Pete's Dragon

Some secrets are too big to keep.


Pete's Dragon
Disney continues their very profitable project of rolling out remakes of their popular animated films. This ’’re-imagining’’ of the 1977 classic has had good reviews. The story is about an old wood carver who has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales until she meets Pete. Pete is 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. From Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from the woodcarver’s stories. So she and a young girl set out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon. This film is releasing in 2D and 3D, this is the 2D version.

103 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford
Director
David Lowery
ScreenplayDavid Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, from the screenplay by Malcom Marmorstein, from the story by Seton I. Miller, S.S. Field
MusicDaniel Hart
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
EditingLisa Zeno Churgin
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byWalt Disney Studios

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreFantasy
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG for action, peril and brief language
Runtime102
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
7 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
4
Violence
3
Sex
0
Language
1
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
0

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconDisney's Elliot a creature of comfort for kids.
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconOu verhaal kry 'n nuwe kleed.
10
Cape Times
Michael Rechtshaffen quote iconSome secrets are too big to keep.
5
Metacritic.com
26 critics
14
Rottentomatoes critics
69 critics
14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Pete&rquot;s Dragon continues Disney&rquot;s current live-action winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet, soulful charm.
17
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconWonderful remake of Disney classic has peril, sad moments.
15

What the People say

Internet
20 Netizens quote iconA Fair attempt to make a good film and good example for those people who want to make remake movies.
15

Average .. 63%

13

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