Reign of Fire

Name: Reign of Fire
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: July 12, 2002
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey

2002

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critics

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Generally favorable reviews based on 71 Ratings

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Movie Details & Credits

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: July 12, 2002

Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey

Summary: An exciting tale of adventure and survival that fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future. (Buena Vista Pictures Entertainment)

Director: Rob Bowman

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 101 min

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96	#96 Most Discussed Movie of 2002
71	#71 Most Shared Movie of 2002

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ReelViews - James Berardinelli

The fact that Reign of Fire does what it sets out to do is a cause for celebration amongst those who like special effects-laden action movies featuring fire-breathing monsters and mayhem. Read full review

The New York Times - A.O. Scott

Loads of fun. It has a jamming B-picture buzz -- the kind of swift filmmaking and high spirits that have been missing from movies for a while. Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Chris Jones

It's a decent, fast-moving and visually powerful summer action romp for the teenage demographic-the dragons are deliciously evil critters, with a nice retro identity. Read full review

Portland Oregonian - Shawn Levy

Like a dog walking on its hind legs across a freshly waxed floor -- awkward, slow, deliberate, seeking approval -- the action thriller Reign of Fire gets from start to finish, somehow, without tumbling into complete disaster. Read full review

Philadelphia Inquirer - Steven Rea

Often incomprehensible (a combination of jumpy editing and lots of thick British Isles accents) and hardly ever entertaining - even unintentionally. Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Liam Lacey

Reign of Fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

Truly awful. Read full review

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User Reviews

AidanP.

Jun 27, 2007

I love this movie, its great. Don't know why it received such bad reviews, after all, its fantasy.

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ChrisMc

Oct 6, 2005

Good, enjoyable rubbish!

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Louis'sbrother

Mar 21, 2007

Best epic of the year! I was at the edge of my seat throughout the whole movie. The only problem is that the story needs some work.

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Sam

Oct 30, 2005

Far from the classics that were also released in 2002 such as Signs and Spider-Man, yet good silly entertainment none-the-less. Don't expect much more, though.

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Nov 17, 2007

Not the best movie ever... but mildly entertaining. The characters are somewhat likable and the story was predictable but decent. PS Aron, your not cool and couldn't write a review worth reading to save your life... regardless of what Mindy might think.

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Tokyochuchu

Nov 9, 2012

Reign of Fire is a fun monster movie. The effects are mostly good and it has some decent action scenes. Reign of Fire also drags a scenery chewing performance out of Mathew McConaughey: "You go ahead and have your little soiree. Personally, you people make me sick!"

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ourtimehascome

Dec 2, 2017

One of the worst fantasy films ever made, which is disappointing considering its lively cast. Even more hilarious considering Christian Bale thought a sequel could be forged from the disaster fire which is this film.

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