"The Day After Tomorrow (2004) is a science-fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal. A sudden storm plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. Manhattan begins to flood with rainfall, followed by an enormous storm surge. An American paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall, must make a dangerous trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City, in order to rescue his 17 year-old son, who was trapped in the New York Public Library. On his way Jack has to survive the freezing temperatures and stand strong whatever happens. ". The Day After Tomorrow (2004) is a science-fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal. A sudden storm plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. Manhattan begins to flood with rainfall, followed by an enormous storm surge. An American paleoclimatologist, Jack Hall, must make a dangerous trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City, in order to rescue his 17 year-old son, who was trapped in the New York Public Library. On his way Jack has to survive the freezing temperatures and stand strong whatever happens.