How to Train Your Dragon
Seen it?2025 | 125 min | Fantasy, Family, Action, Adventure
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences adore it (7.9 out of 10), people are still talking about it and it made about 4 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and families. If you loved How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World or How to Train Your Dragon, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
78% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesVery strong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$637 million worldwide on a $150 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 1.4 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dean DeBlois
- Mason ThamesHiccup
- Nico ParkerAstrid
- Gerard ButlerStoick
- Nick FrostGobber
- Gabriel HowellSnotlout
- Julian DennisonFishlegs
- Bronwyn JamesRuffnut
- Harry TrevaldwynTuffnut
- Murray McArthurHoark
- Peter SerafinowiczSpitelout