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Release Date: 2010-03-18
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TMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 14,728 votes on TMDB
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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.
Part of the How to Train Your Dragon Collection on Filmoria.
Tagline:What started as fire and fury will become friendship.
Genres: Fantasy|
Adventure|
Animation|
Family|
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Release Date: 2010-03-18
Movie Revenue: $495141736
Movie Runtime: 98
Language: English
How to Train Your Dragon Box Office Collection: $165000000
How to Train Your Dragon was released on 18 March 2010. It is a Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family film with a running time of 98 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Filmoria covers How to Train Your Dragon in detail here, from cast and crew to UK streaming options.
Filmoria's Take: It has built a genuinely strong reputation with audiences so far. It has had time to find its audience by now. Fits naturally alongside the other Fantasy titles on Filmoria.
So the movie was great. I wasn't expecting it to be that good actually. I thought it will be one of those movies wherein it turns out just okay because it's not a Disney/Pixar movie. I mean....if it's not a Disney/Pixar movie, don't expect anything. Which was good I think because not expecting turned out great for me. It was very entertaining (aside from the noisy children and a very noisy and loud mom behind us). I know Toby will like this movie (he actually was able to watch it from beginning to end...for the first time). There's just so much to see. And the ending. Such a tragic ending but it's still a happy ending don't worry. My rate for this movie is A. Good for kids. Good for adults.
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First of all, the animation in this is spectacular. All the scenery in the film looks like something you could find in real life. The action, mainly the climax, and flying shots in this film also show how great the animation is. The main thing about the animation that is amazing is how the dragons look. They all look like real, kinda cartoonish, dragons that come across as vicious but also cute. The cinematography in this film is stunning. The lighting in each and every scene was chosen correctly for it. I really like the score in this film that was done by John Powell. The music in the film just helped bring you into this fantasy world of Vikings and dragons. Now my main problem is mainly the casting of the voice actors. They all did great jobs as their roles but I think some of them would have been better casted if their character was older and not a teenager. That can mainly be seen with Hiccup who is supposed to be a teenager but sounds like an adult who already went through puberty. I also had a few issues with the pacing in this film. Some scenes were way too short and I would have liked to have seen them a tiny bit longer. Now I do get that it’s a film made for children but as long as there’s moving objects on screen kids won’t care what’s happening in the movie. In the end How to Train Your Dragon is an excellent film for everybody no matter how old you are. I give How to Train Your Dragon a 9/10.
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Who wouldn't want Toothless as a pet? Honestly I can see my future kids and their future kids loving this movie as much as I do. How To Train Your Dragon is just that great of a movie. It's gorgeous, funny, heartfelt, and it's got something to say. I can't praise this wonderful film enough.
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# My favorite movie IMO it simply has it all: Action, fun, love, nice animations and CGI, an amazing soundtrack, a good story, etc.
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**Spoilers ahead** The story was really enjoyable, it is a standard embrace that you are different and you will be stronger. However, I think it works well here. Hiccup is not a strong viking like the rest of his village, but he is very smart. He uses that to observe dragons, learn how to live with them and help them. Which, in some way does make him a better fighter but he doesn’t want to kill them. There are many tropes in this movie, like the one I mentioned above. However, the writers really lift them in a way that they feel fresh again. The rest of the character roster have a simple characterization, but again they have depth. The movie does not have a lot of time, but it really makes the most out of it. It also does not underestimate the viewer, there are plenty of scenes where there is no dialogue. Which makes sense, considering dragons don't understand human language. Those scenes are probably my favorite, those little changes really stick over the course of the movie. They tell a story which words never could. There are some moments where you have to suspend your belief. For example the final fight does feel a bit much for a group of teenagers, but it does feel earned. Throughout the movie we see their daily practice, and we do see their strengths and weakness. While also having very little knowledge of how to fly a dragon, which is also evident in the fight scene. On top of that we also see a character actually suffer consequences, which is rarely seen in this type of media. That part is quite refreshing and a good reminder that our main cast is not invincible. The animation was also really good and there were many beautiful scenes. I think the animators really outdid themselves with the visuals. Overall this a movie for everyone, I think adults and children can enjoy this both equally.
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Who doesn’t like films about dragons? This one draws a bit from mythology, stays just the right side of sentimentality and avoids any power ballads as it tells us the tale of the young “Hiccup” who is the son of the chief (Gerard Butler) and has a reputation for messing things up when it comes to the Viking’s biggest nemesis - the marauding dragon. The young “Hiccup” is quite inventive though, and he devises a contraption that despite the scorn and derision of his friends, he reckons might by capture the ultimate in dragonry - the “Night Fury”. Suffice to say he proves just a bit more successful than he had anticipated and so now has to try and do what it says on the posters. What now ensues entertainingly mixes loads of action adventure with some comedy, tales of derring-do and even some engineering that would have made Michelangelo and Da Vinci proud. It’s almost perfectly paced as it rollicks along with a bit of slap-stick, plenty of courage and amiable characterisations as it builds to quite an exciting denouement that I felt had something of the “Moby Dick” to it. The quality of the animation is pretty high, though perhaps a little too uniform and static at times on the grand scale scenarios but nothing to spoil a solid story engagingly told that I really quite enjoyed.
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(from letterboxd) (exact date is wrong, somewhere 27 April 2025?) absolutely a beautiful, fantastic, and amazing movie i love this so much. the music?? the characters?? the cinematography?? outstanding i love this so much.. toothless and hiccup's bond is so heart-warming, though one thing i will gripe about is that hiccup deserved an apology for how he was treated, the first half of the film is so sad to watch for me because hiccup deserves better :( my son omg... this movie will always be a rewatch for me, its just an incredible movie really.. so nice.
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