Dragon Rider

An anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and based on the book by Cornelia Funke of the same name. It is rated PG for some sequences of fantasy action and scary images.

Premise
When their valley home is threatened with flooding due to humans, a young dragon named Firedrake and his brownie companion Sorrel set off to find the mythical Rim of Heaven, a sanctuary for dragons. Along the way they encounter a young orphan boy named Ben who joins them on their epic quest to find the Rim of Heaven, all the while trying to stay one step ahead of the ruthless Nettlebrand, a savage monster who has been hunting dragons for a long time.

Plot
The film, aside from a few changes, stays relatively faithful to the book it's based on.

Voice Cast
Firedrake: Matt Smith

Sorrel: Karen Gillian

Ben: Taryam Bard

Twigleg: Martin Freeman

Nettlebrand: Alfred Molina

Gravelbeard: John Rhys-Davies

Barnabas Greenbloom: Malcolm McDowell

Vita Greenbloom: Maggie Smith

Guinevere Greenbloom: Kaiya Jones

Asif the Blue Djinn: Brian Blessed

Slatebeard: Brendan Gleeson

Gilbert Graytail: Richard Steven Horvitz

Rosa Graytail/Lola Graytail: Tara Strong

Zubeida Ghalib: Lhakpa Tsamchoe

Stonebeard: Billy Connolly

Leadengleam: Craig Ferguson

Graniteface: Robbie Coltrane

The Raven/The Basilisk: Tom Kenny

Maia: Rachel Weisz

Burr-Burr-Chan: Oded Fehr

Shimmergleam: Jeff Bennet

The Sea Serpent: Kathleen Barr

Trivia
This, to date, is the longest Studio Ghibli film ever produced at a running time of 3 hours and 18 minutes.