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The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

★ 6.6 · 8,808 ratings on TMDB

Where will you be?

The Day After Tomorrow poster★ 6.6

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.

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The Day After Tomorrow keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing environment, politics, survival.

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⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E7climateglobal climate can plunge into an ice age within weeks (physics · universal)