My Father's Dragon
2022 · Movie · PG · 99 min · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
After a difficult move to the city, a lonely child runs away in search of a far-off island and a young dragon in need of help. The journey brings dangerous creatures, a strange new world, and an adventure shaped by courage, friendship, and finding hope.
Based on My Father's Dragon
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-11-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (117 votes)
About
If you enjoy family adventures with magical creatures, heartfelt friendship, and a lively island journey in the spirit of The Sea Beast or DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, this should click; Not for you if you want realism or nonstop action.
Pros: heartfelt friendship; imaginative island adventure; sense of wonder | Cons: familiar setup; some intense peril; simple overall story
Themes
- island
- young boy
- dragon
- based on children's book
- hand drawn animation
Cast & crew
Jacob Tremblay
as Elmer Elevator (voice)
Golshifteh Farahani
as Dela Elevator (voice)
Gaten Matarazzo
as Boris the Dragon (voice)
Dianne Wiest
as Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)
Rita Moreno
as Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Chris O'Dowd
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Judy Greer
as Soda the Whale (voice)
Alan Cumming
as Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)
Yara Shahidi
as Callie (voice)
Jackie Earle Haley
as Tamir the Tarsier (voice)
Directed by Nora Twomey