9 Films About Climate Change, From ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ to ‘Waterworld’ (Photos)

As global warming drains cash and time from Hollywood productions, TheWrap rounds up movies about extreme weather events from the alarming to the absurd

| November 18, 2015 @ 6:00 PM
An Inconvenient truth
Paramount Vantage
"An Inconvenient Truth" (2006)Director Davis Guggenheim's documentary follows Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming. Also Read: ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Team’s Doc is First Sundance Pickup
Abramorama
"Racing Extinction" (2015)This documentary is about the myriad of ways the human race is diminishing the planet and raising the temperature of earth. Also Read: Tesla’s Elon Musk Presses for Action on Climate Change at ‘Racing Extinction’ Screening (Video)
Warner Bros.
"The Perfect Storm" (2000)Starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, this seafaring drama tells the true story of the 1991 Perfect Storm, a hurricane that sank the Andrea Gail boat and totaled over $200 million in damages.  
Twentieth Century Fox
"The Day After Tomorrow" (2004)Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid battle catastrophic climatic effects after a series of extreme weather events lead to a new ice age.  Also Read: A Few Centuries After ‘The Day After Tomorrow’
Columbia Pictures
"2012" (2009)A frustrated writer (John Cusack) struggles to keep his family in the wake of a geological and meteorological super-disaster.
TWC
"Snowpiercer" (2013)A failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded a train called the Snowpiercer. Also Read: ‘Snowpiercer’ Reviews: Should Action Fans Consider This Limited Release Over ‘Transformers’ Dinobot Beasts?
Universal
"Waterworld" (1995)Starring Kevin Costner, this post-apocalyptic science fiction film follows a group of survivors searching for dry land after the polar ice-caps have melted and submerged the world in water.
Warner Bros.
"Happy Feet" (2006)"Happy Feet" is adorable but not subtle in its messages about global warming imperiling penguins and overfishing in the Arctic. Also Read: ‘Happy Feet Two’ Flop Leads to 600 Layoffs (Report)