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Wish Dragon

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7.9/10 • 1.4K

2021-01-151h 39m

AnimationFamilyComedyFantasy

Three magical wishes. One life changing adventure.

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Directors
Chris Appelhans
Writters
Jacquelyn Mitchard, Chris Appelhans, David Kendall, Xiaocao Liu, Amy Bloom
Editors
Jacquelyn Mitchard, Chris Appelhans, David Kendall, Xiaocao Liu, Amy Bloom, Michael Andrews

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  1. Jimmy Wong

    Jimmy Wong

    Din (voice)

  2. John Cho

    John Cho

    Long (voice)

  3. Constance Wu

    Constance Wu

    Mom (voice)

  4. Natasha Liu Bordizzo

    Natasha Liu Bordizzo

    Lina (voice)

  5. Jimmy O. Yang

    Jimmy O. Yang

    Short Goon / Security Guard 2 (voice)

  6. Aaron Yoo

    Aaron Yoo

    Pockets (voice)

  7. Will Yun Lee

    Will Yun Lee

    Dad (voice)

  8. Bobby Lee

    Bobby Lee

    Tall Goon (voice)

  9. Nico Santos

    Nico Santos

    Buckley (voice)

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sank99

Jun 16, 2021

10/10

To be fair, I didn't expect much. Having pretty much watched everything on Netflix over the past 18 months, I had spent over 30 minutes scrolling and clicking, seemingly in vain, for something interesting. So, in an effort to avoid defeat and an early bedtime, I thought that I'd at least give Wish Dragon a try. So glad I did. It turned out to be a heartwarming, well animated, expertly acted gem. It would be easy to think that this is a simple re-telling of the Arabian Aladdin story but in a Chinese setting, yet it's so much more than that. Indeed, a little research shows that the Aladdin tale originated in China. Instead, it's a well woven story of promises lost and refound, the value and endurance of real friendships, the importance (or lack thereof) of monetary riches and the true meaning of success in life. Animation and other production values are superb and polished, characters are eminently likeable (sometimes quite loveable!) and believably evil in equal parts. It's an hour and a half of pure joy. It has a warm, wholesome, fuzzy feeling in the same vein that The Iron Giant once did. Even for a cynical old sci-fi addicted geek like myself. Highly recommended.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$25,860,000.00
Keywords
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