How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014, Animation/Adventure, 1h 42m

188 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifully animated, How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor's successes just the way a sequel should. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting the island's unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's long-lost mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett). Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.
  • Rating:
    PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Adventure Action)
  • Genre:
    Animation, Adventure, Kids & family, Fantasy, Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Dean DeBlois, Tom Owens
  • Producer:
    Bonnie Arnold
  • Writer:
    Dean DeBlois
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $177.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    20th Century Fox
  • Sound Mix:
    Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
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    How to Train Your Dragon

Cast & Crew

Jay Baruchel
Hiccup
Voice
Cate Blanchett
Valka
Voice
Gerard Butler
Stoick the Vast
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
Djimon Hounsou
Drago Bludvist
Voice
Kit Harington
Eret, Son of Eret
Voice
Dean DeBlois
Director
Dean DeBlois
Screenwriter
Bonnie Arnold
Producer
Dean DeBlois
Executive Producer
Christopher Sanders
Executive Producer
John Powell
Original Music
Pierre-Olivier Vincent
Production Design
John K. Carr
Film Editing
Zhaoping Wei
Art Director
Leslee Feldman
Casting
Christi Soper
Casting
Tom Owens
Director
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Critic Reviews for How to Train Your Dragon 2

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Audience Reviews for How to Train Your Dragon 2

  • Apr 01, 2016
    How to Train Your Dragon 2 has all the stuff we loved from the first movie but adds a lot more emotion and depth. This film is not only a gorgeously animated fun family flick but it's also pretty dark and is very action packed as well. How to Train Your Dragon 2 might be my favourite Dreamworks film and one of my favourite animated films of all time!
    Mr N Super Reviewer
  • Aug 22, 2015
    With a heavy handed message about animal rights and one-dimensional characters, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a disappointing sequel that lacks the sense of fun of the original. After learning that a Viking warlord is assembling a dragon army, Hiccup attempts to seek him out in order to negotiate a peace that will spare his village. The plot is pretty formulaic and follows the usual tropes of a sequel. Also, the tone is rather dark and is fairly light on the comedy. The animation however, is extraordinarily well-done and is especially crisp and colorful. How to Train Your Dragon 2 fails to recapture the wonder and thrill of the original, but it's still entertaining and has some exciting action.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 09, 2015
    It plays out the "identity crisis" plot not uncommon in these kinds of animated sequels in a predictable fashion, but I can't deny it's entertaining.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Dec 26, 2014
    An enjoyable, if inferior, sequel concerning the adventures of Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and Toothless, and how they come across an angry dragon trapper (voiced by Djimon Hounsou) who is bent on revenge and capturing all of Hiccup's tribe's dragons. A little on the long side, but still emotionally powerful with twists in the plot that are equally heartbreaking and surprising; if you were a fan of the first movie you should love this one too. The action sequences are still exciting and the characters are still very interesting, and it will be fascinating to see where the writers go from here in developing this series considering how beloved it has become.
    Dan S Super Reviewer
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