The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
“Beyond darkness... beyond desolation... lies the greatest danger of all.”
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
How The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of The Hobbit, not taken from this film’s own record.
- #1 of 3
- Rank in the series by rating
- 1 year
- Wait since the previous film
- 29%
- Share of the series audience
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is the highest-rated of the 3 rated films in The Hobbit series, at 7.6/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.4/10.
It arrived 1 year after The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).
Its 14,643 TMDB ratings are 29% of the 50,612 cast across the series.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for The Hobbit, comparing all 3 released films in the series. Last recalculated October 2026.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is film 2 of 3. See the complete watch order.