Dragonkeeper

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Dragonkeeper

PG

Released May 3, 2024

1h 39m

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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The dragons of ancient China are on the brink of extinction; their only hope is a brave young girl on a perilous journey to save the last dragon egg.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

An action-packed kids’ movie with plenty of PG-rated bashing and a real spirit of adventure. The letdown is some fairly average animation, and human characters that move like cheap marionettes with jolty limbs.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2024

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

A beautiful animation that is the perfect introduction to world cinema for children of all ages. The fantasy element is remarkable and opens up a whole new world that needs to be explored.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 2, 2025

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Laia Cabuli

EscribiendoCine

... Unfortunately, Dragonkeeper fails to forge its own identity that distinguishes it from the rest. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/10

Oct 26, 2024

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Perhaps not surprisingly, given that the book on which the movie is based is part of a series, the movie doesn't wrap everything up too neatly.

May 17, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Dragonkeeper is a shoddy adaptation of Carole Wilkinson's fantasy novel of the same name. This animated film makes the story unfocused and bland. Most of the voice cast performances are stiff, with no real personality. They're just reading their lines.

May 11, 2024

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Sure, it’s a little strange hearing Asian characters speaking with British accents, but once you get used to that, the movie’s adventure delivers a good time.

Rated: 3/4

May 3, 2024

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Dragon Lover

I agree with other reviewers that it's not a movie for the younger ones. I liked it because it had dragons(I love dragons) and it's hard to find good dragon movies. It was paced well and it kept me entertained.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Barb

I took my grandson, age 7, and he seemed to like it but started loosing interest with 15 minutes to go. I found the movie very dark, both in storyline and appearance. Would not recommend this movie at all, but I think my grandson thought it was alright. I think he just enjoyed spending the day with grandma!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Christina

Dark, violent, terrifying for 7 year old

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Baldwin C

OMG. Send a white Spanish company to hire a bunch of British actors to be Chinese and use tropes that are so stereotyped and "Ancient Exotism" to make a movie for kids to to think that this is what China is all about. So stupid! A wanna be Raya using mystical Chi. Cuz all Chinese people have Chi and no one else does. Right. But if you're European, you can also make a movie about it and have Chi too. Ugh! This is the type of movie that tries to capitalize on kids and foreignism but does more damage than good without realizing it. Thank you white people for a show about ancient China and chi power and dragons.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Stephen C

I thought that the dragon was with a boy?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Audience Member

If you have read the books, the movie disappoints from the get go. Embellishments of powers and back story, characters that do not exist in the books. Why bother making a film when you clearly have no respect for the source material.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Synopsis

The dragons of ancient China are on the brink of extinction; their only hope is a brave young girl on a perilous journey to save the last dragon egg.

Director: Salvador Simó
Screenwriter: Ignacio Ferreras, Rosanna Cecchini, Carole Wilkinson
Distributor: Viva Kids
Production Co: Guardián De Dragones A.I.E., Atresmedia Cine, Telefónica Audiovisual Digital, Movistar+, China Film Animation
Rating: PG (Violence|Thematic Elements|Scary Images)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2024
Runtime: 1h 39m

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