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The Day (2011) — Stream on Lionsgate+ · CriticCrunch

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The Day

Movie2011·85 min

The Day

Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski

Action Drama Horror Science Fiction

A action drama film directed by Douglas Aarniokoski.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 93%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.2/10

About The Day

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: survival of spirit, sacrifice duty, isolation loneliness, post apocalyptic, action combat, wilderness, urban, group found family, ensemble, reluctant hero, survival, siege bottle, race against time, dystopia

280 ratings

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Details

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Language: English

Cast

Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund

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How The Day Ranks

All movies

Top 93%

2010s movies

Top 90%

Action movies

Top 93%

★Douglas Aarniokoski films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Douglas Aarniokoski film, behind Nurse 3-D.

the vibe

The Day Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseeasy to followseriousintimatebleak

gritty

tense

What it's about

survivalsiege bottlerace against timesurvival of spiritsacrifice dutyisolation lonelinessensemblereluctant herogroup found familyaction combatdystopiawildernessurbanpost-apocalyptic

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty