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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World poster
Directed by
Dean DeBlois
Genre
fantasy film, monster film, children's film, medieval film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 7,179 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is the third movie in the How to Train Your Dragon series. Hiccup is now a young adult and wants to find a safe place for dragons to live. Toothless meets another dragon that he likes, and they have to deal with a dangerous dragon hunter.

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What happens

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a 2019 American animated fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois, it is the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and the final installment of the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. The film features Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, and Kit Harrington reprising their roles from the first two films, with F. Murray Abraham joining the cast. The film follows 21-year-old Hiccup seeking a dragon utopia known as the "Hidden World" while coming to terms with Toothless's new bond with a female Fury, as they deal with the threat of Grimmel the Grisly, a ruthless dragon hunter. Discussions regarding a third How to Train Your Dragon film began in December 2010, with DeBlois later stating that the second film was being intentionally designed as the second act of a trilogy. The animation challenges of the production required DreamWorks Animation to update and invent new software to handle complex tasks, such as lighting the Light Fury dragon. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released theatrically in Australia on January 3, 2019, and in the United States on February 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures. Like its predecessors, it received positive reviews, with critics considering it a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, with praise for its animation, voice acting, score, and emotional weight. The film grossed $540 million, and received several accolades, including five Annie Awards nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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