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      How to Train Your Dragon

      2010, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 38m

      215 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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

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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.

      • Rating: PG (Sequences of Intense Action|Brief Mild Language|Some Scary Images)

      • Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Animation

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Christopher Sanders, Dean DeBlois

      • Producer: Bonnie Arnold

      • Writer: Christopher Sanders, Dean DeBlois

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $217.4M

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      • Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures

      • Production Co: DreamWorks Animation, Vertigo Entertainment

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      Cast & Crew

      Jay Baruchel
      Gerard Butler
      America Ferrera
      Jonah Hill
      Craig Ferguson
      Kristen Wiig
      T.J. Miller
      Dean DeBlois
      Kristine Belson
      Tim Johnson
      Kathy Altieri
      Maryann Brandon
      John Powell

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      • Mar 09, 2016

        How to Train Your Dragon is definitely one of the best of the Dreamworks library! Featuring a lot of fun, adventure and heart all of which absolutely work here!

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      • Aug 20, 2015

        Whimsical and exciting, How to Train Your Dragon is a high tale of adventure. The story follows a young Viking named Hiccup who trains to fight dragons in order to protect his town from their constant attacks; but secretly he nurses an injured dragon back to health and discovers that they're not the furious beasts that he once thought they were. Featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, and Jonah Hill, the casting is pretty good. And, the animation is quite impressive, with some really interesting character designs. Additionally, John Powell provides a sweeping score that's full of excitement and wonder. At times the film gets a little preachy about being tolerant and understanding, but overall the tone stays fairly lighthearted. Something that the whole family can enjoy, How to Train Your dragon is a lot of fun.

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      • Dec 26, 2014

        A charming, likeable animated story concerning an insecure boy (voiced by Jay Baruchel) who forms an unlikely friendship with a dragon named Toothless after being tasked with capturing one as the last step to becoming a man. The thing that makes this movie so special is its fearlessness and willingness to take big risks that do not fall into the cookie-cutter norm that we have come to accept with some animated films. Because of this, it possesses a degree of unpredictability which proves to be original and much more enjoyable. The voice acting is terrific, and the action scenes are fun and the film's versatility to all age ranges cannot go unnoticed. This is a stellar, near-perfect film.

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      • Dec 05, 2014

        Riveting and visionary tale that gives new life to DreamWorks Animation SKG. How to Train Your Dragon has crisp animation and a compelling story, which helps justify this film to be ranked one of the top animated films for DreamWorks (as well as top animated films of all time). 4.5/5

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