Dragons and Damsels

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