---
title: 'Pete''s Dragon (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lowery'
released: '2016-08-12'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/petes-dragon-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788732/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pete's Dragon (2016)

2016 · PG · 102 min · Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Music, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker. The film is a remake of Disney's 1977 film of the same name, although the 2016 film is not a musical. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford. The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest, and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town's residents.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Lowery](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lowery)
- **Screenplay:** [David Lowery](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lowery), [Malcolm Marmorstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-marmorstein), [Toby Halbrooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-halbrooks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniel Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-hart)
- **Producer:** [James Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whitaker)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bojan Bazelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bojan-bazelli)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Zeno Churgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-zeno-churgin)

## Cast

- [Esmée Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/esmee-myers) as Lena Gogan
- [Oliver Neil](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-neil) as Jerry
- [Bukhosi Ngewenya](https://cinepixo.com/people/bukhosi-ngewenya) as Jandy
- [Olly Presling](https://cinepixo.com/people/olly-presling) as Billy Brown
- [Josephine Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-stephens) as Little Girl Patient
- [Tai McKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/tai-mckenzie) as EMT Staffer
- [Jason Fitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-fitch) as Logger
- [Augustine Frizzell](https://cinepixo.com/people/augustine-frizzell) as Mrs. Swanberg
- [Brandie Stephens](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandie-stephens) as Patient's Mom
- [Bryce Dallas Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryce-dallas-howard) as Grace Meacham
- [Daria Ponomaryova](https://cinepixo.com/people/daria-ponomaryova) as Jane
- [Jim McLarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-mclarty) as Ranger Wentworth
- [Jenesis Au-Yeung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenesis-au-yeung) as Julia
- [Oona Laurence](https://cinepixo.com/people/oona-laurence) as Natalie
- [Ian Harcourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-harcourt) as Deputy West

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Official site: http://disney.com/petesdragon
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/petes-dragon-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q18786473); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.