How to Train Your Dragon

2010 • 1h 38m •

Fantasy Adventure Animation Family

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.9/10

14,704 reviews

Your Rating

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."

Top Billed 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)

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

O ohlalipop Verified TMDB Critic

2017-02-09

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 endin...

T trineo03 Verified TMDB Critic

2018-12-17

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 j...

T tmdb44006625 Verified TMDB Critic

2019-03-09

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....

P primeos Verified TMDB Critic

2021-02-12

# My favorite movie

IMO it simply has it all: Action, fun, love, nice animations and CGI, an amazing soundtrack, a good story, etc....

T tmdb13547932 Verified TMDB Critic

2025-05-24

**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...