How to Train Your Dragon 2

PG

Released Jun 13, 2014

1 hr. 42 min.

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting the island's unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's long-lost mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett). Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.

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Critics Consensus

Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifully animated, How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor's successes just the way a sequel should.

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Allie F

I really loved the first movie - there were so many memorable parts! It felt like this one took a bit to warm up to things, and the sense of awe and cuteness didn't quite hit me as much as in the first movie. But still lovable and entertaining!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/22

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Aidan B

With plenty of action, heart, and an unforgettable story with memorable characters, new and old, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" is the rare sequel to a perfect movie that manages to be just as good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Tate Dean H

I really love this movie because it is beautiful and sad and I love this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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I don't think that there's any surprises that I enjoyed this movie just as much as the last one. First of all, the CGI in this film is absolutely amazing, everything looks completely realistic at this point. And I see that they changed the models as well to make them more grown up. And I see that it takes place just about 5 years after the events of the first movie. And the whole story alone is pretty awesome. I was so happy for hiccup when he saw his mom again, but it was not as he expected. It turns out that Hiccup wasn't the only one who knew something that the rest of Berk didn't. Valka also thought it was possible to have peace with the dragons, but no one listened and that's why she stayed away. And the designs for the new dragons are fire. Especially the Bewilderbeast. Drago was a pretty cool villain. And another thing I love about this movie is that I also realized that it also tried to be consistent with Dragons Riders/Defenders Of Berk. Overall this movie is awesome. However, it kind of had a much darker and serious tone to be honest. Because I still can't believe Stoick died, man. As if God forbid the fact that Toothless was brainwashed and forced to kill hiccup and instead killed Stoick was sad enough. I think if he didn't die at all, I would love the movie a lot more. Not to mention that some parts of the movie just felt a little somewhat bland for no reason. But hey, despite that, there's no reason that this film shouldn't deserve a 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Adri

Pov: DreamWorks demostrando que es el REY DE LA ANIMACIÓN haciendo SECUELAS.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Conrad C

The story and the world are advanced in meaningful ways, and half the fun of this movie is seeing the aged-up characters. The relationships in the movies have the familiarity that the time elapsed between films would have lent them, giving an authenticity to their interactions. Toothless's personality really emerges in this film, proving that your favorite character doesn't have to have any speaking lines. Dialogue turned out to be the biggest challenge for this movie, the side characters' lines felt as if they were written for a weekly tv show episode. Above all else, though, this movie was nothing less than epic and a worthy successor to its exceptional predecessor.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Dean DeBlois

Director

Tom Owens

Director

Jay Baruchel

Hiccup

Cate Blanchett

Valka

Gerard Butler

Stoick the Vast

Craig Ferguson

Gobber

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - The Land Of Dragons

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Alpha Battle

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Toothless vs. The Bewilderbeast

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - The Wingsuit

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - A Mother Never Forgets

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Goodbye, Father

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Drago Attacks!

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Evil Toothless

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Rescuing Toothless

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How to Train Your Dragon 2: Official Clip - Dragon Trappers

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

The characters in this movie are charmers. They've got me so well-trained, I'm even looking forward to HTTYD3.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2014

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Leslie Felperin

Radio Times

It has a richness that's highly compelling, especially in the way it explores the complex relationship between man and beast.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 11, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The filmmakers borrow freely from Avatar, Sword In The Stone and even Brave but they bring enough vigour and imagination to their storytelling to get away with it.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 10, 2014

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Being at once a self-contained story and a continuation of a franchise that betters and grows more intricate than what came before, the film meets all the requirements of a great sequel.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 15, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

High on spectacle and never wastes an opportunity to entertain the eye and up the wonder factor, but it's not just shock and awe. An emotional subplot regarding family adds some weight to the fantasy elements of the story.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 1, 2021

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

An engaging and entertaining way to while away a couple of hours during the summer school holidays.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 7, 2021

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Synopsis

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting the island's unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's long-lost mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett). Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.

Director: Dean DeBlois, Tom Owens
Executive Producer: Dean DeBlois, Christopher Sanders
Screenwriter: Dean DeBlois
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation, Mad Hatter Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Adventure Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $177.0M
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Atmos

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