Netflix's top 10 was just blown up by a classic disaster movie – 20 years after its debut

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While Netflix's latest number 1 hit Rebel Crest is currently at the top of the streamer's charts, I got an (arctic) flashback to when a 20-year-old film stormed into Netflix's top 10 list seemingly out of nowhere.

The day after tomorrow is currently number 2 on Netflix's charts here in the UK, showing that there's still life in the old dog. Because, don't worry, this two-decade-old film is actually quite the dog: its Rotten Tomatoes score is a measly 45% – and I can totally see why.

But just because there is no Good film, that doesn't mean you shouldn't see it The day after tomorrow. Sure, I find it utterly ridiculous in places – the scene where they run away from the ice freezing behind them is a “classic” – but its rhetoric on climate change is highly timely, which arguably makes it more relevant than ever.

I am also a huge fan of Jake Gyllenhaal – who has the most childlike face in this film, which is not surprising since he was 24 years old during filming – whose role in 2001's The Last Man Donnie Darko remains one of my favorite sci-fi drama mysteries of all time. He has changed a lot since then, as seen in his mega body transformation in 2023. Rest house New edition.

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There was a time from the mid-90s to the mid-2000s when disaster movies were all the rage. I remember Pierce Brosnan in Dante's Summit is a particularly so bad that it's good again Candidate. Although I am not sure if anything will stop the heyday of Deep impact And Armageddon both released in 1998. What a time to be alive!

Nevertheless, the best streaming services cannot always offer brand new blockbusters or expensive series. And whether The day after tomorrow is a nostalgic blast for teenagers, or if you're younger and have never seen the film, then go ahead and grab it – who knows, maybe it'll be at the top of the Netflix charts in a few days!