Free Willy 3: The Rescue vs How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.1/10 for Free Willy 3: The Rescue). Free Willy 3: The Rescue is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 5m. Free Willy 3: The Rescue is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are adventure, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)| Free Willy 3: The Rescue | How to Train Your Dragon (2025) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Adventure, Family | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sam Pillsbury | Dean DeBlois |
| Main cast | Roger Cross, Stephen E. Miller, Annie Corley, Patrick Kilpatrick, Matthew Walker | Kate Kennedy, Nick Frost, Harry Trevaldwyn, Gerard Butler, Mason Thames |
Synopsis
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
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