How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

A bittersweet symphony of flight and farewell that marks the end of an era. Amidst bioluminescent caverns and sweeping aerial battles, it explores the poignant necessity of letting go to allow those we love to truly fly free.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

"Fly on your own. Find your way home."

03 January 2019 United States of America 104 min ⭐ 7.7 (6,915)

Director: Dean DeBlois

Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler

Animation Family Adventure

Letting Go Self-Worth and Leadership Wildness vs. Domestication Tolerance vs. Intolerance

Budget: $129,000,000

Box Office: $539,987,993

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

Toothless drawing in the sand

When courting the Light Fury, Toothless draws a picture of her in the sand. This directly mirrors the scene in the first film where Hiccup draws Toothless, symbolizing that the dragon has learned artistry and affection from his human.

Drago's Bewilderbeast

In the wide shots of the Hidden World, the massive Bewilderbeast from the second film (missing a tusk) can be seen in the background, confirming it retreated there after its defeat.

Book opening line

The film ends with the voiceover 'There were dragons when I was a boy,' which is the exact opening sentence of Cressida Cowell's first How to Train Your Dragon book.

Valka's Staff

The whistle mechanism in Valka's staff is used to communicate with dragons, a detail carried over from the second film that shows her deep, non-verbal connection to the species.

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