Discovering that the polar ice caps are melting, engulfing the world in a catastrophic flood, followed by the return of even more unexpected frigid weather, Professor Jack Hall, a leading climatologist, must race against time to reverse the devastating ecological destruction and to rescue his rebellious son, trapped in the icy wasteland of a frozen New York City. Original. (A 20th Century Fox film, written & directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Dennis Quaid, Sela Ward, & Jake Gyllenhal) (Science Fiction & Fantasy)