How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American 
computer-animated action fantasy film loosely based on the 
2003 book of the same name by British author 
Cressida Cowell, produced by 
DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 
Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by 
Chris Sanders and 
Dean DeBlois from a screenplay by 
Will Davies, Sanders, and DeBlois, and stars the voices of 
Jay Baruchel, 
Gerard Butler, 
Craig Ferguson, 
America Ferrera, 
Jonah Hill, 
Christopher Mintz-Plasse, 
T. J. Miller, and 
Kristen Wiig. The story takes place in a mythical 
Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a 
dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance  at last of gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer  wants to kill the dragon and instead befriends it. 
The film was released March 26, 2010, and was a critical and  commercial success, earning acclaim from film critics and audiences and  earning nearly $500 million worldwide. It was nominated for the 
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and 
Best Original Score at the 
83rd Academy Awards, but lost to 
Toy Story 3 and 
The Social Network, respectively. The movie also won ten 
Annie Awards, including 
Best Animated Feature. 
Two sequels, 
How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,  were released on June 13, 2014, and February 22, 2019, respectively.  Much like their predecessor, both sequels were also universally  acclaimed and became box office successes. The film's success has also  inspired other merchandise, including a 
video game and a 
television series
 
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