Similar to 2009′s surprise hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a non-Pixar animated film with an unwieldy title took everyone off-guard in 2010 by becoming one of summer’s biggest smashes, as well as one of its most critically well-received. And like Cloudy, How to Train Your Dragon was adapted from a popular children’s book. Perhaps thanks to Pixar’s influence, animated movies seem to be picking up in the quality department across the board.
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third faces a rite of passage: He must capture and train a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But when the only dragon he can snare is a paltry, toothless beast, his trial doesn’t go as planned. Peter Hastings directs this animated adaptation of the book by Cressida Cowell that features the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler and America Ferrera. How to Train Your Dragon @ Amazon
Leaves of Grass – Average Tier 5.48
An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord. Leaves of Grass @ Amazon
Arn: The Knight Templar – Average Tier 4.55
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love. (imdb) Arn: The Knight Templar @ Amazon
I Am Love – Average Tier 6.59
A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love. I Am Love @ Amazon
Jonah Hex – Average Tier 1.84
The U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth. Jonah Hex @ Amazon
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