3 popular animated movies worth checking out in Plano this week

3 popular animated movies worth checking out in Plano this weekImage: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World/TMDb
Hoodline
Published on February 15, 2019

Looking for a change of perspective? Check out this week's lineup of animated movies showing on the big screen in and around Plano.

Here are the best animated films to catch in theaters, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.

(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)


How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Want to catch an early screening of "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”? The family-friendly flick already has a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. "The visual soars but the franchise's emotional heartbeat struggles to make itself heard over the din of subplots and the annoying banter of Hiccup's teen tribemates," according to Philip De Semlyen of Time Out, while the Hollywood Reporter's Michael Rechtshaffen said, "All told, by the time 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' nears the end of its Harry Potter-esque closing trajectory, in which Hiccup must learn how to let go, the bittersweet result will have audiences finding it equally hard to say goodbye."

It will begin playing at Cinemark West Plano and XD (3800 Dallas Parkway), Studio Movie Grill Plano (4721 W. Park Blvd.), and Cinemark Legacy and XD (7201 N. Central Expressway) on Thursday, Feb. 21. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.

With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 98 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been a must-watch since its release in December. "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new," according to David Sims of The Atlantic, while Tribune News Service's Katie Walsh said, "The delights of 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' bring a newfound sense of joy and playfulness to the beloved character."

Get a piece of the action at Cinemark West Plano and XD (3800 Dallas Parkway) through Wednesday, Feb. 20; Studio Movie Grill Plano (4721 W. Park Blvd.) through Wednesday, Feb. 20; and Cinemark Legacy and XD (7201 N. Central Expressway) through Thursday, Feb. 21. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Smallfoot

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist — a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.

With a Tomatometer Score of 76 percent and an Audience Score of 63 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Smallfoot" is well worth a watch. "Beneath the easy slapstick, there's a timely moral too: Don't fear the unknown, embrace it. Just try not to squish it," noted Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly, while the Detroit News' Adam Graham said, "'Smallfoot' satisfyingly operates on multiple levels and is much deeper than it appears to be."

You can catch it at Cinemark Movies 10 (1818 Coit Road) through Thursday, Feb. 21. Click here for showtimes and tickets.


This story was created automatically using local movie data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.