Reign of Fire gains some altitude with its pyrotechnic action and a smolderingly campy Matthew McConaughey, but the feature's wings are clipped by a derivative script and visual effects that fizzle out.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Rob Bowman -
Producer -
Roger Birnbaum , Gary Barber , Richard D. Zanuck , Lili Fini Zanuck -
Screenwriter -
Gregg Chabot , Gregg Chabot , Kevin Peterka , Kevin Peterka , Matt Greenberg -
Distributor -
Touchstone Pictures -
Production Co -
Spyglass Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Intense Action Violence) -
Genre -
Fantasy , Adventure , Action , Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 12, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$43.1M -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)