After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award6 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
For all of its dire premonitions, foreshadowings of horror and easy targets for Jay Leno jokes, The Day After Tomorrow is eye-poppingly awesome and wonderfully entertaining.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
3 Jun 2004
rotten:
An exceptionally stupid movie.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
4 Jun 2004
rotten:
... the situations are just so ludicrous that it really detracts from the quality of the special effects ...
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
7 Jun 2004
rotten:
A shambles of dud writing and dramatic inconsequence which left me determined to double my consumption of fossil fuels.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
1 Aug 2004
rotten:
Many of the cliches in this movie predate the last Ice Age.