Is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies scary?

Only a little. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?

Light gore and brutal violence.

What is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated PG-13. Expect brutal violence, so it suits teens more than kids.

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

Film · 2h 24m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A desperate battle for a mountain of gold rages as ancient races unite against encroaching darkness.

Epic and suspenseful. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Max.

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies parents guide

Heads up on brutal violence. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the violence.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies scary?: Only a little. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies?: Light gore and brutal violence.
What is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies rated, and is it OK for kids?: Rated PG-13. Expect brutal violence, so it suits teens more than kids.

What is The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies about?

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.