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Directed by Roland Emmerich, The Day After Tomorrow, is a science fiction disaster film based on the book, The Coming Global Superstorm, by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. The movie centers around a disruptive change in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation, which leads to catastrophic weather events that blanket the world with a new ice age.
Starring Dennis Quid, Jake Gyllenhaal, and others, the movie also focuses on the impact of this massive change on humans and a father’s struggle to keep his son safe. It was praised for its visual effects and for taking a stand on climate change.
For viewers who enjoy the thrilling aspects of such disaster movies, here are seven other similarly-themed movies.
War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and other disaster movies to watch if you liked The Day After Tomorrow
1) 2021 - Apple TV+
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Another offering by Roland Emmerich, 2021 is a disaster movie starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson, and others. The plot revolves around a sudden rise in the temperature of the Earth’s core, which leads to worldwide climatic disasters. The movie also incorporates the Mayan prediction of the world’s end.
Novelist Jackson Curtis (Cusack) strives to get his family out of danger by entering a giant bunker made for the ultra-rich in times of disaster. It proved to be a big hit.
2) Geostorm - Netflix
Starring Gerard Butler, Geostorm, is a sci-fi disaster film directed by Dean Devlin, a long-time producer partner of Roland Emmerich. The movie is about a satellite engineer (Butler), whose invention of climate-controlling satellites goes wrong and results in a catastrophic storm.
The movie has the human element and focuses on Butler’s quest to save his daughter and the world. However, the movie underperformed at the box office.
3) War of the Worlds - Apple TV+
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, this sci-fi movie is based on H.G. Wells’ novel, The War of the Worlds. While The Day After Tomorrow, was about climate change, the War of the Worlds is about an alien invasion taking over the world.
A common factor in both movies is the father-child relationship. In War of the Worlds, a dock worker (Cruise) tries his best to keep his children safe from the attack. The movie was a success and was praised for its visual effects.
4) Armageddon - Apple TV+
Directed by Michael Bay, Armageddon, is a disaster film starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, and others. When a huge asteroid is about to collide with Earth, a group of deep-core drillers, led by Harry Stamper (Willis), are hired by NASA to drill into the asteroid’s core and detonate a nuclear bomb to shred it to pieces.
The movie was a hit and like The Day After Tomorrow, it dealt with Earth’s impending doom and humanity on the brink of extinction.
5) Independence Day - Apple TV+
Another movie by Roland Emmerich Independence Day, stars Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, and others. The movie revolves around an alien civilization’s attack on Earth and the coming together of a satellite engineer (Goldblum) and a marine pilot (Smith), to attack the alien’s mothership.
The movie was a massive hit and had many memorable scenes. The movie is about Earth’s destruction and the grit of the human spirit. The movie was nominated at the Oscars for its special effects and has a sequel.
6) The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - Apple TV+
A remake of the 1951 film of the same name, based on a 1940 short story, The Day the Earth Stood Still, was directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, the alien who is sent to Earth to inspire humans to change their destructive habits.
Also starring Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates, the movie is set against the backdrop of a rapidly decaying Earth, which has suffered environmental degradation due to wasteful activities. It received mixed reviews upon release.
7) Deep Impact - Apple TV+
Starring Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, and others, Deep Impact was helmed by Mimi Ledger. The movie is about a comet hurtling towards Earth and humanity’s efforts to stop it. It depicts the USA and Russia coming together to build a spacecraft and send a crew to alter the path of the comet with nuclear bombs. While the movie received mixed responses, it had some impressive visuals.
