This is a list of dragons in film and television. The dragons are organized by either film or television and further by whether the media is animation or live-action. They are sorted alphabetically by name or if there is none, by the name of the media. Further information is the title of the media, the type of dragon, whether it transforms to/from something else, the voice actor if it has one and additional notes.
Dragon Types: European: 4 legged and winged. Common in films involving dragons being slain or ridden. Drake: 4 legged, not winged, and commonly possessing a short body. Frequent in 20th century animation when wing animation was difficult for the artists. Asian: 4 legged, not winged, and possessing a long body. Often found in anime, western animation and films with East Asian themes. Wyvern: 2 legged, winged. Common in films involving dragons being slain. Their popularity increased in the 21st century with the rise of live action CGI but the difficulty in animating classical 6 limbed European dragons remained Serpentine: has no legs or wings and frequently appearing in animation as a water monster Amphithere: has no legs but possesses wings. These are uncommon but usually associated with Quetzalcoatl or other Mesoamerican feathered serpent motifs Alien: Dragons with unusual alien physical appearance. These appear in Sci-Fi films Other: The Dragon has a shape not conforming to any of the above categorizations
Dragons in film
Live-action film Name of Dragon Title of Film Year Type Transforms, if so from what? Voice Actor Notes Adelaid, Smite George and the Dragon 2004 European No Unnamed Adventures Of Rufus - The Fantastic Pet 2020 Wyvern No Unnamed Age of the Dragons 2011 Wyvern No A gigantic albino dragon, various other dragons Arman On - drakon 2015 Wyvern Human Matvey Lykov Alina Beyond Sherwood Forest 2009 European Human Katharine Isabelle Transforms in sunlight due to curse 2 unnamed Arabian Nights 2000 Asian No Bahamut SIN Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005 European No Bard Baby Shakespeare 1999 European No A dragon puppet that hosts the video Unnamed Bright 2017 European No Seen from a distance flying over the city. Bio Dragon Dragon Fighter 2003 European No A genetically engineered, cloned 1,000-year-old dragon Celestial Dragon D-War 2007 Asian Imugi Charizard Detective Pikachu 2019 European No A Flying/Fire type Pokémon who battles Pikachu. Unnamed The Christmas Dragon 2014 Wyvern No Condor Dragon Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 1985 Alien No It gets temporarily knocked out by Wicket. Unnamed The Crown and The Dragon 2013 Wyvern No Unnamed Cry of the Winged Serpent 2007 European No Dagahra Rebirth of Mothra II 1997 European No Unnamed Damsel 2024 European No Shohreh Aghdashloo Darksmoke Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer 2010 European Dog Unnamed Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 2018 Asian Stone pillar Diaval Maleficent 2014 Wyvern Raven Sam Riley Dolvarnög dragon Dragon Warriors 2015 Wyvern No 1996, 2000, 2015, 2017, 2020 European Unnamed Dracano 2013 Wyvern No Unnamed Dragon 2006 Wyvern No Dragon Army Merlin and the War of the Dragons 2008 European No Unnamed Dragons of Camelot 2014 European No Unnamed Dragon Crusaders 2011 Wyvern No Unnamed Dragon Dynasty 2006 Wyvern No Unnamed Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real 2004 Multiple No A speculative documentary that looks at how dragons could have lived, behaved, evolved and gone extinct. Unnamed 2021, 2022 No Unnamed Dragon Hunter 2017 Asian No Unnamed Dragon Knight 2022 European No Unnamed The Dragon Pearl 2011 Asian No Unnamed The Dragon Ring 1994 European No Unnamed Dragon Soldiers 2020 European No As well as breathing fire, can breathe a gas that possesses people. Dragonstorm Transformers: The Last Knight 2017 European [3H] Cybertronian A three-headed combiner Cybertronian dragon made up of 12 individual Cybertronian Knights Unnamed The Dungeonmaster 1984 Amphiptere No are summoned in a combat scene. Unnamed Dwarves of Dragon Mountain 2018 Wyvern No Appears briefly in the beginning of the film. Unnamed Earthsea 2004 European No Peter Kent Eborsisk Willow 1988 Hydra Troll dubbed "the Eborsisk" in honor of Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel Elliott Pete's Dragon 2016 European No John Kassir Furry, Mammalian, sounds provided by John Kassir Eustace Scrubb The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010 European Human Will Poulter Fafnir Die Nibelungen 1924 European No Fafnir Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King 2004 Drake No Slain by Siegfried Fafnir Die Nibelungen Part 1: Siegfried 1966/1967 European No Unnamed, Fáfnir, Sockburn Worm, Rhodes dragon Dragon Wars: Fire and Fury 2012 Multiple No A National Geographic documentary looking at various dragon myths. 