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Slideshow: A Feel-Good Disaster Movie

features spectacular scenes where hundreds of millions die because of sudden climate change. But the movie dodges deep questions about humanity's relationship with nature to focus on a hokey father-son reunion story. By Jason Silverman.
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A tsunami floods New York City in the wake of a catastrophic climatic shift.Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox

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Tornadoes destroy another Los Angeles landmark.

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In the wake of cataclysmic climatic changes, tornadoes destroy most of Los Angeles.

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Dennis Quaid and Dash Mihok walk past the statue of liberty as they traverse the frozen Hudson River before attempting a rescue mission in New York.

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Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Arjay Smith try to pull a fallen comrade to safety on a frozen New York street.

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(Clockwise from bottom left) Emmy Rossum, Arjay Smith, Austin Nichols and Jake Gyllenhaal stare in disbelief at the frozen wasteland that used to be New York City.

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Amidst a horrific flood, Jake Gyllenhaal searches for his friend.

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