My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022•1h 39m•7.1/10

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasyComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(112)

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.

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Production

Cartoon Saloon, Mockingbird Pictures, Parallel Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay

Elmer Elevator (voice)

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Dela Elevator (voice)

Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo

Boris the Dragon (voice)

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Mrs. McClaren (voice)

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Soda the Whale (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi

Callie (voice)

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Tamir the Tarsier (voice)

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Narrator (voice)

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Sasha (voice)

Spence Moore II

Spence Moore II

George (voice)

Adam Brody

Adam Brody

Bob (voice)

Lo Mutuc

Lo Mutuc

Magda (voice)

Jack S. A. Smith

Jack S. A. Smith

Eugene (voice)

Maggie Lincoln

Gertie (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Cat (voice)

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Saiwa (voice)

Debi Derryberry

Debi Derryberry

Additional voices (voice)

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