The Day After Tomorrow

2004, Adventure/Action, 2h 3m

221 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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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. Read critic reviews

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The Day After Tomorrow Photos

Seconds before Fifth Avenue is buried underwater, Emmy Rossum comes to the aid of a trapped taxi passenger.

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.

Dennis Quaid holds on for his life as an Antarctic ice shelf disintegrates.

Amidst a horrific flood, Jake Gyllenhaal searches for his friend.

New Delhi is battered by hail.

New York's Fifth Avenue is about to become a memory.

Dennis Quaid and Dash Mihok walk past the Statue of Liberty as they traverse the frozen Hudson River before attempting a rescue mission in New York.

A tsunami floods New York City in the wake of a cataclysmic climatic shift.

A tidal wave batters New York City.

Dennis Quaid (left) and Dash Mihok explore the frozen ruins of a Manhattan library.

Manhattan public library and the rest of New York are frozen in the wake of catastrophic climatic shift.

A tsunami floods New York City in the wake of a catastrophic climatic shift.

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Movie Info

After climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) is largely ignored by U.N. officials when presenting his environmental concerns, his research proves true when an enormous "superstorm" develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is trapped in New York with his friend Laura (Emmy Rossum) and others, Jack and his crew must travel by foot from Philadelphia, braving the elements, to get to Sam before it's too late.

Rating:

PG-13 (Intense Situations of Peril)
Genre:

Adventure, Action
Original Language:

English
Director:

Roland Emmerich
Producer:

Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon
Writer:

Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Release Date (Theaters):

May 28, 2004 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 12, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA):

$186.7M
Runtime:

2h 3m
Distributor:

20th Century Fox
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Dennis Quaid
Prof. Jack Hall

Jake Gyllenhaal
Sam Hall

Ian Holm
Terry Rapson

Emmy Rossum
Laura

Sela Ward
Dr. Lucy Hall

Dash Mihok
Jason Evans

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Critic Reviews for The Day After Tomorrow

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Full Review… Will Self London Evening Standard

Full Review… Nell Minow Common Sense Media

Full Review… Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture

Full Review… Anthony Lane New Yorker

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Audience Reviews for The Day After Tomorrow

Dec 19, 2015

It's too simple. Disaster movies are as bad as the disasters start striking.

EpicLadySponge t Super Reviewer
Jun 10, 2015

An extremely leftist piece of environmental propaganda, The Day After Tomorrow sacrifices character and plot in favor of a political message. However, given that the film's premise is taken from a book co-authored by paranormal radio talk show host Art Bell, the "science" is suspect at best. And the piss-poor script doesn't help any, as the characters are one-dimensional and the plot is ridiculous. Additionally, leads Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal are horribly miscast and have no charisma. Yet the special effects are quite impressive, and the disaster sequences are visually stunning. But unfortunately, The Day After Tomorrow is more concerned with politics than good storytelling...and it shows.

Dann M Super Reviewer
May 25, 2013

Nice special effect but not really a good story or good acting.

Christian C Super Reviewer
Nov 02, 2012

As a multi-disaster movie it's pretty effective and suprisingly scary, but there's not much a coherent story. The wolf packs, the romance, and the illegal immigrant segments of the plot were not needed.

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