How to Train Your Dragon

Get Showtimes + Tickets

    
  • Opened March 26, 2010 
  • 1 hr 38 min
  • PG | some scary images, brief mild language and sequences of intense action

  • Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, this action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup's world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera
  • Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Check out this movie on Family room

Get the latest family-focused reviews, articles,
offers and more!
Go Now

What's the Buzz?

Must Go!
Fans say Must Go!
51 fans
Read fan reviews
Go
Critics say Go
74 out of 100
Read critic reviews
Write your own review

Fan Reviews

Must Go!
Review title (optional)

by michelle1978

Review body (optional)...

So-so
Plane weird

by jettym

It was more like an animated version of Eragon...

Read more fan reviews

Critic Reviews

91
Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Rouses you in conventional ways, but it's also the rare animated film that uses 3-D for its breathtaking spatial and emotional possibilities. Read full review

88
Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

Seeing "Dragon" in 3-D really is a must. Its formidable realm of Vikings and dragons and nerds (oh my!) should be enjoyed to the fullest extent theaters allow. Read full review

88
USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Who would have thought a fire-breathing monster could be one of the most adorable on-screen critters since Babe? Read full review

80
NPR
| Bob Mondello

What gives their story emotional heft has to do with a different kind of dimension: a depth of feeling surrounding the Black Stallion-style bonding of boy and beast. Read full review

Read more critic reviews

Offers + More

Photos

Concept art from "How to Train Your Dragon."