How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · 98 min
Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois. Written by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, William Davies. Starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera.
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.
Critics 99% · audiences 91% · streaming on Paramount+, Peacock · 2 Oscar nominations