Reign of Fire
2002 · 101 min · Director: Rob Bowman
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In present-day London, 12-year-old Quinn Abercromby witnesses the awakening of a hibernating dragon from a centuries-long slumber, the result of a construction dig supervised by his mother and an incident for which Quinn feels partially responsible. Twenty years later, the adult Quinn (Christian Bale) is the fire chief of a refortified castle community, responsible for dousing the blazes lit by the dragon's prodigious number of flame-spewing offspring, airborne juggernauts that have wreaked havoc across the globe, torching civilization and turning humans into an endangered species. Hope arrives in the form of Denton "Dragon Slayer" Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey), an American known to be the only man to ever kill one of the dragons, and Alex (Izabella Scorupco), a scientist/pilot who's a member of Van Zan's army, a zealous fighting force that includes a secret weapon: the Archangels, paratroopers using themselves as bait to attract and then dispatch the deadly beasts.
Emotional fingerprint
Reign of Fire (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Excitement 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Excitement25%
- Tension20%
- Relief10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Excitement, Tension. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Excitement and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 48 % | 39 % | 26 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Fear | 63 % | 57 % | 47 % | 35 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 65 % | 62 % | 47 % | 31 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 53 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 79 % | 73 % | 62 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 71 % | 59 % | 42 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 61 % | 49 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 64 % | 51 % | 29 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 76 % | 69 % | 52 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 80 % | 76 % | 58 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 75 % | 68 % | 39 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 68 % | 59 % | 30 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 66 % | 56 % | 39 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 79 % | 73 % | 65 % | 37 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 85 % | 81 % | 71 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 78 % | 72 % | 58 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 81 % | 77 % | 63 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 86 % | 83 % | 67 % | 27 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Relief | 83 % | 64 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Hope | 76 % | 34 % | 26 % | 13 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jared Wilke
Burke (Tito)
Young Quinn
Stuart
Construction Worker #1
Construction Worker #2
Lin
Details
- Directed by
- Rob Bowman
- Written by
- Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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