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The Day After Tomorrow

PG-13 Released May 28, 2004 2h 3m Action Adventure TRAILER for The Day After Tomorrow: Trailer 1 List
45% Tomatometer 220 Reviews 50% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
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. Read More Read Less
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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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Greybrother D Watchable for the apocalyptic spectacle, if frustratingly stupid and contrived at various points along the way. Some of the cast is good enough to elevate it slightly. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Jack N Don’t know what critics are hating on, I liked the plot and flow. Would watch again. Effects are also amazing for the date released. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review Jake S Came out on my 15th birthday. Made me want to be a weather man. Love this movie. This and Twister are the 2 best weather related movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review P. A Brilliant pacing and surprising nuance. This is a criminally underrated film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review First name L It indulges that old childish whim; setting the blocks up just to knock them down. If that's what you want, this is worth watching at least once. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Lucas t It was fine, the CG is brilliant for the time, still looks decent now but the acting is a bit stiff. 6.2/10. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 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
Centropolis Film Productions, Tomorrow Films, 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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