My Father’s Dragon Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Oct. 29, 2022

My Father’s Dragon

Release Date: Friday, November 4, 2022 Limited

Whoopi Goldberg, Adam Brody, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Leighton Meester, Dianne Wiest, Golshifteh Farahani, Yara Shahidi, Charlyne Yi, Mary Kay Place, Julie Lynn, Rita Moreno, Ian McShane, Jacob Tremblay, Jackie Earle Haley, Meg LeFauve, Bonnie Curtis, Nora Twomey, Chris O’Dowd, John Morgan, Gaten Matarazzo, Maggie Lincoln, Spence Moore II, Jack Smith

PG Family N/A

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17% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version

Family Animation Adaptation Based on Book Kids

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in My Father’s Dragon.

Jacob Tremblay
... (voice)

Luca (re-release), The Little Mermaid
G
Gaten Matarazzo
... (voice)

Honor Society
G
Golshifteh Farahani
... (voice)

Extraction 2, The Patience Stone
Dianne Wiest
... (voice)

Apartment 7A, Robots
R
Rita Moreno
... (voice)

Fast X, Rio 2
C
Chris O’Dowd
... (voice)

How to Build a Girl, Slumberland
J
Judy Greer
... (voice)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever , The Fire Inside
A
Alan Cumming
... (voice)

Burlesque, Strange Magic
Y
Yara Shahidi
... (voice)

Smallfoot, Peter Pan & Wendy
Jackie Earle Haley
... (voice)

The Union, Dead Money
M
Mary Kay Place
... (voice)

Claire's Cambodia, Music
Leighton Meester
... (voice)

River Wild, The Weekend Away

Crew Behind the Film

The My Father’s Dragon behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Nora Twomey last directed The Breadwinner and The Secret of Kells. The film's writer Meg LeFauve last wrote Inside Out 2 and Beached.

Director: Nora Twomey
Screenwriter: Meg LeFauve
Producers: Bonnie Curtis
Julie Lynn

Studios: Netflix Originals
Production Company: Cartoon Saloon; Mockingbird Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some peril
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official My Father’s Dragon movie trailers and clips.

Family

My Father’s Dragon Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the My Father’s Dragon movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the Newbery Honored children’s novels by Ruth Stiles Gannett.

Production Updates

Apr 2022

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Aug 2021

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Nov 2018

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

My Father’s Dragon was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 4, 2022. There were 26 other movies released on the same date, including Armageddon Time, Causeway and Girl at the Window. As a limited release, My Father’s Dragon was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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