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How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Directed by Dean DeBlois · 102 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Family

75.6 TOPICAL score · #524 of 6,776 films

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Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons—and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, directed by Dean DeBlois) has a TOPICAL score of 75.6 - ranked 524 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (10,728 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 52 languages.

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Critics72
Audience92
Awards83
Historical impact83
Lasting engagement85
Cast74
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Jay Baruchel (actor #648), Cate Blanchett (actor #14), Gerard Butler (actor #1,040), Craig Ferguson

“The website's critical consensus states: "Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifully animated, How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor's successes just the way a sequel should."”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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