Pete's Dragon
2016 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 6.4 · 80% critics
A forest ranger meets a mysterious child who says he has been living deep in the Pacific Northwest woods with a giant, friendly dragon. As the town grows curious and worried, she searches for where the boy belongs and whether the old stories about a hidden dragon might be true.
Based on Pete's Dragon
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-08-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,327 votes)
- Box office
- $77,391,033
- Budget
- $65,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, emotional family adventure with a magical creature and a focus on belonging, similar in spirit to The Sea Beast; Not for you if you want fast pacing or lots of jokes.
Pros: warm, wholesome family tone; impressive dragon visuals; touching friendship themes | Cons: predictable simple story; slow pacing at times; less whimsy than expected
Themes
- feral child
- remake
- dragon
- orphan
- 1980s
- live action and animation
- live action remake
Awards & recognition
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Movie · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Oakes Fegley
as Pete
Bryce Dallas Howard
as Grace
Wes Bentley
as Jack
Karl Urban
as Gavin
Oona Laurence
as Natalie
Robert Redford
as Mr. Meacham
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Sheriff Gene Dentler
John Kassir
as Elliot the Dragon (voice)
Marcus Henderson
as Woodrow
Aaron Jackson
as Abner
Directed by David Lowery