Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Meltdown: Days of Destruction is an action, drama, science fiction and tv movie film directed by J.P. Howell, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.

Who’s in it. Meltdown: Days of Destruction stars Casper Van Dien as Tom, Vincent Gale as Nathan, Stefanie von Pfetten as Carly and David Quinlan as Gary, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Meltdown: Days of Destruction has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Meltdown: Days of Destruction page.

If you liked it. Fans of Meltdown: Days of Destruction tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.