2012

2009 film directed by Roland Emmerich

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"2012" is a 2009 disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich that depicts catastrophic events unfolding around the year 2012. The film was a major blockbuster that exemplified the disaster movie genre during that period of Hollywood filmmaking.

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5.9

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.

Released: 2009-10-10158 minDir: Roland EmmerichAction, Adventure, Science FictionBudget: $200MBox office: $791M

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Cast

John Cusack as Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley
Thandiwe Newton as Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy as Gordon Silberman

Themes

race against time
maya civilization
civilization
natural disaster
earthquake
end of the world
disaster
apocalypse
destruction
volcanic eruption

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

422,863 votes

Year: 2009
Runtime: 158 min
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 158
FilmAffinity ID: 403489
Official website: www.whowillsurvive2012.com

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publication date: 2009-11-11
title: 2012
capital cost: 280000000
box office: 166112167
review score: 49/100

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2012 is a 2009 American epic apocalyptic disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Harald Kloser, and starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. Based on the 2012 phenomenon, its plot follows numerous characters, including novelist Jackson Curtis (Cusack) and geologist Adrian Helmsley (Ejiofor), as they struggle to survive an eschatological sequence of events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and megatsunamis.

Filming began in Vancouver in August 2008 and wrapped two months later. An extensive marketing campaign was launched for the film, which included the creation of a website from its main characters' point of view and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save them from the ensuing disaster.