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Feature film — 2009

2012 (2009)

5.92h 38mAction — Adventure — Science Fiction

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.

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A high-signal pick with 13,140 votes.

Columbia Pictures / Centropolis Entertainment / Farewell Productions / The Mark Gordon Company

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Director: Roland Emmerich

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Cast & crew

John Cusack as Jackson Curtis

John Cusack

Jackson Curtis

Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis

Amanda Peet

Kate Curtis

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Adrian Helmsley

Thandiwe Newton as Laura Wilson

Thandiwe Newton

Laura Wilson

Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser

Oliver Platt

Carl Anheuser

Tom McCarthy as Gordon Silberman

Tom McCarthy

Gordon Silberman

Woody Harrelson as Charlie Frost

Woody Harrelson

Charlie Frost

Danny Glover as President Thomas Wilson

Danny Glover

President Thomas Wilson

Liam James as Noah Curtis

Liam James

Noah Curtis

Morgan Lily as Lilly Curtis

Morgan Lily

Lilly Curtis

Zlatko Burić as Yuri Karpov

Zlatko Burić

Yuri Karpov

Beatrice Rosen as Tamara

Beatrice Rosen

Tamara

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