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The Day After Tomorrow

Play trailer 1:32 Poster for The Day After Tomorrow PG-13 2004 2h 3m Action Adventure Mystery & Thriller Sci-Fi 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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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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Matthew Rozsa Salon.com 05/24/2023
3.5/4
"The Day After Tomorrow" is the movie that changed my life.. Like a lawyer that tries to live up to the ideals of Elle Woods, I am a climate change journalist today because of the "The Day After Tomorrow." Go to Full Review Will Self London Evening Standard 01/09/2018
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. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/28/2010
2/5
Some cool special effects...that's about it. Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Me gusta el cine Dec 22
3.5/5
The perfect movie for fans of this type of cinema and for those at home looking for a fast, furious, and both fatalistic and hopeful experience. [Full review in Spanish]. Go to Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) 05/05/2024
Its vision of climate disaster apocalypse feels at once overdramatic and overly optimistic. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 01/03/2022
The Day After Tomorrow might be a popcorn thriller but the film depicts a horrifying future nevertheless. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jovana M. @J_loves_movies 1d Rewatched countless times and probably will again in future! Great cast, special effects amazing. A must for doomsday movie fans See more DE S @Ds1texas Apr 5 Why is this so rewatchable on casual viewing? Is it the ice age visuals? the intensity of the kids’ survival trek and father’s journey? I got no idea, but if it’s on, I’m watching it while cooking or studying! See more andrea C @Charst Mar 20 Sci fi elettrizzante che scombina le carte del surriscaldamento globale portando ad una nuova era glaciale. Come spesso accade il film è NY centrico ma tutto sommato l'incredibile spettacolarità delle sequenze fa dimenticare tutti i difetti. Attori abilissimi ed un'ottima differenza di trame che mostrano sopravvivenza della persona e sopravvivenza della razza. Il film diverte e non annoia mai, non si perde in eccessivi dialoghi o perbenismi che pure sono presenti. Un film tra i più importanti del genere e tra quelli che ne hanno segnato la definitiva svolta negli anni 2000. See more Logan N. @frosted_23 Mar 13 They dont make natural disaster movies like this anymore. See more Nina L. @TheLebowskiTake Feb 7 The Day After Tomorrow is one of those movies where you absolutely should not think too hard and just enjoy the chaos. The science is hanging on by a thread, people are outrunning instant ice storms, and Dennis Quaid is basically power walking across the planet to save his kid. It is dramatic, cheesy, and completely ridiculous in the most entertaining way possible. The weather gets so aggressive it feels personally offended by humanity, and I love every second of it. It is pure disaster movie junk food and I mean that as the highest compliment. See more Garrett H @SpindlyMan Feb 3 This movie is like a cheap $1 hot dog, it’s not the greatest or the worst, but it’s always satisfactory. See more Read all reviews
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Roland Emmerich

Director

Dennis Quaid

Prof. Jack Hall

Jake Gyllenhaal

Sam Hall

Ian Holm

Terry Rapson

Emmy Rossum

Laura

Sela Ward

Dr. Lucy Hall

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The Day After Tomorrow

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The Day After Tomorrow

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

Movie Info

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
Mark Gordon
Screenwriter
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, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
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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