The Dragon Pearl

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The Dragon Pearl

PG

2011

1h 34m

Fantasy

Adventure

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The children of two archaeologists (Sam Neill, Wang Ji) must help a flying dragon find a magic pearl.

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James Plath

Family Home Theater

It's about as original as two kids meeting on summer vacation and finding adventure together. But The Dragon Pearl has solid enough execution to make it enjoyable anyway.

Rated: B-

Mar 30, 2016

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Family-friendly adventure full of magic and battles.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 2, 2013

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Victoria Luxford

The National (UAE)

China's landscapes and a strong cast elevate the cheap-looking CGI.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 30, 2012

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

Though it never quite amounts to the classic kids' adventure it aspires to be, Mario Andreacchio's The Dragon Pearl is a thoroughly pleasing and exceedingly well-crafted family film.

Oct 20, 2011

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richard d

An admirable attempt to make a Spielberg family film. The story is straightforward and thus predictable but the exploration of a Chinese legend is still interesting enough. Biggest problem are the characters and the acting by the two child leads. They aren't given much to work with and their lack of experience shows. Sam Neil is the only decent actor and he more or less plays the same character from Jurassic Park. There is a Jackie Chan type character in a supporting role. He's fine, but no Jackie. He's mostly there for comedy and the comedy in this film is all over the place. Would have been better if they plaid it straight. But the film was bold enough to make fun of the Mummy 3.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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farah r

It's not as bad as it looks but this low budget adventure is boring rather than exciting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Clearly a low budget movie and it acts upon it. The cast can't act, the story is dull, and the effects are apparently fake.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful story and beautiful setting with so much unused potential. Disappointing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A mixed Chinese and English Children's adventure to talk to a dragon.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Great family fun, cool dragon -- great special effects in bringing a Chinese Dragon to life!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Mario Andreacchio

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Sam Neill

Chris Chase

Louis Corbett

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Wang Ji

Dr. Li

Robert Mammone

Philip Dukas

Jordan Chan

Wu Dong

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Synopsis

The children of two archaeologists (Sam Neill, Wang Ji) must help a flying dragon find a magic pearl.

Director: Mario Andreacchio
Rating: PG (Adventure Action|Peril)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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