2000, 2005, 2012 No Alignments depend on type of dragon Falkor 1984, 1990, 1994 Asian No Fire Dragons Thor: Ragnarok 2017 European No Flies via jet propulsion in place of wings, and is killed by Thor Fire and ice dragons Dragonquest 2009 European No Unnamed Free Guy 2021 Wyvern No Are seen briefly in the game Free Life Alien Dragon/Bird Evolution 2001 European No Unnamed Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles 2008 Amphiptere No Fire and ice dragons Ginko-Who-Soars Dolittle 2020 European No Frances de la Tour Guards the Eden Tree King Ghidorah Godzilla Series 1964–present Wyvern [3H] No Godzilla's nemesis Unnnamed Goliath and the Dragon 1960 Drake No GorynychIlya Muromets 1956 European [3H] No Great Dragon Viy 2: Journey to China 2019 Asian No Great Protector Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021 Asian No 1,000 years ago it saved the village of Ta-Lo from the soul-consuming demon known as the "Dweller". Emperor Han The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008 European [3H] Human Jet Li Unnamed Hellboy 2019 Wyvern No Seen in a vision as Hellboy's mount. Hydra Hercules 2014 European [?H] No Hydra Hydra 2009 European [?H] No Hydra Jason and the Argonauts 1963 European [7H] No Hydra Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010 European [5H] Humans Unnamed IF 2024 European No One of the residents of the IF retirement community, a cartoony dragon wearing glasses and a cast that is Benjamin's IF. Unnamed The Invincible Dragon 2020 Asian [9H] No Jabberwocky 2010 European No Christopher Lee Slain by Alice Alice in Wonderland 1985 European No Jabberwock 2011 Wyvern No Jabberwocky 1977 Wyvern No Ladon Shazam! Fury of the Gods 2023 European No Made of wood, breathes blue fire Unnamed King of the Lost World 2005 European No Main characters are offered as a sacrifice to them and giant ape. Unnamed The Last Dragonslayer 2016 European No Richard E. Grant Lingzun Jade Dynasty 2019 Asian No Unnamed L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2016 Various No Liu Kang Mortal Kombat Annihilation 1997 European Human Robin Shou Lockheed The New Mutants 2020 European No A dragon from another dimension who is summoned by Magik. Unnamed The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon 2008 European No Unnamed The Magic Sword 1962 European [2H] No Maleficent Descendants 2015 European Human Kristin Chenoweth Mother Malkin Seventh Son 2014 Wyvern Human Julianne Moore Manda Atragon 1963 Asian No Mendax The Secret Kingdom 2023 Drake Shroud Matt Drummond Has the ability to transform his body and grow a pair of wings. Unnamed Merlin 1998 European No Mizuki 47 Ronin 2013 Asian Human Rinko Kikuchi Unnamed The Monkey King 2 2016 Asian No Defeated by Sun Wukong Unnamed Mythica: The Darkspore 2015 Wyvern No Norbert(a) Norwegian Ridgeback, Hungarian Horntail, Ukrainian Ironbelly Harry Potter series 2001-2011 Wyvern No Norbert(a) was initially mistaken as a male in Sorcerer's Stone, Hungarian Horntail is encountered by Harry Potter in Goblet of Fire, Ukrainian Ironbelly is freed from Gringotts bank in Deathly Hallows Part 2 Olly Stanley's Dragon 1994 European No Orochi Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon 1994 Asian [8H] No Orochimaru The Magic Serpent 1966 Asian Human Fights a giant spider and frog Unnamed P-51 Dragon Fighter 2014 Wyvern No Pendragon Jack the Giant Killer 1962 Wyvern Human Torin Thatcher Queen Narissa Enchanted 2007 European Human Susan Sarandon Quetzalcoatl Q 1982 European No Quill Dragons Dragon Storm 2004 Wyvern No Named for their ability to throw quills Rakor, Themberchaud, Stone Golem Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2023 European No, No, Stone Statue A Black Dragon, an overweight Red Dragon, a stone statue brought to life by magic Rathalos, Gore Magala Monster Hunter 2020 Wyvern, European No Unnamed Reign of Fire 2002 Wyvern No The species is made up of thousands of females and a single much larger male. Reptilicus Reptilicus 1961 European No Reptisaurus Reptisaurus 2008 Wyvern No Saphira, Shruikan Eragon 2006 European No Rachel Weisz Sewer Dragon Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024 Asian Tangible ghost Shenron Dragonball Evolution 2009 Asian No Unnamed Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage 2014 Drake No Smaug The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 Wyvern No Benedict Cumberbatch Unnamed The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2010 European Dragon Dance Figure Unnamed Sucker Punch 2011 Wyvern No Unnamed Superman 2025 Other No Unnamed Supernatural Events 2017 Asian No Chinese only release Taro The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958 Drake No Unnamed Tolkien 2019 European No Appears in war scene Vermithrax Pejorative Dragonslayer 1981 Wyvern No Unnamed Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 1965 European No Alfie Scopp Unnamed Wyvern 2009 Wyvern No Yamata no Orochi The Three Treasures 1959 Asian (8H) Human Yamata no Orochi Yamato Takeru 1994 Asian (8H) Human Yowler Dragonworld 1994 Wyvern No Richard Trask Zephrak Teen Knight 1999 Wyvern No Unknown
Animated film