Movies like How to Train Your Dragon

Key Features:: Dragon, Viking, Coming-of-age, Unlikely friendship, Acceptance, Overcoming prejudice, Rite of passage, Self-discovery, Heros journey, Animation, Fantasy, Animal companion, Outsider, Father-son relationship
Tone:: humorous, earnest, whimsical
Target Audience:: Families, Animation lovers, Fantasy enthusiasts, Adventure seekers
Emotional Arc:: Anxiety → Connection → Triumph

How to Train Your Dragon

2010-03-18

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.

Genres

Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family

Cast

Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, Robin Atkin Downes, Philip McGrade

Crew

Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, William Davies

Rating

★7.9(13892 votes)