Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- witty
- propulsive
- family movie night
- fantasy adventure night
What critics said
Critics generally found the French animated adventure technically strong and entertaining, though its reception was moderately positive rather than enthusiastic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story takes place across a vast conglomerate of islands of varying sizes and shapes.
Gwizdo and Lian-Chu want to buy a farm, but Zoe recruits them to confront the returning World Eater.
World Eater returns every thirty seasons to spread terror and destruction.
Lian-Chu is described as a hulking brute with a heart of gold.
Films like Dragon Hunters, and why
How to Train Your Dragon
animated fantasy adventure with young heroes, comic companions, and imaginative creature-filled worldbuilding
The Croods
family-oriented animated adventure centered on dangerous fantastical creatures and an unlikely heroic team
A Monster in Paris
European animated fantasy with eccentric characters, colorful worldbuilding, and comic adventure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Arthur Qwak, Guillaume Ivernel
- Release Date
- 2008-03-19
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (495)
Cast
- Vincent Lindon
- Patrick Timsit
- Philippe Nahon
- Amanda Lear
- Marie Drion
- Jérémy Prévost
- Jean-Marc Lentretien
- Elias Eliot
Common questions
- What is Dragon Hunters about?
- Two inept dragon hunters chase their dream of a quiet farm into a wildly imaginative battle against a legendary world-devouring beast.
- What is Dragon Hunters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dragon Hunters as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dragon Hunters violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Dragon Hunters as mild.
- What did critics think of Dragon Hunters?
- Critics generally found the French animated adventure technically strong and entertaining, though its reception was moderately positive rather than enthusiastic.
- Which films are like Dragon Hunters?
- Films with a similar feel include How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and A Monster in Paris.
- How long is Dragon Hunters?
- Dragon Hunters runs 82 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Dragon Hunters
- How to Train Your Dragon 22014
- The Flight of Dragons1982
- How to Train Your Dragon2010
- DragonHeart1996
- Wish Dragon2021
- Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion2018
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019
- April and the Extraordinary World2015
- Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness2022
- My Father's Dragon2022
