How to Train Your Dragon vs The BFG
How to Train Your Dragon has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.3/10 for The BFG). How to Train Your Dragon is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 57m. How to Train Your Dragon is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are adventure, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How to Train Your Dragon
The BFG| How to Train Your Dragon | The BFG | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois | Steven Spielberg |
| Main cast | David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse | Penelope Wilton, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Marilyn Norry, Mark Rylance |
Synopsis
How to Train Your Dragon
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
The BFG
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
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