As Jack's physician wife Lucy (SELA WARD) cares for a sick boy and their 17-year-old son Sam (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) heads off to Manhattan for an academic competition with teammates Laura Chapman (EMMY ROSSUM) and Brian Parks (ARJAY SMITH), little do any of them anticipate the massive climate change that's about to sweep over the world. As tornados devastate Los Angeles, and a massive tidal surge sweeps through Manhattan, the northern hemisphere's climate rapidly begins to cool down.
Sam and his friends first take cover with academic competitor J.D. (AUSTIN NICHOLS) in his father's penthouse, but then end up stranded in the city library along with various other people, including Luther (GLENN PLUMMER), a local homeless man. As the weather conditions worse and the storm's vortex threatens to pump ultra-cold air over the region -- instantly freezing anyone caught outside -- Sam and the others try to survive, all while Jack and his team set out from Washington toward New York on a rescue mission.
Various weather related disasters (tornados, storm surge and other flooding, and blizzard conditions) occur, resulting in massive property damage and thousands if not millions of suggested deaths. Some briefly bloody and/or gory visuals are present, and all of that plus some others scenes may be tense or suspenseful to viewers. Some bad attitudes are present (and some viewers may see the film as too political in its message and portrayal of White House officials), while some brief drinking occurs.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some of that occurs in scenes featuring lighting.
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(2004) (Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Minor
Moderate
Moderate
*Heavy
Minor
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
Minor
Extreme
None
Mild
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Mild
None
Mild
Moderate
*Heavy
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Reviewed May 26, 2004 / Posted May 28, 2004
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