOTR. It's very childish. And the songs are just bad, almost so bad they're good.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 18 Mar 2007
74
48th
Great music and a great tale make The Hobbit a forgotten classic animated movie.
Rated 18 Mar 2007

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Jules Bass
Jules-Bass
Jules Bass
33 total credits
Jules Bass has 33 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a Santa Claus
Read more
, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Arthur-Rankin-Jr
Arthur Rankin Jr.
32 total credits
Arthur Rankin Jr. has 32 credits at Criticker, including: The Last Unicorn, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a Santa Claus
Read more

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien
JRR-Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
10 total credits
J.R.R. Tolkien has 10 credits at Criticker, including: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Lord of the Rings
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, Romeo Muller
Romeo-Muller
Romeo Muller
29 total credits
Romeo Muller has 29 credits at Criticker, including: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Hobbit, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Return of the King
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Starring:

Orson Bean
Orson-Bean
Orson Bean
28 total credits
Orson Bean has 28 credits at Criticker, including: Being John Malkovich, Anatomy of a Murder, The Equalizer 2, The Hobbit and The Return of the King
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, John Huston
John-Huston
John Huston
107 total credits
John Huston directed some of the most famous movies of the 20th century, including the Humphrey Bogart classics The Maltese Falcon (1941), Key Largo (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and The African Queen (1951). A writer, painter, big-game hunter, actor, director and larger-than-life character off-screen, Huston was the son of actor Walter Huston and grew up around vaudeville until he was a teenager.
Read more
, Cyril Ritchard
Cyril-Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
9 total credits
Cyril Ritchard has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Hobbit, Blackmail, Piccadilly, Peter Pan and The Daydreamer
Read more
, Otto Preminger
Otto-Preminger
Otto Preminger
45 total credits
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 - 23 April 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship...(Wikipedia)
Read more
, Richard Boone
Richard-Boone
Richard Boone
52 total credits
Richard Boone has 52 credits at Criticker, including: The Hobbit, The Shootist, Hombre, The Tall T and The Alamo
Read more
, Hans Conried
Hans-Conried
Hans Conried
71 total credits
Hans Conried has 71 credits at Criticker, including: Peter Pan, The Hobbit, On the Town, Bus Stop and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Read more
, Brother Theodore
Brother-Theodore
Brother Theodore
9 total credits
Brother Theodore has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Burbs, The Hobbit, The Return of the King, Devil's Express and Apple Pie
Read more

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The Lord of the Rings

Genres:

Family/Kids, Fantasy, Animation

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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