Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- uplifting
- warm
- family movie night
- weekend viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story's Viking characters and dragon-centered mythology place the adventure in a Norse-inspired cultural world.
Hiccup is presented as a young dragon trainer whose role carries greater personal and communal responsibility.
Dragon training and the relationship between Hiccup and dragons are central to the film's premise and identity.
The dragon-centered adventure premise and DreamWorks production context support a visually prominent fantasy spectacle.
Films like How to Train Your Dragon 2, and why
How to Train Your Dragon
family-friendly fantasy adventure centered on a young hero and a bond with dragons
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
vividly animated family adventure featuring dragons, friendship, and coming-of-age themes
Pete's Dragon
family fantasy adventure combining human-animal friendship, humor, and spectacular creature action
Movie Details
- Director
- Dean DeBlois
- Release Date
- 2027-06-10
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Mason Thames
- Nico Parker
- Cate Blanchett
- Gerard Butler
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
- Nick Frost
- Phil Dunster
- Julian Dennison
- Gabriel Howell
- Bronwyn James
Common questions
- What is How to Train Your Dragon 2 about?
- A young Viking dragon trainer faces new dangers while protecting his extraordinary bond with dragons and growing into leadership.
- What is How to Train Your Dragon 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of How to Train Your Dragon 2 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is How to Train Your Dragon 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in How to Train Your Dragon 2 as mild.
- Which films are like How to Train Your Dragon 2?
- Films with a similar feel include How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Pete's Dragon.
In Ember's collections
Movies like How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire2017
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023
- Dragon Hunters2008
- How to Train Your Dragon2010
- Raya and the Last Dragon2021
- The Croods: A New Age2020
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie2026
- How to Train Your Dragon2025
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018
