Want to behold the glory that is 'The Hobbit' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Arthur Rankin, Jr.-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.
Read on for a listing 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 finer points about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft tv movie 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 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 309 experienced users.
Curious 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 Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and Amazon Video .
'The Hobbit' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
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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