

Pete's Dragon
Some secrets are too big to keep.
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $65M
- Box office
- $143.7M
- Language
- English
- feral child
- remake
- dragon
- orphan
- 1980s
- live action and animation
- live action remake
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremierePG8 Aug 2016
- TheatricalPG12 Aug 2016
- PhysicalPG29 Nov 2016
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon31 Jul 2016
- TheatricalPG12 Aug 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG15 Sept 2016
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical18 Aug 2016
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT625 Aug 2016
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1217 Aug 2016
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL29 Sept 2016
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical18 Aug 2016
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU25 Aug 2016
- Physical11 Jan 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical713 Oct 2016
Dominican RepublicDO
- Theatrical18 Aug 2016
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP17 Aug 2016
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Pete's Dragon was released on 10 August 2016.
Audience reviews
5- F
Frank Ochieng
8/13/2016
The infectiously whimsy and adventurous **Pete’s Dragon** undergoes a polished millennial-style rebirth for today’s kiddies not fortunate enough to be alive when the 1977 live-action animated musical blueprint made its charming, impressionable impact for youngsters of all ages back in the day. The festive and frolicking Disney flourishes are applied to co-writer/director David Lowery’s re-imagination of an impish boy…
- R6/10
Reno
12/4/2016
**For Pete, home is where Elliot is.** I saw the '77 film prior to this so that I'm not going to miss anything if the upgradation was done in this new version. That was a quite okay film, so do this one. The difference between two was mainly the technology, but there's a major surge on all departments. Somewhat this looked more enjoyable than the old one. Visually very good, all the actors are great and so the loc…
- G6/10
Gimly
2/21/2017
Disney's retelling efforts post-Maleficent continue to be worthwhile. Does what the original did only better, and though it's not a brilliant movie, it is well made for the most part, and I found myself quite endeared to the titular dragon. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
- R8/10
r96sk
11/17/2020
Wholesome viewing. <em>'Pete’s Dragon'</em> is a pleasant film. This remake brings a lot of feels thanks to its hearty narrative. The special effects are nice, as is the score - particularly towards the end. The cast isn't all-star but they all do good jobs. Oakes Fegley gives a sweet performance as Pete, though it's Bryce Dallas Howard who is probably the film's standout. I also enjoyed Robert Redford's role (…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/5/2022
Oakes Fegley is quite charming here as the eponymous orphan who has managed to survive, alone, in the forest following an accident that killed his parents. One day, this mini-Mowgli is spotted by park ranger "Grace" (Bryce Dallas Howard) who tries to introduce him to society - and school. How did he survive, though? Well he tells her all about "Elliott" - a dragon! Sceptical, well yes - but when she mentions this to …
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