Eragon is a fantasy/adventure movie based on the novel of the same name by author Christopher Paolini. It was released on December 14, 2006 in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, U.A.E., The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russia, Hong Kong SAR and Malaysia, and December 15, 2006 in the UK, the USA, Canada, Spain, México, Venezuela, Portugal and Taiwan by 20th Century Fox.