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How to Train Your Dragon

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Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a Norse teenager from the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. His progressive views and weird sense of humor make him a misfit, despite the fact that his father (Gerard Butler) is chief of the clan. Tossed into dragon-fighting school, he endeavors to prove himself as a true Viking, but when he befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, he has the chance to plot a new course for his people's future.

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Boasting dazzling animation, a script with surprising dramatic depth, and thrilling 3-D sequences, How to Train Your Dragon soars.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the movie from writer-director Dean Dubois is funny, well-drawn and imaginatively structured so that adults need have no fear about taking the kids to it.

Dec 8, 2014

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

It's a foolproof scheme for picture making: take the plot elements of favorite movies, paint the concoction with bright colors so it looks like the zazziest customized car, set it running at NASCAR speed, and you have How to Train Your Dragon.

Dec 8, 2014

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Three cheers to DreamWorks for zipping it, at long last: in laying aside the post-modern quips, they've rediscovered an airborne sense of joy.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2014

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

has an important message for kids with a ton of heart and soul

Jan 8, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

When it’s all over, the movie’s strengths—the impressive visuals, the neat dragon designs, and the central boy-and-his-dog relationship—are what remain and make it worth your time.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 22, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The story is so-so, but the animation is delicious. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 19, 2022

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Zihao

Such a moving experience for a 10-year fam of How To Train Your Dragon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Veronica

So wonderful to finally see it on the big screen!! I missed it when it first came out

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/22

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James Van Hise

So impressive on the big screen again after eleven years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/22

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Ivan C

i remember seeing this when it first came out..it was amazing then and its amazing now

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/22

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Emmy

This movie was awesome! 11/10 would recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/22

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Maira

It's been 10yrs+ and it still holds up. Glad I was able to catch a showing from my local theater, highly recommended family movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/22

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Christopher Sanders

Director

Dean DeBlois

Director

Jay Baruchel

Hiccup

Gerard Butler

King Stoick the Vast

America Ferrera

Astrid

Jonah Hill

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - A New Tail

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - Dragon vs Dragon

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - The Red Death Dragon

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - Hiccup's Final Test

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - Learning To Fly

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How to Train Your Dragon: Official Clip - Training Tips

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Synopsis

Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a Norse teenager from the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. His progressive views and weird sense of humor make him a misfit, despite the fact that his father (Gerard Butler) is chief of the clan. Tossed into dragon-fighting school, he endeavors to prove himself as a true Viking, but when he befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, he has the chance to plot a new course for his people's future.

Director: Christopher Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Producer: Kristine Belson, Tim Johnson
Screenwriter: Christopher Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation, Vertigo Entertainment
Rating: PG (Sequences of Intense Action|Brief Mild Language|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $217.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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