The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

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Synopsis

A reluctant hobbit joins a band of dwarves on a perilous quest to reclaim their homeland from a distant mountain

Bilbo Baggins, a humble hobbit from the Shire, is swept into an unexpected adventure when the wizard Gandalf invites him to join a group of dwarves on a journey to reclaim their lost homeland. As they travel across Middle-earth, Bilbo faces creatures, magic, and challenges that test his courage and change him in ways he never imagined.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is 504 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 540 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Death in Texas but less popular than The Karate Kid.

Rank		Title
500.		Creature from the Black Lagoon	+56
501.		The Penguin Lessons	+144
502.		The Masque of the Red Death	+86
503.		The Karate Kid	+141
504.		The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	+540
505.		Death in Texas	-189
506.		Night Shift	+53
507.		Game Night	+387
508.		3rd Reich Mothers, in the Name of the Master Race	+52

Streaming charts last updated: 1:19:19 PM, 10/05/2025

Cast

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Bilbo Baggins

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Gandalf the Grey

Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage

Thorin Oakenshield

James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt

Bofur

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Balin

Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Radagast the Brown

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

The Great Goblin

Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman

Fili

Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner

Kili

Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

Dwalin

Adam Brown

Adam Brown

Ori

Peter Hambleton

Peter Hambleton

Gloin / William Troll

John Callen

John Callen

Oin

Mark Hadlow

Mark Hadlow

Dori / Bert Troll

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

Nori

William Kircher

William Kircher

Bifur / Tom Troll

Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter

Bombur

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Gollum

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Galadriel

Lee Pace

King Thranduil

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Elrond

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Saruman the White

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Old Bilbo Baggins

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Frodo Baggins

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Necromancer

Manu Bennett

Manu Bennett

Azog the Defiler

Conan Stevens

Conan Stevens

Bolg

Jeffrey Thomas

Jeffrey Thomas

Thror

Michael Mizrahi

Michael Mizrahi

Thrain

John Rawls

John Rawls

Yazneg

Stephen Ure

Stephen Ure

Fimbul / Grinnah

Timothy Bartlett

Timothy Bartlett

Master Worrywort

Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie

Lindir

Kiran Shah

Kiran Shah

Goblin Scribe

Glenn Boswell

Glenn Boswell

Dwarf Miner

Thomas Robins

Thomas Robins

Young Thrain

Katie Jackson

Katie Jackson

Cute Young Hobbit

Isaac Miller

Isaac Miller

Cute Young Hobbit

Ella Olssen

Ella Olssen

Cute Young Hobbit

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

Cute Young Hobbit

Terry Notary

Terry Notary

Great Goblin / Yazneg (uncredited)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited)

Brendan Casey

Brendan Casey

King Thranduil's Lieutenant

Jarred Blakiston

Jarred Blakiston

Musical Elf (uncredited)

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