How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is an action, comedy, fantasy and adventure film directed by Dean DeBlois, running about 102 minutes. “The training is over.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. How to Train Your Dragon 2 stars Jay Baruchel as Hiccup (voice), Cate Blanchett as Valka (voice), Gerard Butler as Stoick (voice) and Craig Ferguson as Gobber (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.7/10, How to Train Your Dragon 2 has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $621.5M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch How to Train Your Dragon 2 page.

If you liked it. Fans of How to Train Your Dragon 2 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.