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Wish Dragon

Wish Dragon

Three magical wishes. One life changing adventure.

20217.81h 39m

Overview

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Directed by Chris Appelhans
Written by Chris Appelhans, Radford Sechrist, Josh Lieberman
Produced by Aron Warner, Chris Bremble, Jackie Chan
Box Office0Revenue: $25.9M

Top Cast

Jimmy Wong

Jimmy Wong

Din (voice)

John Cho

John Cho

Long (voice)

Constance Wu

Constance Wu

Mom (voice)

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Lina (voice)

Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

Short Goon / Security Guard 2 (voice)

Aaron Yoo

Aaron Yoo

Pockets (voice)

Will Yun Lee

Will Yun Lee

Dad (voice)

Bobby Lee

Bobby Lee

Tall Goon (voice)

Nico Santos

Nico Santos

Buckley (voice)

Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng

Pipa God (voice)

Themes & Keywords

wishdragonnostalgiccheerful

About Wish Dragon

Wish Dragon is a animation, family, comedy, fantasy, romance, adventure film released in 2021 exploring themes of wish, dragon, nostalgic, cheerful. Directed by Chris Appelhans, it stars Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu. Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

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