10 Most Underrated Disaster Movies Of All Time

What could anyone possibly have against this film? The Day After Tomorrow is just fun. It never stops to take a breath; there’s below-freezing storms, blizzards, hungry wolves, a father trying desperately to reach his trapped son, and (as ever) some great visuals of tsunamis, floods and destruction.

The plot primarily focuses on Sam Hall (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he and his friends are trapped in New York by a sudden storm that threatens a new Ice Age. Elsewhere, his father, Jack (Dennis Quaid) undertakes a perilous and insanely risky journey to save his son from disaster.

Directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, 2012), TDAT has everything you’d expect and want from a disaster flick, from implausible but gripping chase scenes (including Gyllenhaal at one point outrunning the eye of the storm), tense and far-too-risky treks through the end of the world, and mostly typical characters.

Despite all of this, TDAT is seriously good fun. It’s quick, funny, claustrophobic and packed with explosive danger. It’s also much more enjoyable and slightly better controlled by Emmerich’s other disaster pieces, primarily referring to 2012. And as you can expect, Gyllenhaal is still on top form and is great to watch, adding a charm and anchor to the proceedings.