The Day
Five survivors searching for food and shelter discover that a ruined country house may conceal a fate worse than the wasteland outside.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- post apocalyptic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's post-apocalyptic survival premise and cast appealing but judged the execution uneven and only intermittently effective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The five survivors seek food and shelter while encountering people who intend to use them for morbid purposes.
Adam, Mary, Father, Henson, and Rick remain on the move seeking food, other survivors, and a defensible place to stay.
The survivors investigate a dilapidated country house that initially appears to offer safety but becomes a trap.
The house functions as a deceptive refuge, intensifying the survivors' fear of unseen occupants and hidden intentions.
Films like The Day, and why
The Road
shared post-apocalyptic survival horror, desperate resource scarcity, and brutal human antagonists
28 Days Later
shared dystopian survival setting, claustrophobic danger, and morally compromised survivors
It Comes at Night
shared bleak post-apocalyptic atmosphere, violent survival conflict, and hunted protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Douglas Aarniokoski
- Release Date
- 2011-09-15
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (285)
Cast
- Shawn Ashmore
- Brianna Barnes
- Ashley Bell
- Brayden Edwards
- Michael Eklund
- Steffi Hagel
- Cory Hardrict
- Dominic Monaghan
- Shannyn Sossamon
- Shimon Moore
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Day about?
- Five survivors searching for food and shelter discover that a ruined country house may conceal a fate worse than the wasteland outside.
- What is The Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Day as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Day violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Day as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Day?
- Critics broadly found the film's post-apocalyptic survival premise and cast appealing but judged the execution uneven and only intermittently effective.
- Which films are like The Day?
- Films with a similar feel include The Road, 28 Days Later, and It Comes at Night.
- How long is The Day?
- The Day runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Day?
- In United States, The Day streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel.
