How to Train Your Dragon
Film201098 min

How to Train Your Dragon

Taste attributes: adventureanimationfamilyfantasyactionvehiclesanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionunlikely connections

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"One adventure will change two worlds"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, good-natured animated family film, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jay BaruchelGerard ButlerCraig FergusonAmerica FerreraJonah Hill

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2010
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
DreamWorks Animation
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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