How to Train Your Dragon 2

Right now you can watch How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Jay Baruchel — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason How to Train Your Dragon 2 keeps coming up in conversation. How to Train Your Dragon 2 treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless dragon conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war. Jay Baruchel and Cate Blanchett lead a cast that keeps the bigger ideas grounded in something human. How to Train Your Dragon 2 came out in 2014. How to Train Your Dragon 2 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Jay Baruchel grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.