
Quick Facts
DirectorRoland Emmerich
Runtime2h 4m · PG-13
GenresAdventure · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release2004-05-26
Film
The Day After Tomorrow
2004· PG-13· 2h 4m· Adventure· Science-fiction· Thriller
“Where will you be?”
Roland Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow plunges viewers into a near-future scenario where a dismissive scientific community fails to heed Jack Hall's warnings of an impending Ice Age. As a superstorm engulfs the globe, triggering apocalyptic events, Hall races against time to reach his son Sam in New York City, where the storm's wrath is most ferocious. Emmerich's vision is a cataclysmic spectacle, blending political commentary with high-octane disaster sequences, creating a harrowing portrait of human resilience in the face of nature's fury.
2004-05-26
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Key Crew
DirectorRoland Emmerich
ScreenplayJeffrey Nachmanoff
ProducerMark Gordon
Director of PhotographyUeli Steiger
Original Music ComposerHarald Kloser
EditorDavid Brenner
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Details
Released2004-05-26
Runtime2h 4m · PG-13
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox · Centropolis Entertainment · Lionsgate
Budget$125M
Box office$553M
LanguagesEnglish · Japanese · French · Arabic
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 8999 votes
Original languageen
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