My Father's Dragon

Nov 4, 2022

1h 39m

★ 7.1

Overview

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

Genres

Animation

Adventure

Family

Fantasy

Comedy

Production Companies

Cartoon Saloon

Mockingbird Pictures

Parallel Films

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

My Father's Dragon Trailers

Cast

Elmer Elevator (voice)

Jacob Tremblay

Dela Elevator (voice)

Golshifteh Farahani

Boris the Dragon (voice)

Gaten Matarazzo

Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

Dianne Wiest

Mrs. McClaren (voice)

Rita Moreno

Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Chris O'Dowd

Soda the Whale (voice)

Judy Greer

Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)

Alan Cumming

Callie (voice)

Yara Shahidi

Tamir the Tarsier (voice)

Jackie Earle Haley

Narrator (voice)

Mary Kay Place

Sasha (voice)

Leighton Meester

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