How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
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As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
What critics thought
The Hidden World lands as a visually sumptuous trilogy closer that most critics found emotionally satisfying, particularly in how it develops the bond between Hiccup and Toothless toward a bittersweet farewell. Where opinion fractures is on the storytelling: enthusiasts see a moving, thematically coherent conclusion, while detractors argue the plot is overcrowded with subplots and the ending feels obligatory rather than earned.
“Continuing a series-long focus on family and love, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World narrows on what those values mean for Toothless. He experiences romance. He grows up. And with heavy, satisfied hearts, we let him, and Hiccup, go.”
Jennifer Bisset·CNET
“The animation itself is striking — an early sequence in which the sky is filled with dragons is an early sign of the visual treats to come — and ends up being the film's highlight.”
Michael Nordine·IndieWire
“More bittersweet and less triumphal than its predecessors, and directed by a returning Dean DeBlois, The Hidden World concerns the exigencies that Hiccup faces as a leader, both politically and personally. If you truly love that dragon you trained, its message says, let him go.”
Ben Kenigsberg·The New York Times
“Fans will enjoy seeing their characters grown and progressing as story arcs are closed, but the final resolution rings hollow. Ultimately, none of it appeared necessary other than a need to say goodbye; the dragons and their champions certainly earned a better conclusion than that.”
Movie Crypt
“The plot is thin and holey and the characters are mostly just a single gag set on repeat”
Kerry Lengel·The Arizona Republic
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Dean DeBloisDirector
Jay BaruchelHiccup (voice)
America FerreraAstrid (voice)
F. Murray AbrahamGrimmel (voice)
Cate BlanchettValka (voice)
Gerard ButlerStoick (voice)
Craig FergusonGobber (voice)
Jonah HillSnotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-PlasseFishlegs (voice)
Kristen WiigRuffnut (voice)
Kit HaringtonEret (voice)
Justin RuppleTuffnut (voice)
Robin Atkin DownesAck (voice)
John PowellComposerFrom the studio
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
What critics thought
The Hidden World lands as a visually sumptuous trilogy closer that most critics found emotionally satisfying, particularly in how it develops the bond between Hiccup and Toothless toward a bittersweet farewell. Where opinion fractures is on the storytelling: enthusiasts see a moving, thematically coherent conclusion, while detractors argue the plot is overcrowded with subplots and the ending feels obligatory rather than earned.
“Continuing a series-long focus on family and love, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World narrows on what those values mean for Toothless. He experiences romance. He grows up. And with heavy, satisfied hearts, we let him, and Hiccup, go.”
Jennifer Bisset·CNET
“The animation itself is striking — an early sequence in which the sky is filled with dragons is an early sign of the visual treats to come — and ends up being the film's highlight.”
Michael Nordine·IndieWire
“More bittersweet and less triumphal than its predecessors, and directed by a returning Dean DeBlois, The Hidden World concerns the exigencies that Hiccup faces as a leader, both politically and personally. If you truly love that dragon you trained, its message says, let him go.”
Ben Kenigsberg·The New York Times
“Fans will enjoy seeing their characters grown and progressing as story arcs are closed, but the final resolution rings hollow. Ultimately, none of it appeared necessary other than a need to say goodbye; the dragons and their champions certainly earned a better conclusion than that.”
Movie Crypt
“The plot is thin and holey and the characters are mostly just a single gag set on repeat”
Kerry Lengel·The Arizona Republic
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Dean DeBloisDirectorJay BaruchelHiccup (voice)America FerreraAstrid (voice)F. Murray AbrahamGrimmel (voice)Cate BlanchettValka (voice)Gerard ButlerStoick (voice)Craig FergusonGobber (voice)Jonah HillSnotlout (voice)Christopher Mintz-PlasseFishlegs (voice)Kristen WiigRuffnut (voice)Kit HaringtonEret (voice)Justin RuppleTuffnut (voice)Robin Atkin DownesAck (voice)John PowellComposerFrom the studio
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