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59% Critic Match
2012
“We were warned.”
5.9 / 10• 2009• 2h 38m•PG-13• English
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Cusack
Jackson Curtis
Lead
Amanda Peet
Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Adrian Helmsley
Thandiwe Newton
Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt
Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy
Gordon Silberman
Woody Harrelson
Charlie Frost
Danny Glover
President Thomas Wilson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roland Emmerich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. 2012 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
