Greenland (2020)

Directed by

Ric Roman Waugh

Genre

drama film, action film, disaster film, thriller film, speculative fiction film, apocalyptic film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 5,391 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father tries to keep his wife and son safe as a comet heads toward Earth. The family struggles through chaos and danger to reach a shelter.

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What happens

Greenland is a 2020 American disaster film starring Gerard Butler as the father of a family who must fight for survival as a planet-destroying comet races to Earth. It is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling. The film also stars Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, David Denman, Hope Davis, King Bach, Merrin Dungey, and Holt McCallany. Originally scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States, Greenland was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released domestically by STXfilms, through video on demand on December 18, 2020, and then to streaming on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video. It was also released theatrically in other territories, beginning with Belgium on July 29, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews. The film grossed $52.3 million worldwide with a production budget of $35 million. A sequel, Greenland 2: Migration, was released on January 9, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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