How to Train Your Dragon (2025) vs Mighty Joe Young
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.3/10 for Mighty Joe Young). Mighty Joe Young is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 5m. Mighty Joe Young is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are action, adventure, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Mighty Joe Young| How to Train Your Dragon (2025) | Mighty Joe Young | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dean DeBlois | Ron Underwood |
| Main cast | Kate Kennedy, Nick Frost, Harry Trevaldwyn, Gerard Butler, Mason Thames | Naveen Andrews, Robert Wisdom, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Bill Paxton |
Synopsis
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.
Mighty Joe Young
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
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