How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

What started as fire and fury will become friendship.

Directed by Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

Produced by DreamWorks Animation

201098 min7.9 / 10

A heartwarming coming-of-age adventure about an outsider who discovers his true strength through compassion and friendship rather than conformity.

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

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  • Does How to Train Your Dragon end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is How to Train Your Dragon easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is How to Train Your Dragon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is How to Train Your Dragon sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is How to Train Your Dragon violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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