
My Father’s Dragon
Director: Nora Twomey
Writer: Meg LeFauve
Cast: Gaten Matarazzo, Jacob Tremblay, Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Chris O'Dowd, Dianne Wiest, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Golshifteh Farahani, Yara Shahidi, Jackie Earle Haley, Adam Brody, Charlene Yi, Leighton Meester, Mary Kay Place, Spence Moore II, Maggie Lincoln, Jack Smith, Ian McShane.
When it’s available: November 11
Adapted from Ruth Stiles Gannett's book of the same name, My Father's Dragon follows Elmer, a boy who runs away to the magic-filled Wild Island, where he befriends a baby dragon. It sounds like your average family-friendly animated film. However, My Father’s Dragon is developed by Cartoon Saloon, the Irish studio behind animated gems such as The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and Wolfwalkers. The movie’s director, Nora Twomey, was behind the highly praised The Breadwinner, which tells us this is an unmissable Netflix original movie. The cherry on the top of the animated cake is a star-studded voice cast that includes Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ian McShane.