Martin Freemanscreen performanceMartin Freeman carries Bilbo Baggins across 3 films, giving the character a consistent performer through this screen run.
3 linked movie guides in this sequence
FILM POSTER · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey3 current MoviHero film mappings
Bilbo Baggins
Film watch order, starting point, and performer.
Bilbo Baggins runs from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies with Martin Freeman carrying the role across 3 films.
Release-order sequence · 3 films · 2012–2014 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Bilbo Baggins movies in release order
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Release-order sequence · 3 films · 2012–2014Main sequence runtime: 7h 54m
About the scores
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- 01Start hereThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · 2h 49m
Portrayed by Martin Freeman · screen performanceMovie guideMoviHero score86/100WORTH IT - 02
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 · 2h 41m
Portrayed by Martin Freeman · screen performanceMovie guideMoviHero score87/100WORTH IT - 03
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014 · 2h 24m
Portrayed by Martin Freeman · screen performanceMovie guideMoviHero score86/100WORTH IT
THE PERFORMANCE
Who plays Bilbo Baggins?
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Martin Freemanscreen performanceWHY THE CHARACTER WORKS
What defines Bilbo Baggins
Martin Freeman provides the through-line for Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey through The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Release order is useful here because it lets the character’s screen role build from one film to the next without repeating the same introduction each time.
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Characters connected on screen
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Balin
Bilbo Baggins and Balin share 3 films, including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
See The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGandalf the Grey
Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey share 3 films, including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
See The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyThorin Oakenshield
Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield share 3 films, including The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
See The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLegolas
Bilbo Baggins and Legolas share 2 films, including The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
See The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug