Fancy watching 'The Hobbit' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jules Bass-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Hobbit' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Hobbit' right now, here are some details about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft fantasy flick.
Released November 27th, 1977, 'The Hobbit' stars Orson Bean, John Huston, Hans Conried, Richard Boone The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 318 respected users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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..."
'The Hobbit' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Max, YouTube, and Amazon Video .
'The Hobbit' Release Dates
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September 11th, 2001
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The Lord of the Rings (Animated) Collection
A collection of the animated The Lord of the Rings movies by Rankin/Bass.
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