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The Day After Tomorrow

Play trailer 1:32 Poster for The Day After Tomorrow PG-13 Released May 28, 2004 2h 3m Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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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Matthew Rozsa Salon.com "The Day After Tomorrow" deserves to be seen — and, if humanity fails to thwart climate change, preserved like that Gutenberg Bible. Rated: 3/4 May 24, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Some cool special effects...that's about it. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) Its vision of climate disaster apocalypse feels at once overdramatic and overly optimistic. May 5, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a decent-enough disaster movie that's rarely as spellbinding as one might've anticipated based on its seemingly foolproof setup. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carson P Easily one of Roland emmerich’s best movies besides Independence Day and the patriot the man sure knows how to make a great disaster film and he makes a one that has a message on global warming and the possibility of the north becoming an ice age, it’s not just that the CGI is astonishing but the storytelling is strong, the plot is original it was very interesting a scientist doesn’t get along with his son who goes out with friends and they get caught in the weather. Science aside this is a great disaster film with solid dialogue, excellent performances, terrific screenplay and convincing and real looking disaster scenes especially that tsunami wave in New York. Emmerich did a great job making this movie and it’s one of the best of 2004 I give it a solid A don’t know how anyone can dislike it it’s a heartwarming and soulful film with emotion, likeable and relatable charachters. It’s a wonderful film that deserves more praise than given It’s a thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Char T Unique and gripping! I hadn't seen a film similar to this before, so I thought this was great to watch. Great acting and very good effects. Will watch this again and again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review stacey v This is one of my all time favorite movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review TDC P For millions of years the earth has warmed n cooled. Way before man and fossil fuel or industry. Blackrock n vanguard cash cows. Schwab own nothing be grateful If the world leaders were all right wing and not lefties the world would be a better place. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Dave C I watch this A LOT. I've always enjoyed it, and I still do. It's an unrealistic doomsday movie, bringing together all kinds of exaggerations of the climate change issues, and how the world's weather wreaks revenge on mankind and rebalances the scales. Overstated, exaggerated, and CGI'ed to within an inch of its life, but it works Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Ryan W Quite silly, and frankly exaggerates the climate change issue for sensationalism. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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A tsunami floods New York City in the wake of a catastrophic climatic shift. (Clockwise from bottom left) Emmy Rossum, Arjay Smith, Austin Nichols and Jake Gyllenhaal stare in disbelief at the frozen wasteland that used to be New York City. Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Arjay Smith try and pull a fallen comrade to safety on a frozen New York street. In the wake of cataclysmic climatic changes, tornadoes destroy most of Los Angeles. In the wake of cataclysmic climatic changes, tornadoes destroy most of Los Angeles. The famed Hollywood sign is history in the wake of a devastating series of tornadoes. Tornadoes destroy another Los Angeles landmark. New York's Fifth Avenue is about to become a memory. New Yorkers flee from an onrushing tidal wave. Seconds before Fifth Avenue is buried underwater, Emmy Rossum comes to the aid of a trapped taxi passenger. View more photos

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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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