Movies Like Pete's Dragon (2016)

Updated: August 29, 2024

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Pete's Dragon Movie Information:

Directors:

David Lowery

Stars:

Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Wes Bentley … (full cast)

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Movies like Pete's Dragon include The Jungle Book (2016), Tomorrowland (2015), Goosebumps (2015), The BFG (2016), and Pete's Dragon (1977).