Summary
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+16)
Critics 48Audiences 64GoodWatch 56
Metascore49
Tomatometer47%
User score7.0
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 52 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score60%
Box office
2.0×its budget
- Budget
- $57 M
- Worldwide
- $115 M
Worldwide it earned $58 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 100103Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
+18Released
1996
May 31, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
FantasyActionAdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism19 of 19
Dennis QuaidBowen
Sean ConneryDraco (voice)
David ThewlisKing Einon
Dina MeyerKara
Pete PostlethwaiteGilbert
Jason IsaacsLord Felton
Brian ThompsonBrok
Julie ChristieQueen Aislinn
Lee OakesYoung (Prince) Einon- WCWolf ChristianHewe
Terry O'NeillRedbeard- PHPeter HricKing Freyne
Eva VejmělkováFelton's Minx
Milan BahulSwamp Village Chief- SKSandra KovacicovaYoung Kara
- KCKyle CohenBoy in Field
- TBThom BakerAislinn's Chess Partner
John GielgudKing Arthur (voice) (uncredited)
Buddy QuaidServant (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Rob Cohen Director
- Herb Gains First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Nada Pinter Script Supervisor
- Chitra F. Mojtabai Second Assistant Director
- Hester Hargett Second Second Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Writing · 2
- Patrick Read Johnson Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Charles Edward Pogue Screenplay
Production · 9
- David Rotman Executive Producer
- Raffaella De Laurentiis Producer
- Margery Simkin Casting
- Kelly Breidenbach Associate Producer
- Viliam Richter Production Manager
- Hilde Odelga Production Coordinator
Camera · 1
- David Eggby Director of Photography
Editing · 6
- Peter Amundson Editor
- Aaron Yamamoto Assistant Editor
- Lisa Cossettini Assistant Editor
- John M. Taylor First Assistant Editor
- Giorgio Conti Assistant Editor
- Sarah Brockhoff Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Randy Edelman Original Music Composer
- Joanie Diener Music Editor
Art · 19
- Benjamín Fernández Production Design
- Nikita Knatz Storyboard Artist
- Mark Siegel Sculptor
- Joseph Musso Storyboard Artist
- Jonathan Downing Props
- Ján Svoboda Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Anna B. Sheppard Costume Design
- Thomas Casterline Costume Design
- Mirella De Rossi Hairstylist
- Giannetto De Rossi Makeup Supervisor
- Maurizio Silvi Makeup Artist
- Angelo Vannella Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Scott Squires Visual Effects Supervisor
- Phil Tippett Creature Design
- Rob Coleman Animation
Other crew · 10
- Paul Weston Stunt Coordinator
- Jana Zvaríková Stunts
- Trevor Wood Special Effects Technician
- Kit West Special Effects Coordinator
- Terence J. Cox Special Effects Technician
- Barbara Ostrowiecki Post Production Supervisor
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