The Hobbit series has three films.
The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson . The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug . Pictures and is the second installment in the three-part film series based on the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien . The Hobbit (film series) . The films are subtitled An Unexpected Journey ( 2012 ) , The Desolation of Smaug ( 2013 ) , and The Battle of the Five Armies ( 2014 ) .