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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for intense situations of peril
Starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, and Arjay Smith
An abrupt climate change has cataclysmic consequences for the entire planet. (20th Century Fox)
| GENRE(S): | Action | Drama | Sci-fi | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Roland Emmerich (also story)
Jeffrey Nachmanoff |
| DIRECTED BY: | Roland Emmerich |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 12, 2004 Video: October 12, 2004 Theatrical: May 28, 2004 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 117 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 157 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Steve P. gave it a7:
I loved this movie; it is a modern-day Plan 9, a B movie with all the usual clunky plots. The wolves are missing? They'll show up again... on a ship in the middle of Manhattan! The guy says "...and I'll go, too"? Yes, he's going to die. We're trapped in a building full of wood... so all we can burn is books! Come on, people! This movie is brilliant... just not the way the writers intended. Grab some popcorn, rent this movie, and enjoy!
Vasiliy H. gave it a10:
One of the best films I've ever seen. Atmoshpere is very good I felt like i am in the cold New York and tried to stay alive.
Tim X. gave it a10:
This is not just some ordinary disaster movie. For those who pick out the little problems like the special effects, you are plainly: DUMB. Something similar to this will happen sometime in the future, when people are still on Earth, and at that time, even the special effects in the movie wouldn't be able to compare to the force of Mother Nature. Just wait and see.. or maybe let your grandchildren see, and pay the price for your consequences.
Louis's brother gave it a10:
Not only is this movie an edge-of-your-seat thriller, it also spreads the message of the threat of global warming clearly.
Riren gave it a5:
Pseudo-science spins a new apocalyptic disaster story that becomes increasingly less likely as the movie goes on. All of the characters are archetypes (loveable poor guy; lovestricken handsome young man; indignant snob; headstrong cop; bitter scientist; et. al.), so you can walk into this movie and know all you'll need to know about everyone without having to think. You'll have to leave your disbelief at the door, though, as you see wolves turned into maneaters after a day of freedom, and people literally running from cold that is creeping across the floor. The computer effects are largely beautiful, and certainly deserve commendation. Unfortunately unlike other, older disaster movies, since cold is the killer here, prepare to see a lot of slower, more agonizing deaths, and more sad corpses - things that hurt the escapist entertainment of such a movie. Its best point, like the novel World War Z, is the rare moments where this science fiction premise overlaps our real world and puts a creative spin on our current prejudices, like people illegally crossing the border INTO Mexico, or burning books for warmth. If creative touches like that were more frequent, it might be a really good movie. As it is, it's a take-it-or-leave-it disaster movie that's somber entries into the genre are usually frantic.
Rachel D. gave it a10:
I think this was a very effective film that had an impact on the audience, The special effects were brilliant. I think it was a brilliant way to get the point across that global warming is completely unpredictible and could happen in our lifetime, even if at times the special effects could be some what "dramatic".
Travis P. gave it a0:
Ok, so wolves held in captivity and fed not less than 12 hours ago, suddenly when freed (and apparently because it's cold) start attacking people with a ferociousness that even completely wild wolves would never attain. Then how about a hero who understands the situation better than anyone else and then turns his back on what's left of devastated humanity to go BACK and search for his son because of some stupid guilt problem. And by the way, if things were freezing so fast that you could see frost progress along walls and doors and such, the air would be unbreathably frozen long before they could run. This movie was crap.
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