The Day After Tomorrow

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The Day After Tomorrow

PG-13

Released May 28, 2004

2h 3m

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After climatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by U.N. officials when presenting his environmental concerns, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world; trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel by foot from Philadelphia, braving the elements, to get to Sam before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

The Day After Tomorrow is a ludicrous popcorn thriller filled with clunky dialogue, but spectacular visuals save it from being a total disaster.

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

I don't think The Day After Tomorrow will pacify audiences as well as its predecessors, because even as disaster movies go, this one is a write-off.

Jan 9, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Some cool special effects...that's about it.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

Many of the clichés in this movie predate the last Ice Age.

Aug 7, 2004

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Its vision of climate disaster apocalypse feels at once overdramatic and overly optimistic.

May 5, 2024

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Matthew Rozsa

Democracy at Work (Substack)

It’s not an exaggeration to say that “The Day After Tomorrow” radically changed my life.

Rated: 3/4

May 24, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

The Day After Tomorrow might be a popcorn thriller but the film depicts a horrifying future nevertheless.

Jan 3, 2022

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Alasdair F

Ludicrous, idiotic plot but some good special effects

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Eric J.

What can I say? I love disaster movies. Sue me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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winston j

I love movies like this! - Movies that conjure up feelings of fear and sadness, yet, thrill-seeking and perseverance. It excites the senses! What it does not do, is motivate one to embrace “climate change” and invest emotionally / monetarily into “solutions” to this inevitable and unstoppable phenomenon. Sure, climate change / global warming exists- but is there anything we can do about it? The answer is an emphatic “hell no”. Hypothetically, if everyone on the planet (6 billion+) were to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint, Planet Earth would still erode. Reducing their carbon footprint may slow this erosion, but the results would be negligible. This is because God has other plans. For this planet WILL die off with or without our input. God knows what he’s doing 😉.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Emmanuel Q

If you ignore the science in this movie, it was enjoyable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Joe O.

Very underrated movie, in my opinion. Storyline was good. It may not be real or factual, but you have to remember it’s a movie = supposed to entertain its audience.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Mark B

Watching this in 2025 on blu ray and oled tv. I can’t help but wonder if this was kinda prescient although the real changes are happening much slower of course. Political figures ignoring the science. Check. Funny watching the Mexican government block US people fleeing into mexico for safety. Won’t be so easy now if Trump finishes his wall. Walls keep things out but can also be a prison for those inside. Pretty looking picture. Good cast. Environmental fx were good. Great sound lots of lfe noise of the storms. Enjoyable if feeling a little too real for comfort. Maybe that’s the point…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Synopsis

After climatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by U.N. officials when presenting his environmental concerns, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world; trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel by foot from Philadelphia, braving the elements, to get to Sam before it's too late.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Producer: Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon
Screenwriter: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Tomorrow Films, Centropolis Film Productions, Mark Gordon Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Situations of Peril)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 29, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $186.7M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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