Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's mother, Valka. Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 60 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Hats off to Dreamworks for offering some bold surprises in a respectable sequel filled with moments of humour and emotion among its ample noise and movement.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
8 Jul 2014
fresh:
The writer and director Dean DeBlois takes the comedy to a deeper, more satisfying place than he did in the original franchise-launching animated film.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
23 Jun 2014
fresh:
Overlong and overly busy but more emotionally powerful than its predecessor.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 Jun 2014
fresh:
The entire film is a romance -- visually, parentally, ecologically. It's got the emotional, humorous, exciting sweep you want from a summer movie.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
17 Jun 2014
fresh:
Although there are times when bits of the movie feel extraneous, the production as a whole comes across more like an organic extension of the original tale than something tacked on purely to score at the box office.