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Movies like How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Finished How to Train Your Dragon 2 and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with How to Train Your Dragon 2, and what it does not.
What did you love about How to Train Your Dragon 2? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Animated action Leadership Community building Fantasy adventure Power struggle Loyalty Bleak Reluctant leader Your best matches Ranked against what How to Train Your Dragon 2 is actually about, not its genre labels.
81% Reverina match Top pick 2019 · Film · Adventure · Animation
Strong match
Why it matches Also about community building and self-discovery Watched for the same thing: coming of age story More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same reluctant leader figure
Built around the same identity What's different Not about power struggle Not built around loyalty or leadership Commitment 1h 44m
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Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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2012 · Series · Animation · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same loyalty Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Also about self-discovery Shares its desaturated and stylised look What's different Not built around identity or leadership Not about power struggle or community building A series rather than a single film Darkness Fairly light
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The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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2015 · Film · Adventure · Animation
Good match
Why it matches Also about self-discovery Built around the same identity Shares its hopeful and bleak register Builds as slowly What's different Not about power struggle or community building Not built around loyalty or leadership Less violent Where it streams Disney Plus Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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Also fantasy adventure at heart Also about self-discovery Digimon Adventure: 2020
Watched for the same thing: coming of age story Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Dragon Ball DAIMA 2024
Watched for the same thing: action packed adventure Centres on the same reluctant leader figure
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