2012

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Action Adventure Sci-Fi Science Fiction

John Cusack Chiwetel Ejiofor Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Thandiwe Newton Tom McCarthy George Segal Woody Harrelson Danny Glover Liam James

Roland Emmerich

Released

11+ years old

Budget: $200,000,000
USA Open: $65,237,614
USA: $166,112,167
World: $791,217,826

Awards, 5 wins & 21 nominations

11/13/2009

USA

English, French, Tibetan, Mandarin, Russian, Hindi, Portuguese, Latin, Italian, Spanish

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