The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

April 15, 2020

The concluding chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy.

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**Directed by: Peter Jackson**
**Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry**
**Rated: PG-13 for Extended Sequences of Intense Fantasy Action Violence, and Frightening Images**
**Running Time: 3 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Cinematography, Score, Smaug**
**WEAKNESSES: Tauriel and Legolas, Convoluted Side Plots, Overlong, Too Much CGI**

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition) (2013)

April 14, 2020

Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves of Erebor continue their journey.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) (2012)

April 13, 2020

Bilbo Baggins is recruited for an adventure that will send him galivanting across Middle Earth.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 44 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Animation, Production Design, Visual Storytelling, Final Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Uneven Pacing, Uninteresting Villain**

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

May 20, 2019

After a dragon hunter threatens Berk, Hiccup and Toothless search for a place where dragons and humans might live together in peace.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wigg, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Worldbuilding, Story, Consequences, Characters, Emotional Connection, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Supporting Character’s Subplot**

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

May 20, 2019

After Hiccup and Toothless discover a mysterious new Dragon Rider, they find themselves at the center of a battle.

Ocean's 8 (2018)

June 22, 2018

When Debbie Ocean gets released from the slammer she gathers a gang of thieves to steal a 150 million dollar diamond necklace from round a debutante’s neck at the Met Gala. Maybe she can even get back at an old flame along the way.

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