Gyllenhaal’s Overlooked Sci-fi Film Surges to Netflix’s Top Spot

WHO:

Coming Soon - Jake Gyllenhaal stars in *The Day After Tomorrow*.

Coming Soon - Roland Emmerich directed *The Day After Tomorrow*.

Moviefone - The Netflix Top 10 list includes *The Day After Tomorrow*, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

Moviefone - The list also includes *Animals* (2026), starring Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington.

WHAT:

Coming Soon - *The Day After Tomorrow* climbed to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts and was described as the service’s No. 1 hit.

Coming Soon - The film is a sci-fi disaster thriller and spectacle.

NY Post - The article describes *The Day After Tomorrow* as a Hollywood disaster movie and says, “it may have been the last one that mattered.”

Moviefone - Moviefone compiled a list of Netflix’s top 10 movies for the week of November 2, 2026; the excerpt identifies *The Day After Tomorrow* and *Animals* but does not provide the full ranking.

Moviefone - In *Animals*, the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, and his parents have a few hours to arrange the ransom payment.

WHERE:

Coming Soon - *The Day After Tomorrow* rose on Netflix’s streaming charts.

Moviefone - The kidnapping in *Animals* takes place in Los Angeles.

WHEN:

Coming Soon - *The Day After Tomorrow* was released theatrically in 2004.

Coming Soon - The film’s renewed streaming attention followed its theatrical debut by more than two decades.

WHY:

Coming Soon - The film’s return to attention is attributed to a fresh audience finding it on Netflix.

HOW:

Coming Soon - The film regained attention through streaming on Netflix.

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 00:12 UTC)

Jake Gyllenhaal’s disaster thriller The Day After Tomorrow has climbed to No. 1 on Netflix. The 2004 film’s streaming resurgence brings a fresh audience to Roland Emmerich’s spectacle. Netflix’s top ten also includes Animals, about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate’s kidnapped son.