In present-day London, twelve-year-old Quinn watches as his mother, a construction engineer, inadvertently wake an enormous fire-breathing dragon from its centuries-long slumber.

Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the beast and its offspring. As a fire chief, Quinn is responsible for warding off the dragons and keeping a small community alive as they struggle to maintain a meager existence.

Then along comes hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to kill the dragons and save mankind a way Quinn's never seen done.

Directed by
Rob Bowman

Cast
Christian Bale - Quinn
Matthew McConaughey - Van Zan
Izabella Scorupco - Alex Jensen
Gerard Butler - Dave Creedy
Scott Moutter - Jared Wilke
David Kennedy - Eddie Stax
Alexander Siddig - Ajay
Ned Dennehy - Barlow
Rory Keenan - Devon
Terence Maynard - Gideon
Doug Cockle - Goosh
Randall Carlton - Burke
Chris Kelly - Mead
Ben Thornton - Young Quinn
Alice Krige - Karen Abercromby
Malcolm Douglas - Stuart
Dessie Gallagher - Jess

Production Co.
Spyglass Entertainment Group
Zanuck Company, The
Tripod Entertainment
Reign of Fire Productions
World 2000 Productions

Produced by
Jonathan Glickman
Richard D. Zanuck
Bruce Moriarty
Derek Evans
Rebekah Rudd
Lili Fini Zanuck

Studio
Touchstone Films

Writer
Gregg Chabot
Kevin Peterka

Music
Edward Shearmur