2012 (2009) John Cusack Jackson Curtis Amanda Peet Kate Curtis Chiwetel Ejiofor Adrian Helmsley Thandie Newton Laura Wilson Oliver Platt Carl Anheuser Tom McCarthy Gordon Silberman Woody Harrelson Charlie Frost Danny Glover President Thomas Wilson Liam James Noah Curtis Zlatko Buric Yuri Karpov Chin Han Tenzin George Segal Tony Delgado Jimi Mistry Satnam Tsurutani Morgan Lily Lilly Curtis Blu Mankuma Harry Helmsley Beatrice Rosen Tamara John Billingsley Professor West Johann Urb Sasha Directed by: Roland Emmerich Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins Genre: Action/Adventure Consensus: Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length. ========== Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. A global cataclysm brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. ========== 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. ========== When the geologist Dr. Adrian Helmsley and his team discover that the core of Earth is heating due to solar radiation, he advises the North American President about his findings. The American Govern collects money from the worldwide leaders to build arks to save them with necessary people to rebuild civilization. Meanwhile, the unsuccessful writer Jackson Curtis discloses that the world is near to end and tries to save his son and his daughter from the tragic end.