There’s a reason disaster movies are so popular – they’re a high-spectacle adrenaline rush that gives viewers a safe way to experience chaos and destruction. Movies like Airport, Titanic, and Independence Day have been some of the most memorable entries in the genre, with even modern iterations like Twisters bringing exhilarating stories to the screen. Movie lovers looking for the rush of a disaster flick can now stream one of the best after it found a new streaming home.
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Roland Emmerich’s The Day After Tomorrow started streaming for free on Tubi on October 1st. The 2004 disaster thriller, starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal, is set against the backdrop of a world spiraling into a new ice age triggered by the disruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation and centers around a paleoclimatologist who must make the perilous journey from Washington to New York to save his stranded son. The movie depicts catastrophic weather events, including a giant hailstorm in Tokyo, tornadoes ripping through Los Angeles, and a super-freeze in New York.
The Day After Tomorrow Still Holds Up in 2025
More than 20 years have passed since The Day After Tomorrow stormed the box office to reach a $552 million worldwide gross and become the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2004, but the movie has stood the test of time and remains just as good now as it was then. In many ways, the film is more relevant today than it was when it first released, which makes it all the more terrifying. Although the film, like most disaster movies, suffers from numerous scientific inaccuracies to craft a hyperbolic and dramatic scenario, its timely topic of rapid climate change resonates today as conversations around the climate crisis have become more urgent as we witness one natural disaster after another.
Modern happenings aside, The Day After Tomorrow is just a great film that remains enjoyable even after several rewatches, holding up to even the best of modern disaster flicks. The story about a father’s race against time to save his son from an impending superstorm delivers on the genre’s promise of high-stakes drama and tension, making it an engrossing watch. The movie’s lasting appeal is also at least in part thanks to the amazing visual effects that still hold up impressively well and gave a realistic feel to the disaster sequences, creating memorable scenes and imagery like the tsunami hitting New York City and the Statue of Liberty buried in snow. Other disaster movies have followed it, but The Day After Tomorrow remains a landmark disaster film.
Other Sci-Fi Movies Now on Tubi
Tubi is a great place to be if you’re a fan of sci-fi. The free streaming service just stocked its library with a fresh round of great additions that would be perfect watches after The Day After Tomorrow. Now streaming on Tubi are hits like Annihilation, The Crow, Independence Day: Resurgence, Three Thousand Years Of Longing, and Total Recall.
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