The Day

2011

Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

25
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 28% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 28% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 13741 13.7K

dystopia post-apocalyptic future survival survival horror

Plot summary

Open war against humanity rages. For five survivors – lost and on the run – the pursuit is relentless, the bullets are dwindling and the battle is everywhere. This is a 24-hour look into their lives.

Director

Douglas Aarniokoski Photo
Douglas Aarniokoski

Top cast

Shawn Ashmore Photo
Shawn Ashmore as Adam
Andre Givogue Photo
Andre Givogue as Survivalist
Dominic Monaghan Photo
Dominic Monaghan as Rick
Shannyn Sossamon Photo
Shannyn Sossamon as Shannon
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
749.98 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 1
1.30 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GreenmanReviews 4 / 10

The Day i tried to take this movie seriously...

The almost black and white color drained tone fits with the movie's grim, desperate atmosphere. The plot is simple: a small group of survivors, an abandoned house, and "Danger" lurking everywhere.The Day directed by Douglas Aarniokoski based on a screenplay by Luke Passmore tries hard to be a serious survival film, but it's slowed down by boring melodrama and cringeworthy dialogue. The characters feel like stock stereotypes, and the overuse of dramatic music adds to the unintentional comedy. If you're looking for a thought-provoking film, this isn't it.Filming took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during the fall of 2010There is a twist, but overall, it's a below-average, almost bad movie.
Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 7 / 10

Serviceable post apocalypse thriller

A straightforward, low budget action thriller with a post apocalypse setting. The cheapness of this production is hidden by some slick greyed-out photography, which makes the setting look bleak and washed-out, as is the intention. I'm not a huge fan of this predictable washed-out look but it's done to such a degree here that THE DAY appears to be a black and white movie.Otherwise it's business as usual, with a straightforward storyline and some interesting characters to recommend it. There's a certain air of unpredictability to the unfolding events which makes it more than watchable, and the action, when it hits, is well handled. Certainly the cannibalistic bad guys are generic and could have been replaced by vampires or zombies with the same effect, but then the focus isn't on the exterior villains.Instead this is almost a reprise of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, with much of the tension coming from within the group. Shawn Ashmore is a solidly reliable prop, as he was in FROZEN, but it's THE LAST EXORCISM's Brianna Barnes who really shines as Nikki, the outsider in the group who has her own hidden secrets. Barnes gives a compelling turn as the unlikeable character who grows on you, before ending up the most interesting thing in the whole thing. There's also a good turn from Dominic Monaghan, much better than he was in I SELL THE DEAD. I think it's fair to say that THE DAY is no classic but it's much more interesting than I expected.
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