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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011 · 22 min

A cozy, brisk holiday short that balances slapstick dragon chaos with a genuinely tender story about letting a friend go and choosing to stay.

Directed by
Tom Owens
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Overview
Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.

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Directed by
Tom Owens
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • freedom
  • love
  • parenthood
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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  2. Book of DragonsShort film · 2011
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Genres
animation, comedy, adventure, family
Directed by
Tom Owens
Written by
Adam F. Goldberg
Starring
Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig
Music
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Runtime
22 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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