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2012

2012

“We were warned.”
★ 5.9 /10 (12,888) PG-13age • 2009 • 2h 38m
Action Adventure Science Fiction
Director Roland Emmerich
Screenplay Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Geologist Adrian Helmsley discovers that an unprecedented surge of solar radiation is overheating the Earth's core and destabilizing the planet's crust, heralding an imminent global catastrophe. While the world's governments secretly build gigantic arks to save a fraction of humanity, writer Jackson Curtis fights desperately to get his family to safety amid earthquakes, eruptions and tidal waves that devour entire cities. Roland Emmerich takes disaster cinema to its greatest scale with a display of spectacular apocalyptic destruction, inspired by the prophecies about the end of the Mayan calendar.
Release
Oct 10, 2009
Budget
$200M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$791M

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Where to watch 2012? 2012 is available for streaming on Hulu, YouTube TV, Starz, Amazon Prime Video.
Who stars in 2012? The main cast of 2012 includes John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Oliver Platt.
Who directed 2012? 2012 (2009) is directed by Roland Emmerich.
How long is 2012? 2012 has a runtime of 2h 38m. It was released in 2009.
What genre is 2012? 2012 is a Action, Adventure, Science Fiction film. It has a rating of 5.9/10 with 12,888 votes.

Cast

John Cusack
John Cusack
Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet
Amanda Peet
Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Adrian Helmsley
Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton
Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt
Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy
Tom McCarthy
Gordon Silberman
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Charlie Frost
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
President Thomas Wilson
Liam James
Liam James
Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily
Morgan Lily
Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Burić
Zlatko Burić
Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen
Beatrice Rosen
Tamara
Johann Urb
Johann Urb
Sasha
John Billingsley
John Billingsley
Professor West
Chin Han
Chin Han
Tenzin
Osric Chau
Osric Chau
Nima
Chang Tseng
Chang Tseng
Grandfather Sonam
Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu
Grandmother Sonam
Blu Mankuma
Blu Mankuma
Harry Helmsley
George Segal
George Segal
Tony Delgatto
Stephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie
Captain Michaels
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
Roland Picard
Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry
Dr. Satnam Tsurutani
Ryan McDonald
Ryan McDonald
Scotty
Merrilyn Gann
Merrilyn Gann
German Chancellor

Synopsis

Geologist Adrian Helmsley discovers that an unprecedented surge of solar radiation is overheating the Earth's core and destabilizing the planet's crust, heralding an imminent global catastrophe. While the world's governments secretly build gigantic arks to save a fraction of humanity, writer Jackson Curtis fights desperately to get his family to safety amid earthquakes, eruptions and tidal waves that devour entire cities. Roland Emmerich takes disaster cinema to its greatest scale with a display of spectacular apocalyptic destruction, inspired by the prophecies about the end of the Mayan calendar.

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