The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
Directed by Peter Jackson
- Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- 169 min
- PG-13
From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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Earnest, classical in form, epic and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Martin FreemanBilbo Baggins
- Ian McKellenGandalf the Grey
- Richard ArmitageThorin Oakenshield
- James NesbittBofur
- Ken StottBalin
- Sylvester McCoyRadagast the Brown
- Barry HumphriesThe Great Goblin
- Dean O'GormanFili
- Aidan TurnerKili
- Graham McTavishDwalin
Crew
- Peter JacksonDirector
- Fran WalshScreenplay
- Philippa BoyensScreenplay
- Peter JacksonScreenplay
- J. R. R. TolkienNovel
- Andrew LesnieDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Jabez OlssenEditor
- Carolynne CunninghamProducer
- Peter JacksonProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Both earnest, classical in form, epic.
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Castle in the Sky 198680% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, epic.
Both classical in form, earnest, epic.
Terror of Mechagodzilla 197580% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, epic.
Both earnest, classical in form, epic.
The Empire Strikes Back 198079% alikeBoth earnest, epic, classical in form.
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Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 199779% alikeGame · Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
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