Wish Dragon

Name: Wish Dragon
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: June 11, 2021
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Aaron Yoo, Alexandre Chen, Alyssa Abiera, Bobby Lee, Constance Wu

2021

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): June 11, 2021 | PG

Starring: Aaron Yoo, Alexandre Chen, Alyssa Abiera, Bobby Lee, Constance Wu, Ian Chen, Jimmy O. Yang, Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Max Charles, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Nico Santos, Ronny Chieng, Sumalee Montano, Will Yun Lee

Summary: Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din's long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life's biggest questions – because whenDin, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din's long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life's biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.… Expand

Director: Chris Appelhans

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 98 min

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Polygon Petrana Radulovic

Jun 17, 2021

A lot of the plot elements feel overly familiar, but in the few moments where the movie transcends those trappings, it’s a fun, memorable romp. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jun 12, 2021

Wish Dragon delivers a whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, and that’s plenty. Read full review

Joseph Stanichar

Jun 9, 2021

A simple, cute, unoriginal animated film that seldom impresses, but still warms your heart a little. Read full review

Mae Abdulbaki

Jun 15, 2021

While the film does take its time stepping out on its own and out of the shadows of Aladdin and its "tale as old as time" story (Long's own words), Wish Dragon is a heartwarming, charming film with a great message and lovely characters. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 6, 2021

The moral of the story, “the power of human friendship,” must have taken 33 seconds to come up with. But some of the sight gags — Long disguising himself as human, the two of them escaping the bad guys by donning a dragon parade costume — are a stitch. Read full review

Natalia Winkelman

Jun 11, 2021

Wish Dragon is a transporting experience, but it’s far from a whole new world. Read full review

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SlimPlay

Jun 25, 2021

Completely in love with the movie. Very detailed and exaggerated animations lead to some very genius performances.

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Baexchu

Feb 20, 2022

this movie is good, i like the story and the visual anime, sony animation is better

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Gerd76

Jul 17, 2021

Very good movie. It idd reminds me of Aladdin, but that is a good thing. If critics give it a mower score for it, i definitely do NOT agree with them

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

mathewreviewer

Jun 19, 2021

With a completely different moral of the story in comparison to Aladdin, Wish Dragon is pretty funny and has a good emotional core.

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ervinator

Jul 12, 2021

As a Chinese Australian I absolutely loved the entire movie. The characters were dynamic, the story pacing had great rythm, and this was the first animated movie that I felt truly represented Chinese characters well. I also watched this is Mandarin for added nostalgic effect.

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SpoopyEduardo

Jul 2, 2021

Great movie, almost Pixar level. I've heard that it's been compared to Aladdin which is why it has low review scores but I dont think that should affect the ratings at all

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MetacriticOnur

Jun 12, 2021

admirable
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.

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