How to Train Your Dragon

2010 · directed by Dean DeBlois

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010), directed by Dean DeBlois, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jay Baruchel
• Gerard Butler
• Craig Ferguson
• America Ferrera
• Jonah Hill
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse
• T.J. Miller
• Kristen Wiig
• Robin Atkin Downes
• Philip McGrade

Crew

• Gil Zimmerman — Director of Photography
• Darren T. Holmes — Editor
• Maryann Brandon — Editor
• John Powell — Original Music Composer
• Chris Sanders — Screenplay
• Dean DeBlois — Screenplay
• William Davies — Screenplay

More from Dean DeBlois

1. Heima (2007) — 84/100 · hit
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — 80/100 · hit
3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — 78/100
4. Lilo & Stitch (2002) — 77/100
5. How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — 74/100

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