Pete's Dragon

"Some secrets are too big to keep."

Aug 12 2016 PG 1h 42m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

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.

Plot

A young boy, Pete, is found in a forest where he's been living for six year after an accident took his parents' lives. A ranger, Grace, takes him in and asks him how he survived all by himself. He says he had a friend named Elliott and draws a picture of a dragon, saying it's Elliott. Grace takes the picture to her father who claims that years ago he encountered a dragon in the forest. Grace takes Pete back to the forest and he shows her his home and Elliott. A man sees Elliott, and when he tells about his experience and isn't believed, he sets out to capture the dragon to prove it.

Written by

David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein

Directed by

David Lowery

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Whitaker Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 7 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
62,788
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA