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Audiences latched onto Pete's Dragon (2016) as a adventure theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The adventure and family blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 1h 43m · ★ 6.4
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★ 7.1 · Fantasy · Adventure · Action · 1h 37m
Why you'll love it
If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Maleficent (2014) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.8 · Fantasy · Adventure · Drama · 2h 7m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.9 · Family · Adventure · Fantasy · 1h 46m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, The Jungle Book (2016) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.3 · Family · Fantasy · Adventure · 1h 59m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.4 · Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 1h 53m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.3 · Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 1h 57m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, The BFG (2016) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.1 · Adventure · Fantasy · Family · 1h 53m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Peter Pan (2003) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 7.9 · Fantasy · Family · Action · 2h 5m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, How to Train Your Dragon (2025) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.5 · Adventure · Fantasy · Animation · 1h 12m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Return to Never Land (2002) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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★ 6.3 · Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 1h 46m
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If Pete's Dragon clicked for you, Inkheart (2008) is a strong next stop: both trade in adventure and family, with earned warmth without mush. Expect a different story, but a similar willingness to go big when the moment demands it.
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