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10 Best Movies Like How to Train Your Dragon 2

If you loved How to Train Your Dragon 2, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Adventure & Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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...

#2
How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2010★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 downin...

#3
Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Adventure & Animation & Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed....

#4
Maleficent

Maleficent

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Fantasy & Action & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the lan...

#5
22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a ...

#6
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Train Your Dragon 2 for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change th...