Dragon Rider (2020)

A young silver dragon teams up with a mountain spirit and an orphaned boy on a journey through the Himalayas in search for the Rim of Heaven.

Director:

Tomer Eshed

Writers:

Cornelia Funke (based on the book by), Johnny Smith (screenplay by)

Stars:

Freddie Highmore, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Felicity Jones

Cast

Credited cast:
Freddie Highmore	...	Ben (voice)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster	...	Firedrake (voice)
Felicity Jones	...	Sorrell (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Nettlebrand (voice)
Nonso Anozie	...	Mighty Djinn (voice)
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Mad Doc (voice)
Meera Syal	...	Subisha Gulab (voice)
Alex Norton	...	Gravelbeard (voice)
Peter Marinker	...	Slatebeard (voice)
Stephen Hogan	...	Spinecrackle (voice)
Eric Meyers	...	Sulphurbreath (voice)
Glenn Wrage	...	Bottleneck (voice)
William Vanderpuye	...	Stonebeard (voice)
Ewan Bailey	...	Sorrel's Dad (voice)
Glen McCready	...	Granitface (voice)

Storyline

Firedrake is a young silver dragon, who has had enough of constantly having to hide in a wooded valley. He wants to show the older generations of dragons that he is a real dragon. When humans are about to destroy his family's very last refuge, Firedrake secretly sets off on an adventurous journey with forest brownie, Sorrel. He wants to find the "Rim of Heaven", the dragons' mysterious haven. On their quest Firedrake and Sorrel encounter Ben, an orphan and stray, who claims to be a dragon rider. While Ben and Firedrake make friends quickly, Sorrel becomes increasingly distrustful and tries to get rid of the orphan at every opportunity. But the unlikely trio have to learn to pull together, because they are being hunted by Nettlebrand, an evil, dragon-eating monster was created by an alchemist with the aim of tracking down and destroying every dragon on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

creatures | dragon | friendship | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

We Fly Carbon Neutral.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

No relation to How To Train Your Dragon which the film resembles.

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Goofs

In the film, a basilisk is paralysed by seeing its own reflection in a mirror. However, the glare of a basilisk would also paralyse any creature that it set eyes on, so the heroes of the film would have been paralysed the moment the basilisk discovers them.

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Connections

Featured in Nico Santos: Wings (2020)

User Reviews

Well, my kids enjoyed it.

They didn't want to watch it when I first put it on but were gripped right to the end. Entertained kids = happy parents.

Details

Official Sites:

Constantin Film

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2020 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Dragon Rider

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR15,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,443,746

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, Able & Baker, Cyborn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1