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Pete's Dragon

Movie·2016·Adventure, Family, Fantasy·1h 43m·6.4 (2,333)·Directed by David Lowery

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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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Oakes FegleyOakes FegleyPeteBryce Dallas HowardBryce Dallas HowardGraceWes BentleyWes BentleyJackKarl UrbanKarl UrbanGavinOona LaurenceOona LaurenceNatalieRobert RedfordRobert RedfordMr. MeachamIsiah Whitlock Jr.Isiah Whitlock Jr.Sheriff Gene DentlerJohn KassirJohn KassirElliot the Dragon (voice)

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