How to Train Your Dragon

"What started as fire and fury will become friendship."

2010 1h 38m EN

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★7.9TMDB · 14,781

FantasyAdventureAnimationFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“What started as fire and fury will become friendship.”

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Cast

Jay Baruchel
Hiccup (voice)
Gerard Butler
Stoick (voice)
Craig Ferguson
Gobber (voice)
America Ferrera
Astrid (voice)
Jonah Hill
Snotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Fishlegs (voice)
T.J. Miller
Tuffnut (voice)
Kristen Wiig
Ruffnut (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dean DeBlois
Writers: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Stephan Franck
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$165M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "How to Train Your Dragon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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317+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dean DeBlois, shot by Gil Zimmerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maryann Brandon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dean DeBlois directs. Gil Zimmerman behind the camera. John Powell scores. Maryann Brandon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$165M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Part of the "How to Train Your Dragon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5317+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Dean DeBlois, shot by Gil Zimmerman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Maryann Brandon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "What started as fire and fury will become friendship.".
11IMDB entry: tt0892769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1214,781 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 49 themes, including "friendship", "ship", "blacksmith", "island".
14Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gil Zimmerman
Original score: John Powell
Editing: Maryann Brandon
Production design: Kathy Altieri
Sound: Randy Thom
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $165,000,000
Box office: $495,141,736
Return: 300% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Awards

Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

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Part of

How to Train Your Dragon Collection

This computer-animated action fantasy film series follows the adventures of a young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, son of Stoick the Vast, leader of the Viking island of Berk. Although initially dismissed as a clumsy and underweight misfit, he soon becomes renowned as a courageous expert in dragons, beginning with Toothless, a member of the rare Night Fury breed as his flying mount and his closest companion. Together with his friends, he manages the village's allied dragon population in defense of his home as leader of a flying corps of dragon riders. Upon becoming leaders of their kind, Hiccup and Toothless are forced to make choices that will truly ensure peace between people and dragons.

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ohlalipop2017-02-09
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.
trineo032018-12-17
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.
tmdb440066252019-03-09
★ 9/10
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.