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Reign of Fire

2002 · 101 min

A grim, fiery survival tale with tense dragon attacks and a gritty, desperate atmosphere.

Directed by
Rob Bowman
Genres
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Tagline
They're extremely intelligent. Highly evolved. And they don't like sharing the planet.
Overview
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit—leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons—has much at stake: his mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

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Directed by
Rob Bowman
Genres
Adventure, Action, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, action, fantasy
Directed by
Rob Bowman
Written by
Gregg Chabot, Matt Greenberg
Starring
Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Alexander Siddig, Scott Moutter, David Kennedy, Ned Dennehy
Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
Adrian Biddle
Runtime
101 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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