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How to Train Your Dragon 2

Movie · 2014 · 105 min

A soaring, heartfelt adventure that balances thrilling dragon flights with real loss and a warm sense of family.

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2014 animated film directed by Dean DeBlois
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Year
2014
Runtime
105 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • found family
  • rebellion
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour5
Realism3
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, action, adventure, monster, children's, medieval
Directed by
Dean DeBlois
Written by
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, William Davies
Music
John Powell
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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