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How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

What started as fire and fury will become friendship.

20107.91h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Chris Sanders
Written by Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Stephan Franck
Produced by Bonnie Arnold
Box OfficeBudget: $165.0MRevenue: $495.1M

Top Cast

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

Hiccup (voice)

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Stoick (voice)

Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson

Gobber (voice)

America Ferrera

America Ferrera

Astrid (voice)

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Snotlout (voice)

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Fishlegs (voice)

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Tuffnut (voice)

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Ruffnut (voice)

Robin Atkin Downes

Robin Atkin Downes

Ack (voice)

Philip McGrade

Philip McGrade

Starkard (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon is a fantasy, adventure, animation, family film released in 2010 exploring themes of friendship, ship, blacksmith, island, based on novel or book, flying. Directed by Chris Sanders, it stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson. 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.

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