How to Train Your Dragon

Name: How to Train Your Dragon
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family
Released: 2010-03-18
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill

2010 | 98 min | Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Audiences adore it (7.9 out of 10), it earned strong reviews (99% on Rotten Tomatoes), it was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved How to Train Your Dragon 2 or How to Train Your Dragon, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesVery strong
7.9 out of 10
AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars and 1 Critics' Choice Award.
Box office & staying powerStrong
$495 million worldwide on a $165 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 523K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

Cast & crew

Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

Jay BaruchelHiccup (voice)
Gerard ButlerStoick (voice)
Craig FergusonGobber (voice)
America FerreraAstrid (voice)
Jonah HillSnotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-PlasseFishlegs (voice)
T.J. MillerTuffnut (voice)
Kristen WiigRuffnut (voice)
Robin Atkin DownesAck (voice)
Philip McGradeStarkard (voice)