Welcome to the reality of democracy . <| sep |>### Pete ' s Dragon 2016 Dragon % 282016 % 29 Adventure , Family , Fantasy Annabelle Malaika Sess , Steve Barr , Wes Bentley , Augie Davis Director David LoweryIMDb rating Unknown awaiting five votes Pete ' s Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery , written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks , and produced by James Whitaker . The film is a remake of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein . The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard , Oakes Fegley , Wes Bentley , Karl Urban , Oona Laurence , and Robert Redford . The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest , and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town ' s local residents . WikipediaCritical reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 86 %, based on 179 reviews , with an average rating of 7 . 310 . The site ' s critical consensus reads , Pete ' s Dragon continues Disney ' s current liveaction winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet , soulful charm . On Metacritic , the film has a score of 71 out of 100 , based on 42 critics , indicating generally favorable reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A . WikipediaMore info at Dragon % 282016 % 29 , Pete % 27 s % 20 Dragon % 20 % 282016 % 20 film % 29 , Rotten Tomatoes , dragon , . I am a bot . Send me feedback % 2 Fr % 2 FMovieGuidesubjectRe % 3 A % 20 Confidence 1 . 00 . Data sources and other i n f ormationrMovieGuidewabout .