
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.


Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

Jacob Tremblay
Elmer Elevator (voice)

Golshifteh Farahani
Dela Elevator (voice)

Gaten Matarazzo
Boris the Dragon (voice)

Dianne Wiest
Iris the Rhinoceros (voice)

Rita Moreno
Mrs. McClaren (voice)

Chris O'Dowd
Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Judy Greer
Soda the Whale (voice)

Alan Cumming
Cornelius the Crocodile (voice)

Yara Shahidi
Callie (voice)

Jackie Earle Haley
Tamir the Tarsier (voice)
My Father's Dragon is a animation, adventure, family, fantasy, comedy film released in 2022 exploring themes of island, young boy, dragon, based on children's book, hand drawn animation. Directed by Nora Twomey, it stars Jacob Tremblay, Golshifteh Farahani, Gaten Matarazzo. Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.
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